CBD Fourth National Report - Azerbaijan (English version)

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Country Study on Biodiversity and Fourth National Report The Republic of Azerbaijan Abbreviations AIOC Azerbaijan International Operating Company ANAS Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences BP British Petroleum BTC Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Route CBD The Convention on Biological Diversity CIS Commonwealth of Independent States CITES The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Facility IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature - The World Conservation Union NGO Non-Government Organization SOCAR State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic TRACECA Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Program UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 6 2009
Country Study on Biodiversity and Fourth National Report The Republic of Azerbaijan INTRODUCTION Worldwide development of economy and agriculture in the current period and daily increasing direct and circumstantial pressures to the environment against demographic problems lead to violation of the natural evolution and generally, to degradation of ecosystem by destructive effects to biological masses of the planet as well as the region which had been formed over million years. In this situation protection of the environment and especially of biological diversity essential for wildlife and, study and elimination of its exhaustion hazards are very important. Geographic location, climate types of our country and other natural factors caused to generation of rich and various biological diversity elements in the territory of Azerbaijan Republic. However increased demand for nature and biological diversity, sometimes adverse effects of human activity and rate of economic growth observed at the present can cause to depletion of species diversity and to complete destruction of separate species by serious impacts upon countrywide biological diversity as it appeared in many nations throughout the world. In this situation adherence and joining to internationally nature conservation actions and assumption of countrywide effective measures alongside with global cooperation are very significant. It is evident that world community made considerable efforts towards preservation and sustainable use of natural resources since the second half of XX century. In particular, adoption of the Convention of Biological Diversity in the Environment and Development Conference of the United Nations held in Rio de Janeiro city of Brasilia in 1992 and ratification of the aforesaid Convention by Azerbaijan Republic on March 2000 played an unexampled role in preservation and maintenance of valuable and exotic biological diversity resources of our country. In this respect, regular actions taken by the Government of Azerbaijan, especially “National Strategy on protection and sustainable use of biological diversity in Azerbaijan Republic and Action Plan” which approved by Decree №1368 dated March 24, 2006 of the President of Azerbaijan Republic can be mentioned regarding performance of obligations and commitments stipulated by the Convention. The above mentioned document paved wide-range prospects on several spheres such as sustainable protection of biological diversity, restoration of resources under exhaustion and determination and conservation of priority ecosystems the territory of the country. At the same time, declaration of 2010 by the President as an “Ecology year” and the Presidential Decree on large-scale actions to be realized hereof, obviously prove serious efforts made in focusing of this sector by the state and government officials and implementation of sustainable nature protection measures. The submitted document reflects status of execution of requirements of the Convention of Biological Diversity including analysis of issues such as countrywide present situation of biological diversity within the last 7 years, achievements obtained in this line and challenges, direct and indirect impacts effected upon biodiversity and elimination of them. “The Fourth National Report on the Convention of Biological Diversity” has been accomplished as a result of information and analysis submitted by specialists of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources which is functioning as a proper executive power in the management of environment and natural resources of Azerbaijan Republic, and related 7 2009
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