Lake Nemrut chamois has been extinct. The caldera was registered a natural monument in 2003. The protected area around the crater lake covers . Nemrut Caldera Natural Monument () is protected in the status of a tourist attraction, a protected area of first degree and a wetland. The government of Turkey designated the wetland of the caldera as the 14th Ramsar site of the country on April 17, 2013. It is not permitted to cut reed in the caldera and to fish in the lake, although some livestock grazing takes place around the caldera. A winter sports and ski center was established
Nemrut (volcano) many measurements and observations. He also suggested possible ways of the evolution of Nemrut, most of which were confirmed later. In the 20th century, the scientific study of the volcano was interrupted by the political instability in the region. In the first half of the 20th century Nemrut was wrongly classified as an extinct volcano. Only in the 1980s, with the resumption of the studies, its status was changed to dormant. Currently Nemrut is mainly studied by Turkish volcanologists. The volcano is still poorly understood, and there is no consensus on the interpretation of stratigraphic data. Analysis of the sediments