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FAO SUB-REGIONAL OFFICE FOR CENTRAL ASIA (FAO-SEC)

FAO SUB-REGIONAL OFFICE FOR CENTRAL ASIA (FAO-SEC). FAO Initiatives and Activities on Forest Restoration and Sustainable Land Management. Ekrem Yazici Forestry Officer 27 May – 1 June 2013 Mersin, Turkey. Overview of Land Use in Central Asia. Overview of Forests in Central Asia.

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FAO SUB-REGIONAL OFFICE FOR CENTRAL ASIA (FAO-SEC)

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  1. FAO SUB-REGIONAL OFFICE FOR CENTRAL ASIA (FAO-SEC) FAO Initiatives and Activities on Forest Restoration and Sustainable Land Management Ekrem Yazici Forestry Officer 27 May – 1June 2013 Mersin, Turkey

  2. Overview of Land Use in Central Asia

  3. Overview of Forestsin Central Asia

  4. FAO SEC OFFICE • Established in 2007 by Host Country Agreement and covers: • Azerbaijan • Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Tajikistan • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Uzbekistan • Country Offices in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan

  5. Global Guidelines • Operational Guidelines on the Afforestation and Restoration of Degraded Lands in Arid Environments (FAO, TIKA, GM, GIZ, Silvamed) • Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests

  6. Global Soil Partnership • The vision: Improve global governance of the limited soil resources of the planet • The mission: Develop capacities, build on best available science and facilitate the exchange of knowledge and technologies amongst stakeholders for soil resources management at all levels. • Five pillars : • sustainable management of soil resources • investment/technical cooperation/policy • soil research • soil data and information, • harmonization of methods and indicators Poor soil management could lead to Degradation

  7. FAO SEC OFFICE, Ankara • Total of 42 employees; including 9 international staff members • Technical sections for: • Forestry • Plant Production and Protection • Livestock Development • Fisheries • Land and Water • Investment • Policy Assistance

  8. FAO’s framework for assessing land degradation, developed in close collaboration with the World Overview of Conservations Approaches and Technologies “WOCAT” and originally initiated at the request and in support of the UNCCD, that can assist in targeting investment and planning interventions for efficient, equitable and sustainable agricultural development.

  9. Sustainable Land Management in Central Asia • Regional Priorities for Central Asia in 2012-2013 • Support to countries in the promotion and development of sustainable land management and planning • Strengthening institutional capacity in Central Asia on land use mapping and land degradation assessment tools • Multi-country proposal aiming to scale up SLM in Central Asia (including national land use system map produced with the lead institution in each country) • Technical Assistance provided (upon requests from Member Countries)

  10. Sub-regional forest land restoration priorities for 2012-2013 • Continuation of support to strengthening the policy, legal and institutional frameworkfor implementation of sustainable management of forest and tree resources • Strengthening environmental roles and contributions of forests and trees to: • combat desertification • restore and sustainably manage watersheds resources • conserve riparian (tugai) forests • Climate change adaptation and mitigation

  11. Capacity building at regional level • Capacity Building for Sustainable Management of Mountain Watersheds in Central Asia and the Caucasus GCP/SEC/002/TUR • Trainings on income generation, livelihood improvement, seed collection, nursery development, arid zone afforestation techniques • Pilot demonstration • Preparation of awareness creation materials and technical guidelines and standards

  12. FAO/GEF Projects • Sustainable management of mountainous forest and land resources under climate change conditions in Kyrgyzstan (GEF-5, 6.1 Million USD) • Capacity building for SFM/SLM • Management of mountainous forest resources • Restoration of degraded lands • IFAD, TIKA, WB and GIZ involved

  13. FAO/GEF Projects • Sustainable Land Management inKonya Closed Basin, Turkey(GEF-5, 6,5 Million USD) • Capacity building for SLM • Rehabilitation of degraded forest lands • Rehabilitation of degraded arable lands and pastures, conservation agriculture

  14. FAO/GEF Projects • Global LADA Project, Uzbekistan and Turkey • UNCCD NAP Enabling Environment Project in Turkey • Sustainable Land and Forest Management/restoration projects in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan under GEF -6

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