{"id":47957,"date":"2023-01-27T16:12:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T16:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=47957"},"modified":"2023-02-27T17:36:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:36:03","slug":"azerbaijan-weaponises-conservation-law-in-conflict-with-armenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2023\/01\/27\/azerbaijan-weaponises-conservation-law-in-conflict-with-armenia\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan weaponises conservation law in conflict with Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The government of Azerbaijan is weaponising the forests and animals of Nagorno-Karabakh in peace talks with its neighbour Armenia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The two countries fought a six-week war over the region in 2020. After thousands of deaths, Azerbaijan’s military emerged victorious. Its government now claims it is suing Armenia for alleged environmental destruction during the 30 years it previously controlled the territory.<\/p>\n

On 18 January, Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry accused Armenia of “widespread deforestation, unsustainable logging, and pollution through significant construction and mining” in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.<\/p>\n

It claimed in a press release this was the first known inter-state arbitration under the Council of Europe’s Bern Convention on the conservation of wildlife and natural habitats.<\/p>\n

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Today, Azerbaijan has launched the first known arbitration case regarding failure to conserve habitats and species under the Bern Convention on Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats – https:\/\/t.co\/T9w2EiYUkO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elnur Mammadov (@ElnurIMammadov) January 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n