ecology

Tree felling continues in Besta

ecology
16:50 02

In the Besta region, located between the centre of Şirnex (Şırnak) and the Berwarî (Pervari) district of Sêrt (Siirt), trees are being felled under military supervision and by village guards.

React to tree felling in Dorşîn: A stance must be taken against eco-cide

ecology
10:11 27/11

Representatives of organisations planting saplings in response to the tree felling in the Dorşîn region of Pasûr district pointed out that the state must change its policies that serve capital.

'Receding waters of Lake Van point to a climate crisis'

ecology
11:10 26/11

Drawing attention to the receding waters of Lake Wan due to drought, Prof. Dr Faruk Alaeddinoğlu said: "The Lake Van Basin is warming above the global average; this is no longer a seasonal fluctuation, but a permanent climate crisis."

Sapling planting held in Dorsîn to protest tree cutting

ecology
15:49 23/11

Led by the Democratic Institutions Platform, ecology groups and civil society organizations planted oak and almond saplings in Dorsîn to protest ongoing tree cutting in the area.

Protesters march ahead of anti-exploitation rally

ecology
15:17 16/11

Ahead of a rally organized under the slogan “We will not allow plunder and profit; we will win, life will win”, demonstrators in Dêrsim (Tunceli) held a march through the city.

Soldiers seize citizen’s phone after filming deforestation in Gabar

ecology
15:27 22/10

A citizen who attempted to film on-going deforestation in the Gabar region was reportedly threatened by soldiers, who later confiscated the person’s phone and deleted the footage.

Tree slaughter continues in Dorşîn

ecology
10:40 09/10

In Pasûr (Kulp) district of Amed province, tree slaughter started by village guards and some villagers at the intersection of Eskar and Beyrok neighbourhoods on the slopes of Dorşîn Mountain continues.

Tree slaughter in Eskar extends to Beyrok

ecology
12:32 07/10

The tree cutting that started in Eskar rural neighbourhood of Pasûr extended to Beyrok rural neighbourhood.

Drought also hit Archak and Saxke lakes

ecology
09:39 02/10

The drought in Wan (Van) due to the decrease in rainfall has almost dried up the lakes of Arçak (Erçek) and Sıxke (Sihke), which are called "bird paradise".

Fire in Cûdî

ecology
15:40 01/10

Forest fire broke out on mount Cûdî in Şirnex (Şırnak)

Tree destruction in Dorşîn

ecology
10:33 01/10

The tree slaughter started by the village guards and some neighbourhood guards in the Mezra Xuş area of Eskar neighbourhood on the slopes of Dorsîn Mountain in Pasur (Kulp) district of Amed (Diyarbakır) continues for 20 days.

TOKİ also involved in the plunder of nature in Şirnex

ecology
14:27 30/9

Housing Development Administration (TOKİ), which started to plunder nature in Qelaçkê and Bûlbûlê regions in İsmetpaşa neighbourhood of Şirnex (Şırnak) centre, is building one thousand 520 houses in the same regions.

Nature destruction in Gabar captured from the air

ecology
10:14 29/9

The destruction of nature on Gabar Mountain was captured from the air for the first time.

We must be in action until tree slaughter stopped say Êlih Peace Mothers

ecology
10:40 24/9

Êlih (Batman) Peace Mothers, who participated in the vigil against the ecocide in Besta, said, "We should have stayed there as long as the trees were being slaughtered" and stated that the action should be continued.

Koza Gold Enterprises poisoning Giyadîn!

ecology
15:31 23/9

The gold exploration activities of Koza Gold Enterprises in Giyadîn (Diyadin) district of Agirî (Ağrı) have spread over an area of 470 hectares, while the mine poses a great risk to the Murat River.