Azerbaijan has amended its national Criminal Code to introduce a standalone crime of ecocide. The legislation places the offence within the Criminal Code's provisions on crimes against peace and humanity.

Azerbaijan's parliament, the Milli Majlis, has passed the first reading of a bill that would introduce the crime of ecocide into the country's Criminal Code. Proposed by President Ilham Aliyev, the bill seeks to impose custodial sentences of 10 to 15 years for those convicted of committing severe environmental damage.