BP-Azerbaijan announces 5th Biodiversity Competition Award

Some 82 applications were submitted to the competition by the deadline of August 15, 2006-61 projects from 46 organizations and 21 articles from 10 eco-journalists, APA reports.

As a result od the multi-stage evolution process the main prize of this year’s competition has been awarded to the Society of Zoologists of Azerbaijan for the project "Laying the foundation of the Monitoring of Bezoar Goat (Capra Aegagrus) and Maufflon (Ovis Orientalis) in Azerbaijan and the Development of Actrion Plan to Preserve These Species".

The value of the project is $18.670. The second price, and an award of $1.500 goes to the non-governmental organization "Ecostyle-Azerbaijan" for their project "Champion Trees of Azerbaijan".

The third prize and an award of $1,000 goes to the Society of Zoologists of Azerbaijan for their proposal entitled "The animal World in the Azerbaijan Sector of the Caspian Sea".