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“Marine ecosystems are of major importance.”
Together with financial support from the Global Environmental Finance (GEF) and the coordination of the General Directorate for Nature Conservation and National Parks of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the United Nations Development Programme is starting a new project to battle these species in the Seas of Turkey. The opening meeting for the “Utilizing Invasive Alien Species’ Threats at Key Marine Biodiversity Areas” project was held in Ankara on the 22nd of November 2018.
UNDP Deputy Country Director Sukhrob Khojimatov stated that marine ecosystems are of major importance in terms of climate change, fresh water cycle and biodiversity.
"This project will implement the development of legal and institutional infrastructure, capacity enhancement and raising the awareness of public as well as marine restoration and battling invasive alien species all together.”