"The war has destroyed more than 3 million hectares of forest in Ukraine. We have forest fires every day, our water and land resources are polluted". This was stated by the Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Svetlana Hrynchuk at a press conference in the Ukrainian pavilion of the COP29 climate convention conference in Baku on 19 November.
"If we want to achieve the global climate goal, we need to solve the situation in Ukraine," she said. Russia's war has emitted 180 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.
"The price of damage caused to nature in Ukraine alone is $32 billion," she said.
Svetlana Hrynchuk expressed gratitude to Azerbaijan for its support in demining Ukrainian territories and restoring energy infrastructure.
"The territory of 139 thousand square kilometres of Ukraine is contaminated with mines and unexploded ordnance. It will take decades to clean up these territories," the minister said.
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Countries around the world must reduce emissions by 9% annually throughout this decade to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated on November 19 at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
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On November 19, the Sabail District Court of Baku granted the prosecution's request to extend the pretrial detention of Talysh researcher Iqbal Abilov for another four months, his lawyer, Rovshan Rahimov reported. According to the lawyer, the defense considers Abilov’s detention to be unjustified and disputes the charges brought against him. Abilov himself also rejected the accusations. The defense plans to file an appeal against the court's decision.
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On November 19, a debate titled "No Climate Justice Without Space and Meaningful Participation" took place as part of COP29. The event was organized by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and a number of other human rights organizations.
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By the orders of the head of state, Zamin Aliyev has been appointed the Consul General of Azerbaijan in the Turkish city of Kars;
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