UN climate chief Simon Stiell has issued a powerful call to action, insisting that the massive new climate finance target established during Azerbaijan’s COP29 Presidency must be fully realized to protect global economies and lives.

The upcoming climate discussions in Baku are set to play a pivotal role in shaping global environmental policy, according to COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago.

The Earth is sending undeniable signals. From rising seas and raging wildfires to melting glaciers, the planet is making it clear that humanity is crossing the critical 1.5°C warming threshold. For decades, global climate warnings have been met with delay and denial, but a powerful counter-signal is finally emerging. Renewable energy is expanding rapidly, forests are being replanted, and cities are being redesigned for sustainability.

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Rashad Ismayilov has met with Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Musadik Masood Malik.

World Aquatic Animal Day was founded in 2020 by people from the Animal Law Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School (Portland, Oregon, USA) who wanted to draw attention to the importance of aquatic animals to our society and ecosystems.

An Azerbaijani delegation led by Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Umayra Taghiyeva, and including representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture, participated in the annual World Environment Day event organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Azerbaijan will continue to play a more active role in addressing global issues, Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, said on X, News.Az reports.

Azerbaijan will host the World Environment Day in 2026, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme Inger Andersen has announced.