Presidential Decree No. 1697 on approval of the Action Plan 2006-2013 to improve the ecological situation. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry Keyword Coastal zone management Desertification Ecosystem preservation Effluent waste water/discharge Environmental security Erosion Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Pollution control Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Waste management Water quality standards Afforestation/reforestation Precautionary principle Protection of environment Protection of species Geographical area Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day it is published. Abstract This Decree aims at taking measures to reduce anthropogenic impacts on the environment and to solve environmental problems. This Decree states that the Action Plan 2006-2013 to improve the ecological situation stresses on soil pollution, effluent wastewater, air pollution, deforestation, water pollution, erosion, desertification and endangered ecosystems. The Action Plan 2006-2013 shall carry out actions to improve the ecological situation, such as wastewater treatment to increase water quality Full text Azerbaijani Website www.e-qanun.az