Latvia offers expertise to boost Azerbaijan’s forest coverage

Latvia’s experience creates new opportunities for expanding forest areas in Azerbaijan, the country’s Agriculture Minister Armands Krauze said as he addressed the 9th meeting of the Azerbaijani-Latvian Intergovernmental Commission in Shusha.

According to Krauze, Latvia’s forest cover has increased from 26% to 53% over the past 100 years, and this experience could be applied in Azerbaijan, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media.

“In Azerbaijan, forest cover currently stands at approximately 12%. With the application of appropriate approaches, this figure could be significantly increased, for example, to 23%. Forest restoration methods based on the Scandinavian approach provide cheaper, more efficient, and faster results, and there are broad opportunities for cooperation in this area,” he said.

By Vafa Guliyeva