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Soil-Climate Change Relationship and TEMA’s work on enhancing soil’s carbon holding
capacity
Cem İskender AYDINTEMA Foundation
Climate policy officer
October 2015
Soil and Climate: In a complicated relationship
Long story short
• If you want to protect the climate, you have to protect the soil; if you want to protect the soil, you have to protect the climate
CLIMATE SOIL
Fossil Fuels, Transportation
etc
Land Use, Deforestation
etc.
Actions to prevent the climate change
Actions to preserve the soil
Climate Change Land DegradationHuman Induced
Causes of Climate Change and
Desertification
A holistic approach
ECONOMY
ENV SOC
Old, economy oriented approach
ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT
SOCIAL
Sustainable development approach
ENVIRONMENT
SOCIETY
ECONOMY
To prevent the climate change To protect the carbon in the soil
Use public transportations, bike, walk! Fly less! Keep soil planted! Protect the land!
Use energy efficient electrical appliances! Minimize tillage!
Use renewable energy! Use cover crops!
Prefer locally grown food! Avoid monoculture, enhance diversity, and implement crop rotation
Reduce waste! Do not buy packaged food! Re-use, re-cycle! READ PACKAGES! No chemicals!
Stop using fossil! Support climate advocacy groups to stop governments and companies using fossil fuels to produce electricity
Protect the pastures and grazelands!
Get informed about the causes and effects of climate change, and act! Conserve the forests
What does TEMA do?
To raise public awareness on environmental problems, specifically:
BiodiversityLoss
HabitatDestruction
Deforestation
Climate Change
Soil erosion Desertification
Turkey’s Environmental Concerns
Coal HPP and
DamsNuclear
Land Use Policies
Plans
Use of Agricultural Lands for
Other Purposes
Big Projects
Environmental Legislation
Changes in Laws and Directives
New Regulations
Energy
Advocacy Work
Reforestation Projects
Rural Development and Nature
Conservation Projects
Education Programs
In 23 years, 11 million saplings and 700 million oak acorns have been planted!
Reforestation and Rural Development Projects
Implemented 150 demonstration projects on: reforestation sustainable rural development biodiversity conservation
“Grazeland Law” (1998) “Law on Soil Protection and Land Improvement” (2005) “Water Law” (ongoing)
Advocacy Work
82 lawsuits have been won against: wrong administrative activities decisions that affect the national environment in a negative way.
Advocacy Work
Education Programs
81 Cities288 Schools
12.000 Children
81 Cities1.000
Schools58.000
Children
(2013)60 cities29.650
Teachers
To increase ecological literacy in every aspect of the society To create a conscious public, aware of the serious environmental
and economic threats posed by environmental degradation such as soil erosion, deforestation, climate change, loss of biodiversity
Education Outreach
International Relations
Global Relations • UNCCD• UNFCCC• UNEP• ECOSOC• IUCN• GEF- NGO• GSP
Regional Relations
• EEB•CAN- Europe•MIO-ECSDE•UNEP-MAP• Environment and Climate Forum
International Relations
Proud of our Founders!
