Coastal clean up campaign held in Buzovna beach on the eve of the Caspian Day/Photo

16:24 - 11.08.2018


August 11, Fineko/abc.az. On the occasion of the "Caspian Day", the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources organized a cleanup of the offshore coast from plastic and other wastes in Buzovna beach.

The representatives of the Republican Children and Youth Development Center, the UN Office in Azerbaijan, AzEkol LLC, the EkoSfera Public Union and representatives of the public participated at the event.

The aim of the event is to increase the public's role in improving the environmental status of the Caspian Sea and the coastal zone and to strengthen public co-operation in this area.During the action, 5 hectares of land were cleared of waste and 10 m3 of waste were sorted.We would like to state that such actions are carried out along the coastal strip of the Caspian Sea.

12August  is celebrated as the "Caspian Day" every year after the entry into force of the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea from 12 August 2006.


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