OREANDA-NEWS. December 26, 2007. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan held a competition dedicated to the centenary of academician Hasan Aliyev. The book “Modern Ecology”, co-authored by the chief of Ecology Department Soltan Aliyev, also entered to the competition, and it won the competition. The prizes were awarded in the Hyatt Regency Baku Hotel.