Institutional Collaboration with Local Communities for Shared Land Ecosystem Maintenance
Atatürk University, acting as a unified institutional body, engages in sustained partnerships and collaborative efforts with local community stakeholders, public authorities, non-governmental organisations and civil society to maintain, restore and manage shared land ecosystems in the region. The university’s collaboration model is embedded in its outreach centre, governance systems, project…
Biodiversity-Sensitive Planning & Development Institutional Statement
Atatürk University, as a unified institutional body, systematically integrates local biodiversity considerations into its planning and development processes—including new building construction, infrastructure upgrades, campus landscaping, and site-master planning. These practices are embedded institutionally and supported by strategic documents, investment monitoring reports, projects, and outreach events (including 2024 evidence) that demonstrate…
Educational & Outreach Programmes for Sustainable Land-Management in Tourism
Atatürk University acts institutionally—through its faculties, research centres and community-engagement offices—to provide comprehensive educational and outreach programmes for local and national communities, aimed at the sustainable management of land for tourism. The university integrates curriculum, workshops, field experiences, community training and collaborative programmes to engage diverse stakeholders—locals, tourism operators, public…
Educational & Outreach Programmes for Sustainable Land-Management in Agriculture
Atatürk University actively offers and coordinates educational programmes and outreach initiatives designed to engage local and national community stakeholders in the sustainable management of land for agriculture. These efforts are institutional (i.e., the university “as a body”), structured through dedicated research and outreach centres, aligned with Sustainable Development Goals, and…
Educational Programmes on Ecosystems for Public Engagement
Atatürk University, through its formal institutional structures, offers a wide range of educational programmes aimed at local and national communities—educating the public as a body about ecosystems, wild flora and fauna, biodiversity and conservation. These programmes are embedded in the institutional mission, delivered via dedicated units, and include significant community-based…
Direct Institutional Efforts to Maintain and Extend Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Atatürk University takes comprehensive, body-level action to maintain and extend existing ecosystems and biodiversity of both plants and animals—including ecosystems under threat—through dedicated research centres, field work, restoration efforts, and active social-responsibility projects. Institutional frameworkAtatürk University’s Biodiversity Research and Application Centre (Biyolojik Çeşitlilik Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi) is formally mandated…
Supporting and Organising Land & Forest Conservation Events
Atatürk University (Atauni) has taken a proactive institutional role in organising, supporting and participating in a variety of events that promote the conservation and sustainable utilisation of land—particularly forest and wildland ecosystems—demonstrating strong alignment with SDG 15 (Life on Land) and the requirements of indicator 15.2.1. 1. Institutional commitment &…
ÇORUHUN NADİRLERİ VE ÇORUH VADİSİNİN DOĞAL ZENGİNLİKLERİNİN TANITIMI PROJESİ
Atatürk Üniversitesi’nden Prof. Dr. Faris Karahan’ın öncülüğünde yürütülen “Çoruh’un Nadirleri ve Çoruh Vadisi’nin Doğal Zenginliklerinin Tanıtımı” adlı Toplumsal Duyarlılık Projesi kapsamında, ana sınıfı öğrencilerine yönelik özel bir uygulama ve sunum gerçekleştirildi. Bu etkinlikte, Çoruh Vadisi’nin endemik bitki ve hayvan türleri ile bölgenin benzersiz ekosistemi hakkında minik öğrencilere bilgi verildi. Çocukların…
