DoI between the USA and Turkish Forestry Services
On 4th December, 2014, General Directorate of Forestry and behalf of Turkey and the US Forest Service on behalf of the United States signed a “Declaration of Intention” on the field of forestry. With this occasion, we would like to collect relevant information and look back to history. The diplomatic relations between Ottoman Empire and […]
After Water Management and Desertification Symposium
“International Scientific Symposium of Water Management and Desertification” held in Istanbul-Turkey, 26-28 November 2014. This Symposium organized by the Union Euro Arab of Geomatics– http://www.unioneag.org/en/ The Euro Arab Union of Geomatics was founded by the Tunisian association of the geomatic media and a number of researchers and experts from the Euro Arab space. It obtains […]
Watershed Based institutions in Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.
The project “Capacity Building for Sustainable Management of Mountain Watersheds in Central Asia and the Caucasus” – GCP/SEC/002/TUR – is funded by the FAO/Turkey Partnership Programme (FTPP). With the support of the Turkish International Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), FAO Sub Regional Office for Central Asian Countries (FAOSEC) and the Ministry of Forests and Water Affairs of Turkey, it […]
Celebrating 300 Years Of Sustainable Forestry
As a contribution to the 300-year celebration, FAO Forestry has designed a logo which can be used as an email footer, and I encourage you to use it in your own emails as a way of communicating to the world one of the forestry profession’s great contributions to the global quest for sustainable development. Read […]
The General assembly (GA) of CARFU gathered on the 11th of October, 2013
GA of CARFU Chaired by Ms. Özlem İritaş and Ms. Emine Ataş and Mr. Fatih Çelik acted as rapporteurs. Mr. İsmail Belen, the President of Steering Committee opened the assembly and welcomed all members then he explained the aims of CARFU and gave detailed information about the background and planned activities. After his speech, all […]
EU Agriculture Council adopts new EU Forest Strategy
Forests are a key resource for improving quality of life and job creation, in particular in rural areas, and protects and provides ecosystem services to all citizens. The New Forest Strategy identifies the key principles needed to strengthen sustainable forest management and improve competitiveness and job creation, in particular in rural areas, while ensuring forest […]
Sürdürülebilir Ormancılığın 300.Yılı Kutlanıyor
300 yıl önce ilk kez bir Alman maden yöneticisi tarafından tanımlanan sürdürülebilirlik kavramı bu yıl kutlanacak. Hans Von Carlowitz’in çığır açan çalışması “Sylvicultura Oeconomica” , sürdürülebilir ormancılık konseptini tanımlayan ilk yayın olarak değerlendirilmektedir ki bu yayın 18. yy sonlarında sürdürülebilir ormancık bilimi için bir çerçeve ve başlangıç noktası niteliğini taşımaktadır. Carlowitz, Almanya’nın Saxony eyaletinde Madencilikten […]