Biodiversity Picnic in Azerbaijan

A national Biodiversity Picnic was realised on 1 June 2008 in Azerbaijan organised by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources together with the Sustainable Development Society. The picnic took place in Hirkan National Park, located in the southern part of Azerbaijan. Organizers invited approximately 60 representatives from the governmental, non-governmental and business sectors, as well as from the media.

After having breakfast in the scenic National Park, participants from different institutions (Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture, National Academy of Sciences, consulting companies, etc.) took part in the construction of a tourist path. After tiring themselves in the physical work, they enjoyed the local exhibition about agricultural biological diversity with twenty kinds of fruit and vegetables grown in the neighbourhood. At the event a roundtable was organized, where stakeholders could discuss problems, exchange information and share best practices of biological diversity conservation.

The event was realised with the support of CEEweb and UNEP Regional Office for Europe.

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