Proposal for an Effective Protection Concept for the Troad — A Strategy for the Preservation of an Important Ecological Building Block in the International System of Bird Migration

The European Nature Heritage Fund (Euronatur) is committed to the conservation of threatened natural and cultural landscapes and biodiversity. The Troad is quite remarkable from an ecological perspective. It has played an important role as a stopover point for numerous birds within the international migratory bird system. This function of the wetlands around Troia is extremely affected by land usage. In co-operation with the Turkish Authorities and with the support of DaimlerChrysler AG, the European Nature Heritage Fund (Euronatur) conceptualized the first steps towards the goals of the Troia National Park. Nature-friendly tourism, sustainable agricultural and comprehensive ecological education are the aims.