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1000 soil-type adapted endemic tree species to be planted in Krtsanisi forest as joint Georgian and Turkish cooperation
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture (MEPA) and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) have joined forces for planting around 1000 soil-type adapted endemic species. At the event, deputy Ministers, Mr Iuri Nozadze and Ms Nino Tandilashvili enjoyed company of Ambassador of Turkey to Georgia, H.E. Fatma Seren Yazgan.“I would like to extend my gratitude to the Turkish partners for organizing and providing financial aid on the efforts undertaken today. We have launched recovery-renewal of the Krtsanisi forest that has set forth various efforts – including renewal of trees. The project “let the future breathe” will be shaped through a vital action of planting 1000 soil-type adapted endemic tree species” – Deputy Minister Nozadze stated.
“We are delighted to be complementing to the greenery efforts of the Krtsanisi project, as we fully acknowledge desertification being a serious challenge. Thus, we aim at suspending the desertification process through planting trees. Reiterating importance of each tree is certainly not populism. I would be eager to pay a visit to the park in 20-years’ time and take a pride into glancing at grown trees” - Ambassador of Turkey to Georgia shared.
The respective greenery project has been initiated by the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and spans over 25 countries. The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) is in charge of the project in Georgia.
“Let the future breathe” initiative came to life on November 11, 2019 and will result into planting a total number of 83 million trees in the participating countries.
The event enjoyed participation of the MEPA’s respective agencies, representatives of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey, as well as the respective non-governmental organizations.