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