IPAs in Turkey

Turkey was the first country to complete a national inventory of IPAs. The Important Plant Areas programme in Turkey is a partnership combining the joint expertise of three conservation and scientific organisations: WWF-Turkey (known as The Foundation for the Conservation of Nature); Fauna and Flora International (FFI), based in UK; and the Department of Pharmaceutical Botany of Istanbul University (ISTE). The IPA project in Turkey, as a pioneer for IPA processes, inspired the development of Plantlife International’s European and Global IPA Programmes.

The Important Plant Areas of Turkey were identified in cooperation with approximately 40 scientists from 20 universities along with many other researchers and institutions.

The Turkish-language report Important Plant Areas of Turkey was published in 2004. The book (88 pp) plus CD (with detailed data sheets) lists 122 Important Plant Areas including botanical, geographical and geological characteristics, and describes their importance regarding nature conservation and threats.