Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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Land Tenure / Proprietorship There are public and private areas. The area within the boundaries <strong>of</strong> the buffer zone comprises settlements, agriculture lands, military zones, treatment facilities and industrial establishments besides the wetland ecosystems. Conservation Statuses An 8.000-ha part <strong>of</strong> Gediz Delta had been designated as wildlife protection area in 1982 variety <strong>of</strong> birds. This status was terminated in 2007 and the site was given the wetlands status. The status <strong>of</strong> wildlife protection site is desired to be regained to the site. It was decreed as <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site in 1998. The Ministry <strong>of</strong> Culture decreed the whole site a Natural SIT Area <strong>of</strong> 1 st Degree in 1999 and in 2002 the marine boundaries <strong>of</strong> the Natural SIT Area <strong>of</strong> 1 st Degree were delineated. Leukai antique city established 2400 years ago. Gediz Delta <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site meets 4 internationally important wetland criterion out <strong>of</strong> 9. These are;; RAMSAR CRITERION DESCRIPTION Gediz Delta Criterion 2 The site supports Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus), endangered bird Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) are critically species included in endangered species. International Union for Conservation <strong>of</strong> Nature (IUCN) red list categories. Criterion 3 Plant and animal The site plays a remarkable role for the species have a special maintenance <strong>of</strong> biological diversity. One <strong>of</strong> importance the region the significant breeding areas for particularly to maintain its water birds in the Mediterranean region. The ecological and genetic site supports endemic species and aspects. The site subspecies such as Puccinellia kociana supports endemic anatolica, Stachys cretica smyrnaea, Carex species. divisia, Sueda prostrate prostrate and Salsola kali. Criterion 4 It is the habitat <strong>of</strong> a It is one <strong>of</strong> the important breeding point <strong>of</strong> significant part <strong>of</strong> the the sea birds such as common tern (Sterna 65
ird species at a hirundo) and Mediterranean gull (Larus critical stage <strong>of</strong> their melanocephalus). Thousands <strong>of</strong> sea bird biological cycle. pairs breed in the muddy islands. Caspian tern (Sterna caspia) regularly breeds only in Gediz Delta in Mediterrenean costs. Additionally, it is an important stopover area for thousands <strong>of</strong> shore birds during migration. Criterion 5 High numbers <strong>of</strong> water The site holds 5000 pairs <strong>of</strong> breeding and bird species regularly 25,000 individuals <strong>of</strong> wintering flamingo use the site. (Phoenicopterus roseus). According to the mid-winter water birds counts in 200, there are 49,015 individuals are recorded. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE provide unity between the works done in Gediz Delta and the bird sanctuary. The union comprises special provincial administration, relevant municipalities, and founder members <strong>of</strong> village administrations, relevant institutions, universities and relevant NGOs. While association was provided by the foundation <strong>of</strong> the union, work to align the site with the international standard has been done by the financial sources <strong>of</strong> the union. The management body <strong>of</strong> the ramsar site comprises Ministry <strong>of</strong> Environment and Forestry General Directorate <strong>of</strong> Nature Conservation and National Parks (DKMP) and Union for Protection and improv for the management <strong>of</strong> the site. Natural and archeological SIT areas are bound to the Ministry <strong>of</strong> Culture and Tourism. HYDROLOGICAL ASPECTS Gediz River, known as Hermos in antique times, is the second largest river <strong>of</strong> Aegean Region. With its almost 1.7-million-ha catchment basin, Gediz covers 2.2 percent <strong>of</strong> The river rises from Murat and Saphane Mountains in central western Anatolian hinterland. In its east to west flow in general, Gediz joins with important tributaries such Basins in its north. 66
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