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Ongoing studies to prepare the “National Agenda 21” with the objective of specifying Turkey’s commitments and responsibilities within the scope of the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development held in 1992, have been upgraded to include local administrations. |
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There are ongoing efforts under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to implement the National Environmental Strategy and Action Plan prepared with the financial support of the World Bank with the objective of integrating environmental policies with sectoral ones and establishing cooperation among related institutions. |
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A project for the integrating of the environmental policies and sector-specific policies is being continued under the coordination of State Planning Organization, and with the cooperation of UNDP and EU. |
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| Meanwhile, the International Agreement for Biological Diversity, prepared with the aim of fair and equal sharing of advantages gained through genetic engineering and preserving biological species, has been in force since December 27, 1996. |
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The aim of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety signed on May 24, 2000 is to regulate international trade of living modified organisms (LMO). The protocol signed under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity aims to contribute to provision of a sufficient level of safety on secure transportation, treatment and use of LMOs which might have adverse effects on sustainable use and protection of biological diversity, also taking into consideration the risks on human health. |
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The UN Accord for Combating Desertification has been approved by Law No. 4340 and it has been in effect since |
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February 14, 1998. Turkey also signed the European Landscape Agreement on October 20, 2000. |
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| The agreement envisaging grants for the Management Project of Biological Diversity and Natural Resources, prepared by the contributions of the Global Environment Fund (GEF) also went into effect on August 1, 2000. The project will be completed in 2007. The aim of the project, which has a total budget of 11.5 million USD, is to preserve biological diversity in Turkey by establishing effective and sustainable protection zones with proper management in four pilot areas which are rich in terms of biological diversity and which represent Turkey’s important bio-geographical regions. |
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| In this regard, a Final Strategy was prepared between 2002 and 2003 within the framework of the Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity and Rationalizing the Legal Framework for Natural Protection. |
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