Issue: 93
“The Marine Rangers” activity is conducted under the context of the "Strengthening the System of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas of Turkey" project.
Illegal fishing is under surveillance for 24 hours
The “Marine Rangers” implementation, conducted by AKD is about to complete its fourth month.
The rangers, who are on duty with their boats in Okluk Cove in Değirmenbükü, are watching the illegal fishing activities for 24 hours.
The purpose is not to punish but to create awareness
The activity, which is being conducted in cooperation with the Coast Guard Command and Marmaris District Directorate of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, provides an ideal protection area.
The most part of the rangers work aim to create awareness for the beneficiaries in Değirmenbükü.
The distributed brochures and informative materials support the consciousness that the area is under protection for increasing the fishery stock of the region.
The surveillance activities are not aimed to punish the people but to emphasize the importance of protecting the area.
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Photo: Burcum Kurt
The reports provide detailed economic analysis on the Special Environmental Protection Areas (SEPAs) and the Nature Park.
The reports were prepared in Turkish and English by the experts and they provide valuable information for the people interested in the topic.
20 reports by the end of the project
The technical report series consist of 17 reports and they can be reached on the publications section of the project’s internet website.
The number of reports is expected to reach 20 by the end of the project.
Prepared in Turkish and English
The reports are prepared in Turkish and English by the experts and they include detailed economic analysis on Gökova, Datça-Bozburun, Fethiye-Göcek, Köyceğiz-Dalyan, Foça SEPAs and Ayvalık Islands Nature Park.
The conference was organized by the Harvard Business School (HBS) together with the American University in Dubai.
IICPSD Director Simona Marinescu spoke about inclusive market growth in the panel on Disparities in Conducting Business throughout Asia.
She highlighted challenges facing the continent, including the end of the first demographic dividend, the impact of growing carbon emission on the quality of environment and of livelihoods across countries, the high poverty rates and deepening inequality in South Asia and the expanding skills gap globally and regionally.
“Although Asia’s growth remains robust after passing the critical point of the impact that the crisis has had on its economy and despite recent positive changes in the euro zone and in the US, stability and human development goals call for much more to be done,” Marinescu said.
“Empowering people with skills and reversing innovation to address demand and purchasing power at the base of the pyramid were identified as critically needed solutions moving forward,” she emphasized.
Debates were moderated by HBS graduate student and former IICPSD intern Grace Uang.
Steering Committee and Programme Advisory Council of UN Joint Programme for Promoting the Human Rights of Women will be held on 3 September in Kayseri.
The council will be attended by Fatma Şahin, the Minister of Family and Social Policies, Güler Sabancı, Sabancı Foundation Chairman of Board of Trustees and Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative.
The governors and deputy governors of pilot provinces, mayors and deputy mayors, along with the representatives of civil society organizations and universities will also participate in the meeting.
In the meeting that will last for one day, administrators from provinces will discuss the activities of the Joint Programme in detail.
In addition, a grant contract will be signed with Kayseri Improving of Women’s Cooperation Association who was entitled for the grant within the scope of the Grant Programme of Sabancı Foundation.
The next Steering Committee and Programme Advisory Council meeting is planned to be held on January in Gaziantep.
The ceremony for the release of the sea turtles took place with the participation of İrfan Uzun, the Deputy Undersecretary of Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning, Osman İyimaya Natural Heritage Protection General Director, the representatives from Governorship of Muğla and representatives of DEKAMER and “Strengthening of Turkey’s Marine and Coastal Protected Areas” project.
İztuzu beach is one of the nesting places for sea turtles
The Dalyan- İztuzu beach, which is located in Köyceğiz-Dalyan Special Environmental Protection Area (SEPA), is one of the places where the sea turtles nest.
In addition, the beach is one of the few well-protected ecosystem areas where it has been systematically protected for a long time.
The Köyceğiz-Dalyan SEPA is noticeable for its rich diversity of flora and fauna along with the fact that it has Turkey’s first “the Sea Turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center” (DEKAMER).
In DEKAMER, the injured turtles are being rehabilitated and visitors are being informed about the conditions of sea turtles.
The turtles which were released to the sea by the representatives from the Ministry were rehabilitated in DEKAMER.
The sea turtles which are attached satellite tracking devices are going to be watched from the satellite.
Of the annual total of some 214 million international migrants, young people constitute more than 10 per cent, yet too little is known about their struggles and experiences.
“It is important to emphasize the positive contribution young migrants make to societies of origin, transit and destination – economically and by enriching the social and cultural fabric,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message for the Day.
“Poverty, crowded and unsanitary living conditions and the challenges of finding decent employment are regular features of the migrant experience. These challenges are exacerbated by the current global economic and financial crisis,” Mr. Ban said.
Mr. Ban urged Member States to consider the issue of youth migration during the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, which will be held in October during the General Assembly session.
“I encourage Member States, youth-led organizations and other stakeholders to act to promote the rights of all young migrants and maximize the development potential of youth migration.”
“Ghost Net Hunters” project, which is being conducted under the support of the "Strengthening the System of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas of Turkey" project that UNDP is the implementing partner and GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), attracts great attention from the citizens.
8 kilometers of fish lines, 500 meters of fishing nets
A team of ten people comprising divers and surface crew conducted the studies in July under the "Ghost Nets Hunters" project run by the Gökova Sailing Club.
Approximately 500 meters of fishing nets and 8 kilometers of fishing lines were surfaced at 25 different spots.
Citizens report “ghosts”
The success of the project is being followed by the citizens as well.
Many citizens from different coastal cities submit reports to the project staff to surface the ghost nets in the areas they live.
Photo: Deniz Dalak
“Not only is the world experiencing explosive growth in the demand for water resources, but water waste and pollution increasingly threaten the integrity of aquatic and agro ecosystems vital for life and food security,” the Associate Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), Rebeca Grynspan, said at the High-Level International Conference on Water Cooperation.
“Climate change is not helping either, increasing variability in the water cycle, and exacerbating extreme events like floods and droughts complicates even further an already immense water management and water governance challenge. If these trends continue, by 2025, as many as 3 billion people could be living in areas facing water stress.”
Currently, some 770 million people worldwide lack access to an improved water source and 2.5 billion lack access to basic sanitation.
2013, the International Year of Water Cooperation
As part of its efforts to tackle these issues, the UN has declared 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation, recognizing that cooperation is essential to strike a balance between the different needs and priorities and share the precious resource equitably, using water as an instrument of peace.
Grynspan stressed countries must collaborate to increase access to clean water and sanitation and improve water management for irrigation and productive uses, which has the potential of lifting millions out of poverty and hunger.
“Water is at the heart of a daily crisis faced by millions of the most vulnerable people in the world,” she said, emphasizing that: “Effective and inclusive water cooperation at all levels – local, national, regional, and international – is essential to effective water governance and thus to achieving key water-related objectives and targets.”
The Conference, Ms. Grynspan added, will serve to further inform UN Member States on this issue as they undertake the process of designing the post-2015 and sustainable development agenda.
“Governments, the UN system, private sector, civil society and citizens at large all have to come together, and raise their voice for a post-2015 and sustainable development agenda that will be owned by all. I urge all of you to stay engaged and participate in this unprecedented global conversation,” she added.
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Contributors to this issue: Deniz Tapan, Feyhan Evitan Canbay
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