1. Meeting of the Special Working Group Environmental Dimension Second Expert Meeting on Combating Desertification in Asia Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs

2. Scope of the Presentation Research and Training Center on Combating of Desertification in Asia Countries Second Experts Meeting on Combating of Desertification Overview of Turkey Combating of Desertification Activities in Turkey

3. Research and Training Center on Combating of Desertification in Asia Countries Location ; Konya- Turkey Goals: o To support researches on combating desertification o To organize training course o To prepare and apply national and regional projects for combating of desertification o To improve relationship between researchers experts

4. . Second Expert Meeting on Combating Desertification in Asia 16-17 April 2012 Best Practice on combating desertification Cooperation with UNCCD Secretariat Cooperation titles and projects in Asia countries Identification Duties of Research and Training Center on Combating of Desertification for Asia countries Field Visit

5. OVERVIEW OF TURKEY Land of Turkey is very sensitive for desertification, due to her climate, topography, soil characteristics and human activities.

6. 6 CLIMATE OF TURKEY The precipitations are usually insufficient and irregular. Annual Precipitation Average: 632mm Rize:2269mm Iğdır:231mm Arid and semi-arid lands in Turkey cover 51 million hectares. (65%)

7. GENERAL DIRECTORATE COMBATING DESSERTIFICATION AND EROSION CONTROL 28-29 February 2011 REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF FORESTRY AND WATER AFFAIRS

8. “General Directorate of Combating Desertification And Erosion” was established at 2011. The mission of the Directorate General is to put strategic plans in place, policy advocacy, to raise the level of public awareness, preparation & implementation of integrated projects to mitigate desertification and erosion. A total of seven departments have been set up under the DG’s office. The newly formed Directorate will also support combating of desertification in the least developed countries with the help of UNCCD.

9. Duties of General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion To purpose of soil conservation and developing natural source ; watershed on the basis of integrity, prepare plan and projects about combating desertification and soil erosion, avalanches, landslides, and flood control with the integrated watershed, monitore implementations, on a project basis provide support to these activities, identify policies and strategies related desertification, ensure cooperation and coordination between related institutions and organizations.

10. Duties of General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion preparing national and regional plans to improve watershed areas, identify policies and strategies. to carry out activities of researches and developments, national and international training, publications and promotional activities with the Universities research and development organizations

11. National Action Plan Combat Desertification ( NAPCD ) is implemented in a successful way, which is prepared for implementation in national level and in the context of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification liabilities, in which our country is a party of it.

12. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Our country has a knowledge and experience about applications on desertification, afforestation, erosion control, improvement of damaged forests, in the fields of integrated watershed rehabilitation. Desertification, erosion control, wind erosion prevention, rehabilitation of water basins integrated, sustainable land management, institutional capacity building activities with national and international organizations, bilateral, regional and multilateral project works continue. Common efforts have been initiated with Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle Eastern countries, will be increased. Denizli-2011

13. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Our country continues to share knowledge experiences in this area with experts of the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Africa and neighboring countries. DEFİNİTİON OF THE TARGETCURRENT STUATİONUnıt20112012201320142015 International Experts Education Continue Person40200 Denizli-2011

14. EXAMPLES OF COMBATING DESERTIFICATION Konya Closed Basin and Igdir-Aralık, the projects preparation and model applications for the Prevention of wind erosion continue. Konya Iğdır-Aralık 20042009

15. Production Of Seeds And Seedlings 500 different species and about 500 million seedlings are produced each year in our nurseries.

16. Works on erosion control were accelerated in recent years

17. Works made against wind erosion in inner and coastal sand dunes gained pace. Works on erosion control were accelerated in recent years

18. 18 Manisa- Beyoba / Sazoba Sand Dune Stabilization Works

19. 19 Combating Against Wind Erosion Perennial forage crops for sand dune stabilization activities.

20. In Turkey, in the last 3 decades, Increasing of forest area is 6 %, Increasing of total growing stock is 40 %. The goal of Turkey is to increase forest area up to 30% till 2023. Türkiye yaptığı çalışmalar ile orman varlığını artırmıştır. Turkey’s Forest increases

21. Erdogan Ozevren eozevren@ormansu.gov.tr Ozlem Yavuz ozlemyavuz@ormansu.gov.tr

22. 22 THANK YOU…