The next meeting of the “National Ecosystem Assessment” project team conducted by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan and IPBES (International Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) on December 18-21, 2021 was held in Galalti village of Shabran district. The meeting was attended by employees of various ministries, universities and scientific institutions.

Rovshan Abbasov, Head of the Department of Geography and Environment at Khazar University, also attended the meeting. It should be noted that Rovshan Abbasov is the team leader of the Water Group in the "National Ecosystem Assessments" project and coordinates the assessment of freshwater ecosystems in the country. As a result of the project, the current state and future trends of Azerbaijan's forest, pasture and aquatic ecosystems will be studied and published and submitted to the government and international organizations.