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The Establishment of New Carbon Sink Areas in Non-Forest Lands and
Carbon Farming in the Process of Climate Change Adaptation

2. Strategic Actions: CF should be considered as an important tool in
combating climate change. Strategic actions should be taken in this
field and the existing legislation should be harmonised with carbon
crediting projects.
3. Diversification of Afforestation Areas: Multi-beneficial afforestation
areas (agroforestry) consisting of fruit tree species, shrubs and
herbaceous plants other than forest tree species can be established.
4. Sustainable Practices: The practices that are the least costly, require
minimum tillage and increase the amount of carbon in the soil, such as
organic farming, should be encouraged.
5. Land Selection and Rights of Use: The factors such as the ownership
status, rights of use and zoning status of the lands to be selected for
CF should be appropriate.
6. Land Ownership and Rights: Land ownership and rights should be
clearly defined during project management, crediting and certification
phases.
7. Pre-Feasibility: Pre-feasibility studies should be conducted to determine
whether the CF projects, land and project scenario comply with carbon
crediting and certification criteria.
8. Land Size: The lands to be used for the implementation of the CF
projects should be at least 3 hectares in size.
9. Long-Term Rotation Period: Rotation period of CF projects should be
at least 30 years (or 50 years). It is important for certification that the
carbon sequestered by trees for 30 or 60 years is not released back into
the atmosphere.
10. Legislative Amendments: Legislation should be amended to overcome
social and economic barriers to CF projects.
11. Access for Landless Farmers: Treasury lands should be allocated to
local communities and cooperatives as a priority for new and existing
landless farmers to access land.
12. CF Regulation: A special regulation should be enacted to support and
promote CF.
13. Scientific Research: CF is a technical subject and should be developed
within the scope of scientific researches. Information sharing between
researchers and farmers should be systematically performed.
14. Awareness-Raising and Training: Educational activities should
be organised for farmers in cooperation with universities, official
institutions and NGOs.

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