The Azerbaijani authorities have not appointed a single woman to the organizing committee of the international climate summit COP29, which will be held in November 2024 in Baku. All 28 seats on the organizing committee were occupied by men. The feminist environmental initiative She Changes Climate drew attention to this.

Fail Alsynov. Photo from VKontakte page The Baymaksky District Court of Bashkortostan sentenced 4 years in a colony of general regime of eco -activist Fail Alsynov. The corresponding decision was made by Judge Elina Tagirova. Thus, the judge issued even a more stringent sentence than the prosecutor's office demanded: the prosecution asked to appoint 4 years a colony-settlement to appoint. The defense required an acquittal, the lawyer will dispute the court decision.

Just last year in Russia, trees were cut down in two national parks for the construction of roads. The expert council on nature reserves proposed building roads in specially protected natural areas (SPNA) only in the form of overpasses and tunnels, and instead of laying new routes, reconstructing existing ones. Experts sent proposals to the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Transport and other departments, Izvestia reports .