A meeting was held between Vice President of ANAS, Academician Irada Huseynova and Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan, PhD in biology Vugar Karimov regarding the preparation of the third edition of the "Red Book" of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

In the meeting organized in the assembly hall of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies of the ANAS, the General Director of the Institute of Botany, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Sayyara Ibadullayeva, leading employees of the Institute, Doctors of Biological Sciences Aydin Askerov, Dilzare Aghayeva, Naibe Mehdiyeva, Executive Director of the Institute of Zoology, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor Elshad Ahmadov, Laboratory Director of the Central Botanical Garden, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Elman Iskander, Minister's Advisor Rasim Sattarzade from the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and Arzu Babayeva, Deputy Head of the Biological Diversity Protection Service at the Ministry, participated.

In the meeting, moderated by Academician Irada Huseynova and PhD in biology Vugar Karimov, the rules, assessment methods and future directions for the preparation of the new edition at a high level were clarified, the implementation of existing plans and relevant research activities were intensified and more efficiently coordinated, the expeditions were provided with the necessary equipment and vehicles, and other related a wide range of opinions were exchanged on the issues, numerous suggestions were made, and decisions were made regarding the next steps.