Centro de conocimiento pastoril

Yolda Initiative

Acronym: Yolda
Region: Europe
Country: Türkiye
Address: 105/604 Ataturk Bulvari Cankaya Ankara
Phone number: 00905498602766
Email address: [email protected]

Organization profile

Type of Organization: International civil society organization
Focus on Pastoralism: Largely working on pastoralism
Year of establish: 2015
Objective: Yolda Initiative is a nature conservation NGO based in Turkey and operating at international level. Yolda works for the conservation of biodiversity through research, advocacy, communications and partnerships. Recognizing that humans, with their cultural diversity, are an integral component of ecosystems, traditional cultural practises that benefits biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation & adaptation efforts are a particular focus of Yolda. Mobile pastoralism being among these traditional cultural practices, Yolda try and respond to the hardships mobile pastoralists the world over are facing and aim to help these communities move freely through their landscapes to the benefit of nature, climate and all societies.

Areas of work

Research
Ecology and conservation
Advocacy
Culture and traditions
Indigenous knowledge

Secondary informations

First contact person

First name: Engin
Family name: Yılmaz
Position: Director
Phone number: 00905498602766

Second contact person

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