**5.5. Strategy WT<sup>5</sup>**

Various pollutants sourced by industrial facilities or excessive consumption of fertilizers or chemicals have the ability of easily transporting in the soil-water air cycle and affecting the ecosystem services negatively. In this context, it is proposed to establish mobile-test centers throughout the country to monitor pollution in soil and water resources and to apply effective punishments to those within the basin scale where limit values are exceeded as a result of periodically planned measurements. And, spread of the good agricultural practice techniques, establishment of modern irrigation and drainage systems in order to prevent soil salinization, planning and implementation of budgeting for drought and salinity-resistant species determination studies and identification of potential rehabilitation sites should be performed especially in the degraded arid and semiarid areas of Turkey. Proper fertilization and soil conservation strategies must be introduced. The content of soil organic matter in arid and semiarid regions should be increased with the use of animal fertilizers together with the application of stubble and green fertilizer usage techniques. Cultural and technical measures (such as fertilization, seeding and soil and water conservation measures) must be taken with pasture management to protect natural grassland areas where rainfall is insufficient or unevenly distributed. In areas having higher potential for rehabilitation, measures to prevent land degradation should be planned and enforced. Biological fighting methods should be preferred in combating harm [W4-5-6 − T2-3].
