Leyla Aliyeva, the vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the founder and head of the IDEA (Global Dialogue for the Environment) Public Union, took place on November 21 at the "Dialogue of Global Leaders: Nature" organized jointly by the COP29 Presidency, IDEA PU and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). took part in panel discussions on "climate action and biodiversity protection and adaptation to the goals of the Paris Agreement in order to achieve a positive future for

Axar.az reports that Leyla Aliyeva, speaking at the opening of the event held within the framework of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), welcomed the guests and emphasized the magnitude of the damage caused to our planet by climate change and the loss of biodiversity, and called for urgent measures to be taken by the international community. noted that it is necessary. The event participants were informed about a number of animal species in the South Caucasus, especially in Azerbaijan, including the Caspian tiger and the Asian lion, which lived in the past but became extinct.

Leyla Aliyeva noted that since 2011, a number of projects and measures have been implemented by IDEA PU to protect the unique nature and ecological balance of our country. The discussion participants were informed about the "Big Five of the Caucasus", protection of bison, gazelles and Caspian sturgeons, as well as numerous activities carried out together with thousands of volunteers. At the end of her speech, Leyla Aliyeva called on the participants to make new partnerships and joint efforts in order to ensure a more stable and healthy future.

Later, President of COP29 Mukhtar Babayev, President of UNFCCC Razan Al Mubarak, Director General of the organization Grethel Aguilar, Director General of Operations Coordination of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Chhaya Kapilasrami, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity Astrid Schomaker , General Director of the UN Environment Program (UNEP) Inger Andersen spoke and shared his ideas and suggestions on the topics of discussion with the participants. In the continuation of the event, panel discussions were held with the participation of government and private sector leaders, environment and ecology ministers of various countries.