The photograph contest themed “Forest and Fauna” was concluded, which was the second of series in Turkish Forests Photograph Contest organised in partnership of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and General Directorate of Forestry and in cooperation with the Turkish Federation of Photographic Arts.
The contest was organised under the “Integrated Management of Mediterranean Forests” Project implemented by the General Directorate of Forestry in cooperation with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). A total of 1,110 participants submitted 3,777 photographs to the Forest and Fauna contest.
The key objective in the contests organised by UNDP and General Directorate of Forestry is to promote forests, and increase awareness and indeed strengthen the instinct for protecting forests.
