Turkey’s National Biodiversity Coordination Committee

Published at Turkey’s Official Gazette dated 2 August 2019

http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2019/08/20190802-11.pdf

From the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey
Subject: “Turkey’s National Biodiversity Coordination Committee”
Circular 2019/15

The world’s biological resources are vital to the economic and social development of humanity. In 1996, Turkey became a party to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which aims at the protection of biological diversity, the sustainable use of biological resources and the fair and equitable sharing of resources from the use of genetic resources.

Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will be held in Turkey in 2022. Turkey will assume the rotating presidency of the years 2022-2024.  The National Biodiversity Coordination Board-Board was established under the chairmanship of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in order to monitor global developments, to bring biological diversity into the economy in a sustainable manner and to carry out the Convention and presidency effectively.

The Board is composed of the highest level representatives authorized to decide on behalf of the following institutions.

1. Presidential Strategy and Budget Presidency-  http://www.sbb.gov.tr/
2. Presidential Science Technology and Innovation Policies Board,
3. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry-https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Sayfalar/EN/AnaSayfa.aspx
4. Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation-  https://www.csb.gov.tr/
5. Ministry of Foreign Affaires-  http://www.mfa.gov.tr/default.en.mfa
6. Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources-  https://www.enerji.gov.tr/en-US/Mainpage
7. Ministry of the Interior-  https://www.icisleri.gov.tr/
8. Ministry of Culture and Tourism-  https://www.ktb.gov.tr/?_dil=2
9. Ministry of National Education-  http://www.meb.gov.tr/en/
10. Ministry of Health-  https://www.saglik.gov.tr/?_Dil=2
11. Ministry of Industry and Technology-  https://www.sanayi.gov.tr/index.html?lang=en
12. Ministry of Trade-  https://www.trade.gov.tr/
13. Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure- https://www.uab.gov.tr/
14. The Scientific and Technological  Reserch Council of Turkey-   https://www.tubitak.gov.tr/en
15. The Unioun of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey- https://www.tobb.org.tr/Sayfalar/Eng/AnaSayfa.php
16. The Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey – https://www.deik.org.tr/
17. The Chamber of Forest Engineers- https://ormuh.org.tr/

The Board meets at least once a year. The working principles and procedures of the Board shall be determined by the Board. Secretariat services and coordination of the Board are carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Sub-boards, technical committees, advisory and working groups can be formed if needed for the work of the Board. In addition to the relevant public institutions and organizations, universities, civil society representatives, professional associations and private sector representatives may be invited to board meetings. In addition to the relevant public institutions and organizations, universities, civil society representatives, professional associations and private sector representatives may be invited to board meetings. They may serve in sub-boards, committees, advisory groups and working groups.

The necessary support and assistance will be provided by all public institutions and organizations in order to carry out the work of the Board in integrity and to ensure coordination.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan-President of Turkey