Presidential Decree No. 975 on approval of the Charter of the Department of Environmental Security under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.

The Department of Environmental Security is established under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and carries out state control over the compliance of the provisions of normative legal acts of the Republic of Azerbaijan and international agreements. The areas of duty of the Department of Environmental Security are determined as carrying out state control over activities in the fields of air pollution, freshwater pollution, waste management, protection of environment, protected area, wildlife and hunting gears and methods, and environmental awareness and education programmes in compliance with the provisions of the relevant legislation.