The indicator is a response indicator. Conservation of biodiversity and natural resources is sought through protected areas.
In 2020, the share of total protected areas (terrestrial and marine) under the responsibilityofthe MinistryofAgricultureand Forestryandthe MinistryofEnvironment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the General Directorate for Protection of Natural Assets in the national area is 9.0%. Pastures, drinking water basins and forest areas.
While the rate of protected areas was 7.8% in 2012, it was 7.3% in 2014 and 9.0% in 2020[65]. The main reason for the decrease in 2014 is the amendment made in 2014 to the “By-Law on Wetlands “, which introduced the registration procedure for wetlands.
GRAPH 102- THE PERCENTAGE OF TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN TOTAL TERRESTRIAL AREA OF TURKEY (%)
Sources: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks, Nature Conservation Status Reports,
For World and EU 28 data: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ER.PTD.TOTL.ZS Notes:
TABLE 22- STATUS AND AREAL DISTRIBUTION OF PROTECTED AREAS IN TURKEY
|
YEARS |
Number (unit) |
2013 |
Area (ha) |
Number (unit) |
2020 |
Area (ha) |
||
|
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Protected Areas
|
||||||||
|
National Park |
40 |
848,203 |
45 |
907,519 |
||||
|
Nature Park |
192 |
90,218 |
250 |
107,632 |
||||
|
Nature Conservation Area |
31 |
64,243 |
31 |
46,461 |
||||
|
Nature Monument |
112 |
6,684 |
115 |
9,393 |
||||
|
Wildlife Conservation Area |
80 |
1,191,340 |
84 |
1,158,820 |
||||
|
Wetland (of International Importance) |
135 |
3,215,500 |
|
|
||||
|
Wetland of Local Importance (1) |
|
|
13 |
14,513 |
||||
|
Ramsar Areas (1) |
|
|
14 |
184,487 |
||||
|
Wetlands of National Importance (1) |
|
|
59 |
869,697 |
||||
|
Protection Forests |
55 |
320,451 |
54 |
247,708 |
||||
|
Honey Forests |
200 |
24,861 |
|
|
||||
|
City Forests |
128 |
11,722 |
134 |
10,089 |
||||
|
Gene Conservation Forests (in-situ) |
257 |
47,978 |
336 |
43,120 |
||||
|
Seed Stands (in-situ) |
351 |
47,063 |
318 |
41,880 |
||||
|
Seed Stands (ex-situ) |
179 |
1,414 |
207 |
1,506 |
||||
|
TOTAL OVERLAPPING |
1,760 |
5,373,162 |
1,660 |
3,642,826 |
||||
|
Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Protected Areas |
Number (unit) |
|
Area (ha) |
Number (unit) |
|
Area (ha) |
||
|
Specially Protected Environment Areas (SPA) |
16 |
2,459,116 |
18 |
2,601,568 |
||||
|
Natural Sites |
1,273 |
1,322,749 |
2,835 |
1,985,543 |
||||
|
GENERALTOTAL OVERLAPPING |
3,049 |
7,883,511 |
4,537 |
7,008,717 |
||||
|
Ratio of protected areas in the Country’s total surface area (%) (3) |
|
.1 |
|
%9.0 |
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Sources: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks, Nature Conservation Status Reports, http://www.milliparklar.gov.tr/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ tkdr_tr_2018_30-05-2019. pdf?sfvrsn=0
Notes:
For the total calculations, the percentages were calculated from the ratio of the area from terrestrial and marine protected areas to the Turkish land area. The ratio is based on a uniform area of 77,998,600 hectares in Turkey
