Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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Sultan Marshes <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g> Site<br />
SULTAN MARSHES<br />
It is located within the boundaries <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <br />
province. <br />
located 90km in the south <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Kayseri.<br />
SITE IDENTITY<br />
Name <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g> Site<br />
Locati<strong>on</strong> and Boundaries<br />
Area<br />
Coordinates<br />
Elevati<strong>on</strong><br />
C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> status<br />
Sultan Marshes<br />
Loc <br />
<br />
17.200 ha<br />
<br />
1070 m -1260 m<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g> Site<br />
Natural Site Area<br />
Wildlife Improvement Area<br />
Nati<strong>on</strong>al Park<br />
Populati<strong>on</strong> 23.714<br />
Climate<br />
C<strong>on</strong>tinental<br />
Nati<strong>on</strong>al and Internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
Significance<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Turkey</str<strong>on</strong>g>'s wetland <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> internati<strong>on</strong>al importance<br />
Key Biodiversity Area<br />
Important Plant Area<br />
Important Bird Area<br />
Site significance<br />
Site symbols<br />
Management Plan<br />
Facilities in the site<br />
Important wetland system in Central Anatolia<br />
Reed harvesting<br />
2007-2011 Management Plan is enacted.<br />
Birdwatching tower<br />
Land tenure / Proprietorship<br />
Proprietorship and management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> most <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the protected area is under state<br />
competency. Local people carry out reed harvesting and agricultural activities.<br />
C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Statuses<br />
An area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 45.000ha was taken under protecti<strong>on</strong> as Sultan Marshes Wildlife Protecti<strong>on</strong><br />
Site in 1971. Sultan Marshes Wildlife Protecti<strong>on</strong> Site has become a Natural Habitat Site<br />
pursuant to Bern <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> in 1984. An area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 17.200ha was designated as nature<br />
c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> site in 1988. An area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 39.000ha was designated as important bird area in<br />
1990.<br />
The 17.200ha nature c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> site was also designated as natural site <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 1st degree<br />
based <strong>on</strong> its boundaries in 1993 and as <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g> Site in 1994. In 2003, the boundaries <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
the nature c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> site was re-designated and increased to 24.523ha. The status <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
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