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A different dimension in deforestation and forest degradation: Non-forestry uses of forests in Turkey

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  • Atmiş, Erdoğan
  • Yıldız, Damla
  • Erdönmez, Cihan

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The Forest Law and Forest Regulations in Turkey have been amended frequently over the past 20 years to meet the increasing demands for non-forestry use of forest land. This led to a significant increase in the non-forestry use of forest areas and the share of these utilizations in all forest areas reached 3,5%. Since the General Directorate of Forest does not release detailed information about these allocations to the public, it is not known how this kind of uses affects or will affect deforestation in the country. For this reason, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports were used for the first time in this study to obtain detailed information on these uses, and 1.311 investment project were analysed. Thus, results that could not be obtained through the limited data released by the General Directorate of Forestry (GDoF) were reached. Among these results, the distribution of the allocation of forests for non-forestry uses to sub-sectors in each sector and the distribution of allocations by region and province are important for shaping the policies to be followed in the future.

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  • Atmiş, Erdoğan & Yıldız, Damla & Erdönmez, Cihan, 2024. "A different dimension in deforestation and forest degradation: Non-forestry uses of forests in Turkey," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 139(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:lauspo:v:139:y:2024:i:c:s0264837724000383
    DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107086
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