The European Union has drawn up plans to label some natural gas and nuclear energy projects as "green" investments after a year-long battle between governments over which investments are truly climate-friendly, Trend reports citing Reuters.

The Hakari and Bargushad rivers in Azerbaijan have strategic importance, Vugar Karimov, deputy minister of ecology and natural resources, told Trend.

The fifth Eco-scout camp has been successfully held in Lankaran.

Karabakh’s rivers must be cleaned to ensure access to water sources before the return of the population, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, Vugar Kerimov told Trend.

An area of 100,000 hectares in forests on Azerbaijani lands, previously liberated from Armenian occupation, were burned by Armenians during the occupation period, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Firdovsi Aliyev told reporters, Trend reports.

Working group on environmental issues of the Interdepartmental Center under the Coordination Headquarters, created for the centralized solution of issues in Azerbaijan’s territories [liberated from Armenian occupation in the Second Karabakh War in 2020], held a meeting, Trend reports on Aug.30.

Azerbaijani ecologists issued an appeal for supporting their Turkish colleagues in the battle against wildfires in the brotherly country, Trend reports on August 2.

During the occupation, Armenia destroyed most of the trees in the Azerbaijani territories, Trend reports referring to head of the sector of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Mehman Nabiyev.

The exploration of ground and surface waters was launched in Azerbaijan’s Agdam district during the process of building a "smart city", Trend reports referring to head of the National Geological Exploration Service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Ali Aliyev.

A joint meeting of the working groups on energy and environmental issues of the Interdepartmental Center under the Coordination Headquarters, created in connection with the centralized solution of issues in the Azerbaijani territories liberated from the Armenian occupation, was held in Aghdam city, Trend reports on July 6.