3 thousand 271 saplings were planted in the ceremony held at 500 different locations with a large participation over the weekend, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality and Talas Municipality. With this project, while creating a natural environment that is an important source of oxygen in Kayseri, an important step was taken to reduce carbon sink area and air pollution.
Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality continues to cooperate with relevant institutions and organizations in environmental and nature-friendly activities.
Erciyes Mountain Tekir Plateau and Surroundings Carbon Sink Area Afforestation program was carried out in cooperation with the General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, the General Directorate of Environmental Management, Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality and Talas Municipality.
Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Mehmet Özhaseki, Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. More than 270 thousand saplings were planted within the scope of the program attended by Memduh Büyükkılıç and the city protocol.
Within the scope of the event, 97 thousand Scots pine, 95 thousand false acacia, 33 thousand birch, 14 thousand juniper, 13 thousand 744 rosehip, 3 thousand 756 pears, 1.500 aspen, 4 thousand Taurus cedar, 9 thousand 500 shrubs, shrubs and perennials were planted. A total of 271 thousand 500 saplings were planted in the ground.
The planted saplings will form a sink area that will hold 2 thousand 468 tons of carbon annually.
It is envisaged that the afforested area will prevent sudden and heavy rains caused by climate change and therefore floods, and improve the air quality of the region.
Within the scope of the program, saplings were planted at 3 locations in the city, including Mount Erciyes Tekir Plateau and its surroundings, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan National Garden and Ali Mountain.