By order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, in order to strengthen international solidarity in the global fight against climate change, 2024 has been declared in Azerbaijan as the “Year of Solidarity for the Green World.”
According to Day.Az, in this context, in order to promote the expansion of green spaces in the country, environmental protection and the prevention of global climate change, on October 18-27 of this year, 85 city and district executive authorities of our republic organized “Let’s stand together for green world!” Under the slogan, it is planned to plant 1 million 611 thousand trees and shrubs on an area of 2,401.0 hectares.
During the campaign, which covers all regions of our country and is planned to be held for 10 days, 619 thousand trees will be planted in the city of Baku, 89 thousand trees in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, and 903 thousand trees in other cities and regions. Taking into account their compatibility with the local climate and resistance to drought in the regions, 749 thousand trees planted are predominantly evergreen forest trees, 692 thousand are ornamental shrubs, 170 thousand are fruit trees.
At the stage of preparation of the action, all executive bodies of the city and district identified 540 addresses in the areas where landscaping will be done, and also carried out important organizational and technical measures to ensure agrotechnical care of the newly planted trees, their protection and watering.