Legal framework of private afforestation: The case of Turkey

Gökçe Gençay

Land Use Policy, 2020, vol. 96, issue C

Abstract: In Turkey, 99.9 % of the forest land belongs to the state, and according to the Turkish Constitution, the ownership of the state forests cannot be transferred to private parties or other non-state organizations. However, some permits have been granted to use and benefit from the state forests without transferring the ownership. One such is the private afforestation permit. Private afforestation aims to increase forest lands and the growing stock, to re-establish the deteriorating balance between soil, water, and plants, to improve the environmental value, and to provide income to natural entities. This study aims to identify the legal and administrative regulation dimensions of the land use policy on private afforestation in Turkey and to compare them with other successful international afforestation policies.

Keywords: Private afforestation; Income-generating species; Forest law; Turkey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104673

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