MİLLİ PARKLAR DAİRESİ BAŞKANLIĞI

MINISTRY OF
FORESTRY AND WATER AFFAIRS
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks
Mustafa AKINCIOĞLU
Deputy General Director
European Forest Institute Conference,
3-5 October 2012, İstanbul
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks
Department of Nature Conservation
Department of National Parks
Department of Sensitive Areas
Department of Wildlife
Department of Hunting Management
Department of Biodiversity
Department of Managerial Services
Biological Diversity in Turkey
y Turkey host more than 90.000
species of flora and fauna. These
cover
approximately
9.500
vascular plants, 4.000 lower
plants, 60 to 80.000 invertebrates
and 1.400 vertebrates. Out of
9.500 vascular plant species,
approximately
one-third
are
endemic and three-quarters of all
plant species existing in Europe
also
grow
in
Turkey.
Turkey is rich in fauna as well as
in flora. The large number studies
shows that 460 bird species , 161
mammals species, 141 reptile
species,480 sea fish species and
236 fresh water fish species are
found in Turkey.
Biological Diversity of Turkey
y The wetlands of Turkey has a vital importance for most of the immigrant
birds and it is also the breeding area for most of the water birds. Two main migration routes of Western Paleoarctic
Region are located in Turkey
The Floristic Regions of Turkey
DOĞA
KORUMA VE MİLLİ PARKLAR
Euro-sib: Euro-Siberian Region
, Ir.-Tur:Irano-Turanian
Region,GENEL
Med:MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ
Mediterranean Region
Milestones of Nature Conservation in Turkey
y First law on Nature and wildlife conservation was put into action
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in 1937.
The “National Park” status in Turkey was given in 1956 based on
the Law No. 6831 on Forests
The first national park; “Yozgat Çamlığı National Park” was
declared in 1958.
The first deer breeding station “Belgrat Geyik Üretme İstasyonu”
was established.
Law No. 2873 on National Parks was issued in 1983
General Directorate of National Parks was established in 1991.
Protected Areas (ha) : 4,1 million
(5.3 % of country’s total land area)
Protected Areas Managed by General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks
Protected Areas
Number
Related Law
Institution
National park
40
Law on National Parks
Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
Nature conservation area
31
Law on National Parks
Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
Natural monument
106
Law on National Parks
Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
Nature park
181
Law on National Parks
Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
Wildlife reserve areas
80
Law on Terrestrial Hunting
Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
Ramsar sites
13
Ramsar Convention
By-law on Conservation
Wetlands
Biosphere Reserves
1
of Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
International Conventions
y Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, Especially as Waterfowl Habitat
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(RAMSAR) (1994)
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (1997)
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2004)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
(1996)
Convention for the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (BERN) (1984)
European Landscape Convention (2001)
Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution (Barcelona) (1981)
and its protocols including the Protocol on Special Protected Areas and Biodiversity in the
Mediterranean (1988)
Convention for the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Bucharest) (1994) and its
protocols including the Protocol for the Protection of Biological and Landscape Diversity in
the Black Sea (2004)
Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD) (1998)
European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals
IUCN (1998)
y Framework Convention on Climate Change (2004)
y Kyoto Protocol (2009)
PROJECTS
IN
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
Biodiversity and natural resources management
(Supported by Global Environment Facility and World Bank)
The Project Objectives:
To establish effective, inter-sectoral, participatory planning and sustainable
management of protected areas and natural resources at four selected
biodiversity conservation demonstration sites,
To build capacity at the national level to facilitate replication of these activities
at priority conservation sites throughout Turkey.
Strengthening of forest protected areas management
(Supported by Global Environment Facility and UNDP)
The Project Objectives:
To enhance coverage and management effectiveness of the Forest Protected
Areas (FPAs) through demonstrating cost-effective approaches for effective
conservation and sustainable resource management at Küre Mountains
National Park ( 9 of 100 hot spots of European Forests are located in
Turkey. Küre Mountains is one of the hot spots )
To take initial steps towards the replication of this model at the remaining
eight forest hot spots.
Protection and Sustainable Development of Natural Resources and
Biodiversity in the Yıldız Mountains in Turkey
(Supported by European Union)
The Project Objectives:
To serve the long term and large scale protection of biodiversity of Yıldız
Mountains (Istranca forest) on the Turkish side of the region by carrying out
inventories and mapping, designing zonation, developing management
plans and implementing management within the established UNESCO Man
and Biosphere Reserve.
y Thank you…