Lead institution:
Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of Turkey – Türkiye
Establishing Turkey’s Marine Environment Strategy Project has started in 2018.
The project aims to develop understanding of EU Directive 56/2008 Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and adopt its technical aspects. Employing the 6-year cycle of MSFD, Turkey will produce a national marine strategy that handles 11 Descriptors of MSFD.
Start Date: 29/06/2018
End Date: 29/04/2021
Lead Contacts: Aslı Topalak (asli.topalak@csb.gov.tr) and Engin Ayar (engin.ayar@csb.gov.tr)
This Decade Action has now been completed.
challenges: 1- Marine pollution, 2- Protect and restore ecosystems, 3- Sustainable blue food, 4- Sustainable ocean economy, 10- Behaviour change
ocean_basins: Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean
type_of_action: Contribution