ECOLOGY
Tuğba Kahraman from Polen Ekoloji, said that the ecocide in Iliç covers a very large area, and added that “cyanide and heavy chemicals will mix with the Euphrates as the result of a disaster that will have consequences for at least a century."
+ KCK: Turkey must get rid of its ecocidal mentality
+ Miners buried in cyanide-laced landslide at gold mine in Erzincan
Several mine workers were buried in a landslide at a gold mine in the province of Erzincan. The DEM party blames the disaster on the negligence of the AKP/MHP government and the unscrupulousness of the mining companies.
The Ecology Union called on parties that will run the local elections scheduled for 31 March to prepare climate and disaster emergency action plans.
While many stream beds in Hakkari were buried in concrete under the name of 'improvement', trees, plants and animals were slaughtered and natural life was destroyed.
+ Ecocide in Northern Kurdistan continues
+ Ecocide in Kurdistan
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Village guards cut down forests in Van
Village conservationists in the province of Van have started to clear large areas of forest. The trees obstruct the military observation of the city and the radio frequencies, the reasoning says.
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MEH: Anti-system movements must fight together
In a statement on the HDP's Ecology Forum, the Mesopotamian Ecology Movement points out the importance of uniting the struggle for the environment, the women's struggle and the other anti-system movements.
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Agricultural cooperative in Tirbespiyê
Five years ago, four women founded an agricultural cooperative in Tirbespiyê. Today, forty women work there and the cooperative covers a large part of the demand for vegetables in the Northern Syrian region.
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Villagers protest HPP project in Zilan Valley
Works at the Hydroelectric Power Plant in the Zilan Valley have resumed taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic, despite the decision of the Council of State which had ruled to stop the construction.
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Water is not a weapon, water is life!
A new campaign named “Water for Rojava” has been launched two weeks ago aiming at rising funds to help women’s co-operatives and democratic local municipalities in Rojava and other parts of North-East Syria.
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Van Lake basin is being destroyed
There are dozens of HPPs (Hydroeletric Power Plant) and dams on the Van Lake basin, which has a very diverse population. More than one HPP and dam has been built on almost every stream and water basin.
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Women demand an end to environmental destruction at Cudi
Activists of the women's movement TJA protested on Mount Cudi against the destruction of the tree population by village guards. The women demand: "Don't continue on this wrong path, don't become a tool of the dirty machinations of the government."
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Water For Rojava campaign launched today
A new campaign named Water for Rojava has been launched today aiming at rising funds to help funding women’s co-operatives and democratic local municipalities in Rojava and other parts of North-East Syria.
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Endangered European Roller sighted in Van
A European Roller has been sighted at Lake Erçek in Northern Kurdistan. This colourful bird was common in Europe for a long time, in Germany the species is extinct. The total population of the European Roller is currently classified as almost endangered.