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The "National Program on restoration and expansion of forests in the Azerbaijani Republic" adopted for the period 2003-2008 contributed partially to the improvement of the situation: over the last 6 years forest restoration actions were carried out on more than 71,634 hectares of forest land, and a large number of trees were planted. According ...
The Hyrcanian forests (Persian: جنگل های هیرکانی; Azerbaijani: Hirkan meşələri) are a zone of lush lowland and montane forests covering about 55,000 square kilometres (21,000 sq mi) near the shores of the Caspian Sea in Iran and Azerbaijan. The forest is named after the ancient region of Hyrcania.
In Azerbaijan forest cover is around 14.% of the total land area, equivalent to 1,131,770 hectares (ha) of forest in 2020, up from 944,740 hectares (ha) in 1990. In 2020, naturally regenerating forest covered 826,200 hectares (ha) and planted forest covered 305,570 hectares (ha).
Pages in category "Forests of Azerbaijan" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The forests are home to the endangered Persian leopard and to endemic tree species Parrotia persica, Pterocarya fraxinifolia, and Zelkova carpinifolia. The forests in Iran were independently inscribed in 2019, the two forest areas of Hirkan National Park in Azerbaijan were added in 2023.
1.1 Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests. 1.2 Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands. 1.3 Deserts and xeric shrublands. 2 Freshwater ecoregions. 3 References.
The riparian forests support wild boar, gray wolf, roe deer, and Caspian red deer (Cervus elaphus maral). [1] Native birds include peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar), griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus), white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), and black stork (Ciconia nigra).
Azerbaijan is a country with very favorable natural conditions and rich natural resources. Snowy peaks, high mountains, foothill fertile soils, wide plains, Lowest Land Points Below Ocean Level are the main landscape forms of the republic.