Before and after reforestation:
Türkiye has been implementing a proactive and dynamic reforestation initiative for several decades now. It is one of the few countries in the world where forest coverage is growing instead of declining.
Area covered in forest:
1973: 20.2 million ha
2022: 23.2 million ha
Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
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Türkiye has been implementing a proactive and dynamic reforestation initiative for several decades now. It is one of the few countries in the world where forest coverage is growing instead of declining.
Area covered in forest:
1973: 20.2 million ha
2022: 23.2 million ha
Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Türkiye invests over $14 billion in environmental protection
Between 2019 and 2023, Türkiye spent over half a trillion liras on environmental protection, with waste and wastewater management taking the largest share...
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In 2024, afforestation work was carried out on 96 thousand hectares, and 500 million saplings were planted.
