National environmental strategy and action plan. Country/Territory Türkiye Document type Miscellaneous Date Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Environmental planning Subsidy/incentive EIA Data collection/reporting Ecosystem preservation Education Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Pollution control Research Policy/planning Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract The purpose of the National Environmental Strategy and Action Plan is to establish new national environmental strategy which shall be prepared in two different, but parallel and related stages: (i) Groups formed by experts in regards to issues and (ii) participatory conferences by the stakeholders. Contribution to first stage has been made by total of 800 experts in 19 working groups and ended up with a series of reports and recommendations on environment. The second stage included a series of meetings with more than 100 experts from pertinent groups. The objectives of these meetings were to specify general targets, develop principles of priorities and list of recommendations made by the working groups. These are given in Annex-1 of the Strategy Plan. The Plan provides physical, humanitarian and economic features of the Country. Turkey's Environmental Management is outlined in the Plan. Environmental problems encountered in the present environmental protection and management system are listed in the text. The Plan focuses on three main topics, i.e. 1) program and supportive actions for developing more efficient environmental management; 2) actions for developing information and sensitivity and 3) investments for critical issues. All are given in details Full text Turkish