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1.2. Executive summary The importance of butterflies for identifying areas of conservation importance is now well recognised. The role and participation of the NGOs working on study and protection of this group is now well established. The authorities have realised that an NGO is has the capacities and potentials to deliver with high professional quality results on : collect data of value for conservation, building partnerships based on wide open collaboration and prepare strategic documents with key importance for the national nature conservation policy as well as documents with good quality for immediate practical implementation. Nevertheless, the difficult political environment regarding the nature conservation development in Turkey, the main project goals and objectives tough challenging, were all achieved successfully. The key outputs of the project were: � An updated and digitised data set available nationally and internationally through an online database. � Authoritative and scientifically robust publications: a red list of Turkey’s butterflies, a national Conservation Strategy and an initial list of PBAs. � An international network of experts working on the butterflies of Turkey. � Raised awareness of the importance of Turkey for butterflies through a variety of widely available popular articles and publications. � Increased awareness amongst enforcement agencies and local communities of the illegal collection of butterflies in Turkey and of effective ways to combat it, resulting in several successful prosecutions. � The Turkish representative in the BCE network recognised as an authoritative NGO, with the ability to provide technical support for the conservation of butterflies. � Effective links developed with a core group of committed and active butterfly watchers, and capacity increased through providing individuals with opportunities for involvement in developing the red list and Conservation Strategy, systematic fieldwork, the attendance of butterfly camps and direct contact with butterfly experts from both within Turkey and abroad. � Using existing contacts and the strengthened network the project facilitated the inclusion of practical butterfly-friendly management into forest management plans. In the long-term this revolutionary initiative will benefit butterflies in all of Turkey’s forests (25% of the land area). Initial contacts were established with staff in the Ministry of Agriculture which have the potential for delivering similar long-term benefits in agricultural areas. In addition to the planned outputs, the project produced: � A revised national checklist. � The first Red Book of Turkey’s butterflies, printed in Turkish and available online in Turkish and English. � The first global assessments of Turkish endemic butterflies with the threatened species submitted for inclusion in IUCN’s global list of threatened species. DE VLINDERSTICHTING & BCE 2011 | Butterfly Conservation in Turkey – Final report 2011 14
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