PROTECTING
BIODIVERSITY IN EASTERN ANATOLIA
Project name:
40549 - BTC Environmental Investment Programme Small Investments
Fund (SIF) Project
Budget: USD 325,000
Timeline: Sept
2004 - Sept 2006
What has been the
situation?
The Baku Tiblisi Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline Company is undertaking
the construction and operation of the BTC pipeline which traverses
Turkey. Environmental and Social Impact Asseeements for the
BTC project cover the environmental and social implications
of the project in all three host nations and include plans
to ensure that construction causes minimal disruption to the
communities and natural environment along the pipeline route.
This includes steps to protect against biodiversity loss in
eastern Anatolia in areas where the livelihoods of the poor
depend on natural resources.
What's our mission?
Together with project partner BTC, UNDP aims to provide support
to non-governmental and grassroots oranizations along the
Turkish section of the BTC pipeline and to reverse biodiversity
loss in these areas. The SIF project aims to respond to the
needs of the poor and other users of natural resources by
providing new ways compatible with the conserving nature.
The SIF project supports local enterprises for conservation
and sustainable use and management of biodiversity in the
project region. It also contributes to the building of local
capacity to implement approaches to environmental management
and energy development that respond to the needs of the poor.
How are we doing
this?
By supporting environmentally sustainable enterprises that
are owned/operated by the poor or that create employment opportunities
for the poor. Within the framework of SIF, small-scale investment
projects will be supported by grants in 2005. The amount of
support will not exceed USD 50,000 for each project.
The SIF Project
will contribute to local sustainable development through the
following ways:
- Promoting Ecologically
Sustainable Enterprises (ESEPs) that are based on innovative
conservation approaches and techniques for natural resources
management
- Involving local communities
and linking partners to share best practices
- Helping poor people
to build sustainable livelihoods and have access to new
job opportunities
How will Turkey benefit
?
The project will help conserve biodiversity by assisting the
community to create sustainable businesses in the rural and
urban areas of the broader BTC pipeline project. Interested
community groups will be encouraged to establish partnerships
for enterprise developments. It will support the transformation
of existing businesses into ecologically sustainable ones.
Local environmental NGOs and other civil society organisations
will benefit by gaining access to public private partnership
development techniques and through learning about ways of
integrating conservation principles into business development
and practices.
Project partners
Baku Tiblisi Ceyhan Pipeline Company, www.btcinvestment.com
Contact information
Eren Atak van der
Vegt
UNDP Project Manager
Tel: (90-312) 454 1120
E-mail: eren.atak@undp.org
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