ECOLOGY
Speaking at an ecology conference in Balıkesir, DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan said, “Let's get rid of this government that is dragging us into the abyss and bringing Turkey to the brink of destruction.”
Geothermal power plants (GPPs), the first examples of which were seen during the AKP rule, have become increasingly widespread within the framework of rent and plunder policies.
+ AKP government's 22 years of ecological destruction - I
During the 22 years of AKP rule, the nature of Turkey and Kurdistan has been opened to the rent and plunder of capital. One of the most crucial headings of the ecological disaster identified with the AKP government is the HEPPs.
In the Raqqa and Tabqa cantons, vineyards are considered important as a source of income, and help meet the needs of families.
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Campaign to preserve the Munzur Springs
The initiative "Let Munzur Flow Freely" has launched a campaign to preserve the Munzur Springs. The Turkish government wants to close the source region in Dersim, which is sacred to Alevis, and redesign it in a profit-oriented way.
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Bike tour in Van against ecological destruction in Zilan Valley
The HDP Youth Council of Van has protested against the ecological destruction in the Zilan valley by taking a bicycle tour. Four hydropower plants are currently being built in the valley - the remains of thousands of genocide victims would thus disappear.
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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."