At the Scientific Seminar of the Dissertation Council of the Institute of Geography named after academician H.Aliyev of ANAS, a discussion was held on the dissertation of Nazar Shafa oghlu Eldarov for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in geography, specialty 5408.01- “Physical geography and biogeography, soil geography, geophysics and geochemistry of landscapes” on the topic “Assessment of geoecological state of forest landscapes of the northeastern slope of the Greater Caucasus based on GIS technologies”.