Evaluation of the silvicultural approaches in the protected forest areas

The protected areas are constituted for protecting the bio-diversity. Thepurpose of the Nature Protecting Areas (Protected Areas) constituted fordefancing Nature-Ecosystem, are to prevent forest destruction which can not bestopped in the world, to be able to stop the diminishing of the bio diversity andto transfer the bio-diversity to the future generations. For realizing thatpurpose, it is required that the protected areas be protected, be classified andeffective management understanding. Of protected areas be established.Realizing of transferring of the protected areas to the future generation andproviding the continuation of the bio-diversity depend on the application of theprotected area management plans and also carrying out silvicultural activitiesaccording to suitable for their source values. In the silvicultural activities whatimportant are the purpose of the protected areas and their source values andthe naturalness degree of the thing which shall be intervened. In this studyespecially the oxcitation in the world and threats to forests, deforestations andspecies losts scrutinized and international developments related to protecting ofthe nature have been studied. In that context, studies of the protected areasubject and its catocories, management understanding and providing itscontinuation have been evaluated.viAs a result; evaluation of the silvi-cultural activities of protected areas,establishing of the protected areas and managing of protected areas,establishing the continuation of the protected areas, and main principles of thesilvicultural activities applied have been established.It has been not arrived yet at an sufficient level about protecting of biologicalwealthy and species. This state make it necessary for active studying ofprotected areas.Science Code : 502.01.02Key Words : Protected areas, silvi-cultural approaches, decree of thenaturalness, in-situ, management plan.Page Number : 114Adviser : Yrd. Doç. Dr. Sezgin AYAN