Biodiversity and Natural Resources
Management Project
(2000-2008)
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation
and National Parks
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
THE PROJECT
a
Biodiversity
and Natural Resources Management Project
which was funded by the World Bank and the Global
Environment Facility(GEF) and executed by the General
Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks
(GDNCNP) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry
(MoEF) since 2000 was completed on October 2008..
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
PROJECT PARTNERS
1)Ministry of Environment and Forestry
-General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks
-General
Directorate of Forestry
a
2)Ministry of Culture and Tourism
PROJECT BUDGET
GEF Contribution
: 8.2
Government Contribution : 3.3
TOTAL : 11.5
Million US Dollars
Million US Dollars
Million US Dollars
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Project Objectives
•To establish effective inter-sectoral participatory planning
and sustainable management of protected areas and
natural resources at project sites.
•To build capacity at the national level to facilitate
replication of these activities at priority conservation sites.
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Project Components
(i) strengthening the national framework for biodiversity
conservation;
(a) participatory review and development of a strategy for
rationalization of the legal framework for biodiversity conservation
(b) strengthening the institutional capacity to develop a national
network of protected areas
(c) establishing a system to monitor the status of biodiversity and
conservation initiatives throughout the country
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
(d) development and implementation of a prioritized national strategy and targeted
action plan for raising the awareness of key stakeholders and the general public
about biodiversity conservation in Turkey
(e) demonstrating how biodiversity conservation can be mainstreamed in the
forest management planning process at three of the four project sites.
(ii) developing prototypes for effective protected area management;
This component will focus on building skills of Protected Area Management
Authority (PAMA) staff, within MoEF, developing protected area management
planning systems.
(iii) Project management and monitoring;
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
PILOT PROJECT SITES
Four demonstration sites were selected to represent each of Turkey’s four main
bio-geographic zones and to include biodiversity of national and global
significance.
PROJECT SITES
Camili Biosphere Reserve
(Caucasian mixed temperate rainforest and high alpine meadows in the
Eastern Black Sea Mountains )
Sultan Sazlığı National Park (Ramsar Site)
(Wetland and steppe ecosystems of the central Anatolian plateau)
Köprülü Kanyon National Park
(Mediterranean forest and high alpine ecosystems of the Taurus mountains in
Southern Turkey)
İğneada Longos Forest
(Alluvial forest with associated aquatic and coastal ecosystems of the Thracian
Black Sea Coast )))
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Project Outputs and Outcomes
•Draft Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Law has been prepared
The Draft Law has been reviewed by the related units of the MoEF,after the end of this
process,draft law will be presented to the Parliament.
•National Biodiversity Data Base System (www.nuhungemisi.gov.tr) has been
established
A National Biodiversity Monitoring Unit have been established
under the MoEF to monitor the biodiversity of Turkey,and
interim faces of the system are about to be developed to
insert the data.
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
•Participatory Protected Area Management Plans for the Pilot Sites have been prepared
Experiences gained during the preparation of these plans were integrated into the Technical
Specifications of the Long Term Development Plans prepared for the protected areas by the
GDNCNP.
•Rapid Assessment and Prioritization of Protected Area Management (RAPPAM) has
been developed
Pressures and threats on the protected areas of Turkey and socio-economic importance have
been appraised .
•Gap Analysis in Innner Aegean and Marmara Regions have been completed
Rich areas of biodiversity and the areas to be protected were determined in these regions.
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
• Biodiversity Integrated Forest Management Regulations and Technical Orders have
been prepared
Biodiversity concerns are being integrated into Forest Management Plan preparation
processes.
•İğneada, Camili and Sultan Sazlığı Visitor Centers and Other Infrastructures have
been constructed
Visitor Centers and other facilities were constructed for training,awareness and information
purposes to the visitors and target groups.
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
•Strategy and Action Plan for Capacity Building the NGOs on Biodiversity has been
prepared
Strong collaboration and partnership is being established and protected area planning and
biodiversity conservation together with the NGO’s have been successfull at national and local
levels.
• Biodiversity Integrated Forest Management Plans for İğneada and Camili have been
prepared
These plans became the first for Turkey.Experiences and approaches gained are used in the
planning of the other regions.
• National Awareness Strategy and Action Plan on Biodiversity has been prepared
Local level implementation of this strategy have extremely been succesfull.Audivisual and
written materials were prepared to create awareness among people at national level.
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
•Strategy and Action Plan for Capacity Building the NGOs on Biodiversity has been
prepared
Strong collaboration and partnership is being established and protected area planning and
biodiversity conservation together with the NGO’s have been successfull at national and local
levels.
• Cultural Management Plan has been prepared within the context of Protected Area
Management Plan for Köprülü Kanyon Project Site
This plan prepared in compatible with the Management Plan of Köprülü Kanyon National
Park will be operational together with the implementation of the Management Plan.
• Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy in and around the protected areas of
Turkey has been prepared.
This strategy which was combined with the experiences gained from PAN Parks(protected
area network) and project sites will be a quidelines for sustainable tourism approach in and
around the protected areas of Turkey.
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
•150 Small Grants Program Projects’were implemented by the local people living in or
around the protected areas
These projects have had positive effects on biodiversity conservation and sustainable
management of natural resources.
•Replication Areas Studies
Training,awareness,rapid ecological and socio-economic appraisals and capacity building
studies were carried out below mentioned replication areas under the project.
Acarlar Longozu (Sakarya), Akgöl Nature Reserve (Konya), Amanos Mountains (Hatay),
Karagöl Nature Park (Borçka-Artvin), Kovada Gölü National Park (Isparta), Küre Dağları
National Park ( Bartın- Kastamonu), Sarıkum Nature Reserve (Sinop), Tuzla Gölü (Kayseri),
Yazılı Kanyon Nature Park (Isparta)
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Number of Small Grant Program Projects, by Project Sites
Small Grant Program Projects
Köprülü
Kanyon
Camili
Sultan
Sazlığı
İğneada
Total
Projects
%
Ecotourism
6
13
3
2
26
17%
Education, Publicity and Capacity Building
2
2
9
9
22
15%
Beekeeping and Honey Production, Marketing
7
23
1
4
35
23%
Skilled Trade, Home Made Products and
Conservation of Local Culture
13
5
1
6
25
17%
Nature Friendly Animal Husbandry Practices
1
2
-
4
7
5%
Agriculture Applications Supporting
Biodiversity
16
2
2
7
27
18%
Wise Uses of Water Resources
-
-
7
1
8
5%
Total Number of Projects
45
49
23
33
150
100%
Total Grants
300,000
USD
280,000
USD
200,000
USD
180,000
USD
960,000
USD
100 %
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Examples From The Small Grant
Projects
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Title of the
Project
Executives
and
Partners
Budget
Sheep
stockbreeding
Individual
10.000$
Objectives
Activities
Outputs
Support of sheep
stock breeding
as an alternative
to the locally
widespread
goat stock
breeding
activities
-30 sheep of a
good breed which
could live in the
area have
been purchased.
-Purchase of
fodder.
-Purchase of hay
-Construction of
sheep fences.
It has been demonstrated
that sheep stockbreeding is
more profitable
than goat stock
breeding. The
number of breeding
sheep has gone
up to 60 from 30.
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Title of the
Project
Executive
s and
Partners
Budget
Özbal Macahel
Queen Bee
Reproduction and
Honey
Production project
Joint Venture
Group
6.350$
Objectives
Activities
Outputs
To achieve queen
bee reproduction
and honey
production and
raise revenues
so that a model can
be developed over
bee keeping
-Purchase of
24 colonies
of live bees
-Purchase of
sugar for
feeding
-Purchase of
bee
keeping
materials
-It extends considerable support
for development of bee keeping
thanks to its experience and
knowledge
-2006 queen bee sales (150x20=
3.000 YTL)
-10 colonies sold in 2006 (revenue
in a sum of 10x400=4000 YTL)
-Honey production of 150 kg in
2007 (150*50=7500 YTL)
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
LESSONS LEARNED
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Establishment of an
appropriate mamagement
structure and continuity of
the staff are the basic
principles for the
successfull protected area
management.
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Conducting and
implementation of the
rapid ecological
assessment should be
encouraged during the
preparation phase of the
manegement plans.
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Establishment of Small
Grants Programs and similar
financial mechamisms for
local people living in or
around protected areas
should be supported to
ensure the development by
conserving the nature and to
diminish the unsustainable
use of natural resources.
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Better cooperation and
collaboration among the
related organizations
sometimes become very
difficult when an
organization assume
that the priorities of the
other organization are
the threats for its
organization.
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Participation of all related
organizations and parties
into the preparation
process of a new
legislation is the most
important necessity to
prepare an applicable and
acceptable one.
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Participation and
informing target groups
on participatory approach
are really essential
elements for effective and
successfull planning and
management although
the process is very slow.
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Experts who are
responsible for
preparing the protected
area management plans
should think about the
issue more
comprehensively at
watershed base to
effectively protect and
manage biodiversity.
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
Publications Prepared for Capacity Building
•‘’Protected Area Planning and Management’’guide book
•“Protected Areas Planning İn Turkey’’guide booklet
•“Training in Protected Area Management’’guide book
•“Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy in and around
Protected Areas of Turkey’’guide book
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and
National Parks
Biodiversity and
Natural Resources
Management Project
•“IUCN Category System in the Management of the Protected
Areas of Turkey’’guide booklet
•“Rapid Appraisal and Prioritization of Protected Area
Management’’guide booklet
•“Capacity Building Strategy and Action Plan for Biodiversity
Related NGO’s’’guide booklet
•“Small Grants Program” (DVD)
Thank you...
Prepared by:
Erdoğan ERTÜRK
Project Coordinator
Republic of TURKEY
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks
Tel: + 90 312 207 58 83
E-mail: erdoganerturk@yahoo.com