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Mountains near the highest village in Azerbaijan, Khinalyg Mountains of Tangaalti near Quba Besh Barmag Mountain (Five Finger Mountain) is located in Absheron, Azerbaijan. Ismailli State Reserve in Azerbaijan Kürdəmir sunset. The environment of Azerbaijan, includes a wide diversity of climates, animals, plants, and habitats.
The government of Azerbaijan has aimed to increase environmental protection and ensure rational utilization of natural resources, and has introduced a number of important laws, legal documents and state programs to improve the ecological situation in the country. However, these precautionary laws have not been as effective as they were meant to be.
Around 40% of the species are settled in Azerbaijan, 27% of these species winter in the country, and 10% pass through Azerbaijan during the migration period. One of the notable bird species is the golden eagle which inhabits mainly mountainous areas such as Nakhichevan. The golden eagle has been printed on dozens of stamps and cards in Azerbaijan.
This list shows the IUCN Red List status of mammal species occurring in Azerbaijan.One species is endangered, five are vulnerable, and 11 are near threatened.The following tags are used to highlight each species' global conservation status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Another critical problem is the continuous practice of illegal grazing for firewood in the forests which are damaging the biodiversity and are resulting in economic and social losses. Illegal logging remains a challenge for the Azerbaijani forest sector since country's independence.
The Red Book of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Qırmızı Kitabı) is an official state document on the status of rare and endangered species of wild animals and plants in Azerbaijan. It contains information about the state, distribution and protection measures of animal and plant species within the Republic, including the section of the ...
Ecological problems on the coast are being worsened by climate change. [12] In the post-Soviet economic period, the Azerbaijani economy has become state-controlled and oil-based. Oil is the main contributor to the Azerbaijan economy; decreases in oil prices negatively affect the entire country.
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.