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The long-term objective of the Project is to minimize the negative impacts of Invasive Alien Species in order to support the conservation of the globally significant native biodiversity of Turkey’s marine ecosystems. The Project also seeks to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment, to the extent relevant and feasible within the scope of the Project which will endeavour to achieve the following three main objectives:
1. Develop an effective national policy framework on marine Invasive Alien Species
2. Build capacity building, share knowledge and data to identify IAS threats
3. Establish sustainable management, prevention, eradication, and control of IAS and restoration of IAS-degraded habitat at key marine and coastal areas.
The Project will be undertaken in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with GEF funding support. It has a budget of 3,344,654 USD. The implementing agency is the General Directorate of Nature Preservation and National Parks of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs. The stakeholders are the Ministries of Food, Agriculture and Livestock; Transport, Maritime and Communications; Environment and Urbanisation; Health; Culture and Tourism; Coast Guard Command, universities and non-governmental organisations. The Project will last for 5 years and be completed in 2022.