Relier Pairs FORESTVersion en ligne FOREST GUARDS par FOREST GUARDs 1 In July and August 2021, a series of more than two hundred wildfires burnt 2 There are also six million hectares of maquis, 3 The first big afforestation project was 4 Forest now covers just over a quarter of Turkey, 5 The wildfires started in ... on 28 July 2021,[6] with the temperature around 37 °C (99 °F). 6 Almost all forest is state owned and managed by the General Directorate of Forestry 7 Wildfires in Turkey are increasing in some regions due to 8 Since the 1940's the number of fires per year had increased 9 Forest cover before the formation of the Republic 10 High rainfall in the eastern Black Sea Region sustains 11 22 million cubic metres of wood was harvested 12 A quarter of the Black Sea Region is forested, and other regions with over 13 Forest covers 23 million of 14 Most of the burnt forest was 15 private afforestation permits allow the private sector to reforest state land. 16 The constitution prohibits forests being transferred from state ownership; however, 17 May 2021 was the hottest May 18 20 million lira (3,500,000 USD) support was provided to 19 5% of forest is 20 10% forest are Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean and East Anatolian. reforested by the private sector. private afforestation permits allow the private sector to reforest state land. coppice and the rest high forest. in 1939 climate change in Turkey. 765 families in 2019 1,700 square kilometres of forest in Turkey's Mediterranean Region for over 50 years temperate rainforest. mostly in the south and west. but 4000 years ago most of the country was forested. larch (22%), oak (24%) and red pine (27% - 5.9 million ha) from around 1000 to around 3500. of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Turkey's 78 million hectares in 1923 is not well known in 2019 10% forest are Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean and East Anatolian. Turkish pine Manavgat, Antalya Province