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Davit Songhulashvili: "Along with the expansion of protected areas, our main task is to strengthen the mechanisms for their effective management and protection"
Davit Songhulashvili: "Along with the expansion of protected areas, our main task is to strengthen the mechanisms for their effective management and protection"
Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Davit Songhulashvili met with the leadership of the Agency of Protected Areas. The Minister reviewed current operational matters, completed work, and future plans of the agency.
The meeting focused on existing priorities regarding the management of protected areas and biodiversity conservation. Planned initiatives aimed at strengthening the monitoring system, improving rangers' capabilities and working conditions, and enhancing effective management and ecotourism development across protected areas were discussed.
"Along with the expansion of protected areas, our main task is to strengthen the mechanisms for their effective management and protection. Special importance is attached to biodiversity conservation, developing rangers' capacities, and fully realizing the ecotourism potential of protected areas," stated Davit Songhulashvili.
Today, Georgia features 112 protected areas, covering a total area of 1,066,175 hectares. Georgia's protected areas are managed by 25 territorial administrations.