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Baku Boulevard awarded the prestigious international “Green Flag Award”

08 October 2025 11:14 (UTC +04:00)

The Baku Boulevard (Seaside National Park) has been awarded the prestigious “Green Flag Award”, APA reports.

This award as one of the world’s most reputable park management evaluation systems, assesses high management standards in public recreational areas, maintaining and developing green spaces that are accessible, safe, well-maintained, and environmentally sustainable for the community.

The “Green Flag Award” program was established in 1996 and is currently implemented in more than 20 countries as an international environmental assessment system.

The award is given only to parks and recreational areas that achieve high scores based on numerous criteria such as the preservation of greenery, cleanliness and safety, infrastructure condition, management efficiency, care for nature, public participation, and inclusiveness.

The Baku Boulevard’s (Seaside National Park) candidacy for the Green Flag Award was carried out within the framework of a multi-stage international evaluation process. A comprehensive set of applications and documents related to the park’s maintenance and management system, environmental policy, service structure, greening, and cleanliness standards was assessed. The information was evaluated by an international panel of experts serving as judges for the award, and in the final stage, detailed monitoring and evaluations were conducted directly at the National Park site based on nearly 30 criteria with the participation of these judges.

As a unique historical, natural-ecological, and cultural complex, the evaluation process of the Baku Boulevard (Seaside National Park) especially highlighted its aesthetic significance, its creation of a unique urban environment reflecting the history and modern development of Baku city, its public importance, as well as the unique management model applied by the state in its preservation and administration.

It should be noted that the Baku Boulevard (Seaside National Park) was also awarded the “International Large Urban Parks Award” last year in the Netherlands for its uniqueness, ecological and social significance, as well as its achievements in preservation and protection.

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