Report:
The “Forest Ecosystems and Sink Area Management in Combating the Climate Crisis in Turkey” report, prepared by TÜSİAD, was launched with a speech by Turan. Turan emphasized the strategic importance of addressing climate and biodiversity crises together in policy development processes. He stated that the fight against the climate crisis and achieving Turkey’s goal of 2053 Net Zero Emissions is a critical threshold that needs to be overcome. Turan also highlighted the need to consider forests holistically, taking into account all the benefits and services they provide. The report suggests that legal regulations leading to a decrease in forest area should be abolished and the allocation of forest areas to non-forestry uses should be reviewed. It also proposes including climate change and carbon storage in forests in national forestry legislation. The report predicts a decrease of over 90 percent in the living environment suitability of the larch tree in Turkey, indicating a narrowing of sink areas and a decrease in sink capacity, making it more difficult to create new sink areas through afforestation.
ESG Risks:
1. Climate crisis: The article emphasizes the need to address the climate crisis and achieve net-zero emissions by 2053 in Turkey.
2. Biodiversity crisis: The report highlights the importance of addressing the biodiversity crisis alongside the climate crisis.
3. Decrease in forest area: The report suggests that legal regulations leading to a decrease in forest area should be abolished.
4. Allocation of forest areas to non-forestry uses: The report recommends reviewing the allocation of forest areas to non-forestry uses.
5. Climate change and carbon storage in forests: The report proposes including these issues in national forestry legislation.
Vulnerable Groups:
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Organisations:
1. TÜSİAD: The organization that prepared the “Forest Ecosystems and Sink Area Management in Combating the Climate Crisis in Turkey” report.
2. Turan: The speaker at the launch event of the report.
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Keywords:
Forest ecosystems, sink area management, climate crisis, biodiversity crises, policy development processes, net zero emissions, ecological balance, socio-economic benefit, protection of biodiversity, forests, legal regulations, forest area, non-forestry uses, climate change, carbon storage, national forestry legislation, larch tree, sink areas, afforestation, women entrepreneurs, food and agriculture, climate neutral cities, urban resilience, natural disasters, Kadıköy Environment Festival.