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SEEDLING PRODUCTION INCREASED SIX TIMES117 million470 million

(Hectares)40.00080.00065.000INTENSIFIED EROSION CONTROL WORKS

WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE MOBILIZATION IN FIVE YEARS3210.169 hectares of land afforested, 315.889 hectares of land afforested for soil conservation

WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE MOBILIZATION IN FIVE YEARS

41.750.829 hectares of degraded forest land rehabilitated. 37.880 hectares of rangeland rehabilitated.

8.135 km of highway, 2.262 km of village road, 27.000 schoolyards,

1.095 health centers and hospital gardens,

9.826 places of worship and cemeteries were afforested.

5WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE MOBILIZATION IN FIVE YEARS

109 million seedlings were distributed to public free of charge.

Grants are provided for the private afforestations of village legal entities.Loans with a very low interest are given to other private and legal entities.

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PistachioWE SUPPORT PRIVATE AFFORESTATION6In the scope of the Mobilization, 49.385 hectares of private afforestation were done in five years.

CITIES SURROUNDED BY GREEN BELTSWithin the scope of the Mobilization green belt afforestations were done around cities across the country.

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MalatyaNATIONAL STRATEGY WORKSThroughout the country; To combat desertification and erosion more effectively, For conservation and sustainable management of water resources,

To provide guidance to long-term decisions and investment programs and for coordination of the efforts carried out by different organizations;

National Watershed Management Strategy Document and Combating Desertification National Strategy Document were prepared.

PREPARED COMBATING EROSION ACTION PLAN5-year Action Plan for Combating Erosion covering 2013-2017 was prepared.

Combating erosion works will be conducted in 1,4 million hectares of land.

Upper Watershed Flood Control Action Plan covering 2013 2017 was prepared.

With the aim of combating floods and overflows, works will be done in 25 major river watershed, 227 priority flood watershed, 4.155.000 hectares of land overall. UPPER WATERSHED FLOOD CONTROL ACTION PLAN

Dam Watersheds Greenbelt Afforestation Action Plan covering 2013 2017 was prepared.

Within the scope of the Plan, works to be conducted in 400 of total 1071 dam and ponds is decided for the next five years.DAM WATERSHEDS GREENBELT AFFORESTATION ACTION PLAN

12BUILDING FORESTS RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE We are building Forests Resilient to Climate Change.

Guidelines for Building Landscapes Resilient to Global Changes in Dry Lands was prepared.

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13In Konya Closed Watershed and Idr-Aralk Wind Erosion Prevention Project and model implementations are in progress.

MODEL PROJECTS IN COMBATING DESERTIFICATIONKonyaIdr-Aralk1314INTERNATIONAL TRAININGS

Every year in our country, nearly 100 experts from Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Africa and neighboring countries are trained in combating desertification and erosion. abuk ProjectWithin the scope of Training and Technical Cooperation Project on Combating Desertification, Land Degradation, Drought (DLDD) and Forestry for African Countries trainings are being held.

30 experts from 16 countries of Turkic Republics, Middle East and Africa were trained in Meteorology, Sand and Dust Storm, Combating Desertification and Erosion.

1415Within the scope of ABUK-Niger Project Turkey-Niger Friendship Forest was established.ABUK-NIGER PROJECT

Within the scope of his Africa trip, His Excellency Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOAN visited the friendship forest on 09 January 2013 and planted seedlings.

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WE BELIEVE THAT A FOREST FUND SHOULD BE CREATED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS AND EXPECT YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS ISSUE IN THE 10th SESSION OF UNFF. COMBATING DESERTIFICATION GLOBALLY

WISHING YOU A LIVABLE WORLD.18THANK YOU

TURKISH REPUBLICMINISTRY OF FORESTRY AND WATER AFFAIRS