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The Foresters' Association of TURKEY

ECOTOURISM GROUP (TOD-EG)

 

The Foresters' Association of Turkey (Türkiye Ormancılar Derneği - The TOD) was founded on 26th December 1924, only one year after the declaration of the Republic of Turkey. In 1951, The TOD gained the official status of “Association for the Public Welfare” and became the first environmental association holding this title.

In 1956, The TOD started a big afforestation project, namely, “Atatürk Ormanı”, and the outcome of the project is now a spectacular forest in Ankara in the METU campus.

The TOD, which was founded by forest engineers who worked in stream rehabilitation, erosion control, reforestation, afforestation, establishing wild animal regeneration stations, recreation areas, etc. prepared “Green Book” and affected Turkish society on the eve of new Turkish constitution preparations in 1960.

Apart from many various publications, The TOD has been publishing its periodical “Orman ve Av” since 1928.

The TOD has been organizing various non-profit activities such as seminars, panels, meetings etc. aiming to increase the consciousness for forest ecosystems and nature.

Overall objective of the TOD is to establish the healthy environment for today and the future and to universalize the love of nature. To reach the objective the TOD aims to contribute to the development of forestry science and technology, and contribute to solving forestry related problems with the scientific approach concerning the needs.

The TOD has been organizing various non-profit activities such as seminars, panels, meetings etc. aiming to increase the consciousness for forest ecosystems and nature.

The Foresters' Association of Turkey - Ecotourism Group was founded in 2000 and started organizing non-profit ecotourism and ecosystem tours and promoting ecotourism in Turkey in 2001. The participants to those non-profit tours are informed about the environment and ecosystems by voluntary experts of the ecotourism group. Apart from the tours, the group organizes activities for school kids as well.


                                  

     

 

TODEG, since its establishment, has consistently received positive feedbacks. Therefore, it has expanded its activities by opening a branch in İstanbul which is the biggest city of Turkey. Ecotourism group has been refining itself concerning its participants’ recommendations.

 

TODEG organized a workshop "Ecotourism in Forest Ecosystems" on 20 - 22 May 2010 in Ankara and has published a book "Ecotourism in Forest Ecosystems & TODEG in Its Tenth Year" in English and in Turkish.


 

  

 

 

    

ANKARA 2008