Environment

7576  Milli Parklar Kanunu ve Bazı Kanunlar ile 375 Sayılı Kanun Hükmünde Kararnamede Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Kanun

🇹🇷Türkiye··Law·Medium Impact0·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The law updates regulations related to national parks and protected areas, enhancing the authority of the Nature Conservation and National Parks General Directorate to enforce environmental protections and manage visitor access. It affects local communities, conservation officers, and businesses involved in tourism and environmental management.

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Key Changes

  • Increased enforcement powers for the Nature Conservation and National Parks General Directorate regarding biodiversity and wetland protections.
  • New definitions for roles such as area guides and wildlife conservation officers.
  • Establishment of long-term development plans for protected areas with input from relevant ministries.

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Nature Conservation and National Parks General Directorate must establish procedures and principles for applying administrative sanctions against violators of biodiversity protection, wetland protection regulations, and specified prohibitions under Article 9(1)(a), (e), and (f) of Environmental Law No. 2872

Nature Conservation and National Parks General Directorate
operational
high

The General Directorate must allocate budget provisions for inspection and supervision activities related to enforcement of environmental protections in national parks and protected areas

Nature Conservation and National Parks General Directorate
operational
high

The General Directorate must prepare, have prepared, or enforce long-term development plans, development plans, and management plans for national parks, nature parks, nature monuments, and nature conservation areas, in consultation with relevant ministries

Nature Conservation and National Parks General Directorate
operational
high

Tourism investments in culture and tourism protection and development zones within protected areas must obtain prior approval from the General Directorate before proceeding under Tourism Promotion Law No. 2634

Tourism investors and developers in protected areas
licensing
high

All unauthorized structures and facilities confiscated within protected areas must be immediately demolished by the General Directorate, or evaluated for alternative use, without requiring prior administrative decisions

Nature Conservation and National Parks General Directorate
prohibition

Affected Parties

Local communitiesConservation officers+2 more…

Tags

environment,national parks,biodiversity