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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Land Tenure / Proprietorship<br />
Areas surrounding Akyatan Lago<strong>on</strong> are both public and private property. There is illegal<br />
agriculture lands opened in public property since the surrounding areas are fertile.<br />
C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Status<br />
Akyatan-<br />
500 meters inside the reed beds surrounding the lago<strong>on</strong> situated in the South <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Akyatan<br />
Lago<strong>on</strong> was taken under protecti<strong>on</strong> as Waterbirds and Black Francolin C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> and<br />
Recreati<strong>on</strong> Area in 1986. The name <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> site was then changed as<br />
Akyatan Lago<strong>on</strong> Wildlife Protecti<strong>on</strong> Area in 1987, taking the rich local and migrant bird<br />
potential <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the site that is an important stopover and breeding area for waterbirds into<br />
c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Akyatan Lago<strong>on</strong> was designated as archeological and natural SIT area under the Law <strong>on</strong><br />
C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Cultural and Natural Assets in 1983. In 1998, the lago<strong>on</strong> was decreed to<br />
list <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<br />
<strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the important brooding areas <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 1 st <br />
(Chel<strong>on</strong>ia mydas).<br />
Akyatan Lago<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g> Site meets seven internati<strong>on</strong>ally important wetland criteria out<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> nine.<br />
These are;;<br />
RAMSAR CRITERION DESCRIPTION AKYATAN LAGOON<br />
Criteria 1 The site comprises The site comprises freshwater (streams and<br />
three different small inland lakes), coastal and freshwater<br />
ecosystems in eastern ecosystems (salty coasts, moving and fixed<br />
Mediterranean sand mounds, saltwater marshes, salt<br />
surfaces and flooded forests) and agriculture<br />
lands.<br />
Criteria 2 The site supports<br />
species that are<br />
protected under Bern<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>, European<br />
Uni<strong>on</strong> Bird and Habitat<br />
Directives. There are<br />
endangered<br />
included<br />
species<br />
in<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al Uni<strong>on</strong> for<br />
C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Nature<br />
(IUCN) red list<br />
73<br />
European green toad (Bufo viridis),<br />
European tree frog (Hyla arborea), eastern<br />
spadefoot toad (Pelobates syriacus), snakeeyed<br />
lizard (Ophisops elegans), Aegean<br />
Bogenfingergecko (Cyrtodactylus kotschyi),<br />
chameleo (Chamaleo chamale<strong>on</strong>), black whip<br />
snake (Coluber jugularis), spotted turtle<br />
(Emys orbicularis), tortoise (Testudo<br />
graeca), sea turtle (Caretta caretta) and<br />
gres sea turtle (Chel<strong>on</strong>ia mydas) are species<br />
protected under Bern <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>, European