Azerbaijan ranges among regional leaders on greening

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Azerbaijan is one of the leaders in the region on greening, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Umayra Taghiyeva said at a round table on global climate change.

According to her, about 2 million trees have been planted in Azerbaijan this year.

"State institutions, NGOs and citizens are getting involved in tree planting, which is encouraging," Taghiyeva added.