The vulnerability of Azerbaijani forests to climate change and the potential negative impacts are the main topic a new study, released this spring by the EU-funded FLEG II programme in Azerbaijan.
The study reports that the potential negative impacts are also likely to reach beyond the forests themselves into the communities and economies that depend on forests and their ecosystem services.
FLEG urges national and local authorities to "take [the impacts of climate change on forests] as an urgent important issue and include local investment as priority in local development plans", because impacts such as forest fires, droughts, outbreaks of pests and diseases "will all be more frequent and more intense as a result of climate change."
The €9 million ENPI FLEG II programme deepens reforms in forestry policy, and legal and administrative matters in the sector while carrying out pilot projects, and addressing forest fire and climate issues. It builds upon the achievements of its predecessor, ENPI FLEG I programme.-0-
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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