Construction of a seawater desalination plant has begun near the city of Sumgait in Azerbaijan.

In a significant break from years of bleak environmental forecasts, new field research has identified a massive "bright spot" within the Amazon rainforest that appears stubbornly resistant to extreme drought.

Over the past two decades, environmental protection has become a core component of Azerbaijan’s national development strategy. Situated at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, the country encompasses rich natural resources, complex geological formations, and diverse climatic zones within a relatively small territory. At the same time, a long history of industrial activity, particularly oil and gas extraction, alongside rapid urbanization and sustained agricultural pressure, has generated serious environmental challenges.

By Tural Heybatov

The Pre-COP29 conference, themed “Enhance Ambition and Enable Action,” commenced in Baku at the Heydar Aliyev Center, News.Az reports.

A memorandum of agreement on the ECOLEAD project was solemnly signed in the Azerbaijani city of Khankendi on Monday.

China aims to establish an initial carbon footprint management system by 2027, it said on Wednesday, a move that would create a more comprehensive and unified system of standards to measure carbon emissions, News.Az reports citing Reuters.