During the marking of the new hiking trails under the guidance of expert Mr Ivo Dokoupil, park rangers were trained. Now they should already be able to continue their work independently based on the requirements of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Environment. In Hirkan Park, this year the marking was done in its southern part, where the highest abundance of the rare Persian leopard is found. 

The Czech Republic supports the development of tourism in Azerbaijan. At the same time, it is necessary to develop tourism that minimises the negative impact on the natural and cultural diversity of this beautiful country, and, all at once brings sustainable development to remote regions. 
The Czech trail marking system dates back to the 19th century and is currently used e.g. in the Philippines, Brazil and Georgia.  From foreign countries It has been most developed in Ukraine, where teams coordinated by Ivo Dokoupil marked about 1500 km of trails years ago. 

Since April 2019, hikers can also explore part of the Şahdağ National Park on the first Czech-Azerbaijani blue, red and green marked trails.

Martin Lubojacký