IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN SSC Turkey Plant Red List Authority

Overview and description

Description:

Turkey Plant Red List Authority (TPRLA) aims to evaluate Turkish endemic plant species and fill knowledge gaps about the condition of Turkish plants.

Group leadership

Dr Ozge BALKIZ

Red List Authority Coordinator

Experienced ecologist with MSc and PhD degrees on environmental science and nature conservation. Senior expert on species and habitat conservation, with proven experience on designing and implementing monitoring schemes, Species Action Plans, IUCN redlisting, assessing ecosystem services, mapping biodiversity, climate change adaptation, spatial planning, among others. Has sound experience on working with NGOs, academia and intergovernmental organizations.

Prof Hayri DUMAN

Red List Authority Coordinator

Prof Ahmet Emre YAPRAK

Red List Authority Coordinator

The mission of the group is to assess the status of endemic plant species in Turkey and to fill in the important knowledge gaps on the status of plants of Turkey.

Specialist Group work

The group will mainly target bringing together information towards assessing the Red List status of endemic plant species. This will permit in the long run to have a pool of information which will establish the basis for species-level conservation actions to be carried out in an effective manner.