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of protection
and good management, prior areas, which will assist
most feasibly on protection of birds and biological
variety, are determined. ÖKA is a project which is started
on 1989 by International Bird Protection Council and
executed within various countries of the world. Natural
Life protection Foundation had commenced the studies
required for the Turkish part of the project, from the
beginning, and issued ÖKA book on 1997. Foundation,
which is still executing new evaluation studies, is
continuing to perform its observation studies at the
same time.
Important Bird Areas of Turkey Project, which is started
on 1990, is aiming the determination of new ÖKAs and
continual observation of progresses within areas, and
protection - with campaigns and lobby activities, establishment
of public opinion - of areas important for the birds
within Turkey.
This project and inventory studies in connection with
this project is executed under coordination of Natural
Life Protection Foundation within our country.
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