Bio-diversity

The Project aimed to execute an inventory of plants species and medicinal plants in the Southeastern Anatolia (GAP Region), to identify the endemics and to prepare a publication. Main activities: The research is carried out in Adiyaman, Batman, Gaziantep, Kilis, Mardin, Siirt, Sanliurfa, Sirnak and Diyarbakir provinces. - Field studies and photographing of plants on site, - Collection of unidentified plants samples, - Scientific identification of endemics, - Consulting local people on the use of plants, - Consulting herbalists on medicinal plants, - Compilation of information, selection of photographs for the book - Editing of the book entitled: Endemics and Medicinal Plants in GAP Region - Publishing and dissemination of the book in January 2001 Main actors: The project administered by the Environment Foundation or Turkey (EFT) based in Ankara, and the field-work is organized at Dicle University in Diyarbakir. EFT is a NGO established in 1978. The foundation is known by its research and policy work, as well as its publications. The books published by the Foundation on various issues are considered resource books in environmental literature in Turkey.

Turkey