Project overview:

Protected areas are important means for improving biodiversity conservation. However, due to the lack of institutional, human and technical capacities, and sufficient funding mechanisms, only a very limited number of protected areas are managed effectively.

Conversely, while local organizational units in the countries of the region have the intention to implement multipurpose sustainable forest management, they work with outdated or non-existent multifunctional forest management plans, outdated forest resources inventory data and lack of information on the needs of communities depending on forests.

The FAO-Turkey Forestry Partnership Programme will support Central Asia countries to improve the current situation with the help of Turkish technical experience and financial assistance.

This regional project will also focus on increasing technical and institutional capacities in this field.