Ashgabat hosts discussions on protection of Caspian environment

Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan held a two-day meeting on protection of the marine environment of the Caspian Sea under the auspices of the UN Environment Program (UNEP).

Representatives and experts from the state-owned environmental institutions of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran, representatives of international organizations participated in the forum.

The participants discussed measures relating to the protection of the marine environment and its biological diversity, improvement of the legal framework for natural resource management, protection of nature reserves and nature sanctuaries, enhancement of environmental education and other issues.

The Caspian region is now one of the most important geopolitical and economic centers in Eurasia, with its powerful energy, transport and communications opportunities, said the reporters.


/AzerTAc/