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• Slow Food: Stop the Turkish offensive in Northern Syria 

  Slowfood, which has a project in Kobane, condemned Turkish attack and issued an urgent appeal for peace, to stop the offensive that threatens to make us lose a common home, a dream of democracy and justice that was, slowly becoming a reality."
• Open letter by Fridays for Future for Rojava 

  The local group of "Fridays For Future Rojava" addresses the world public and in particular the climate movement.
• Make Rojava Green Again calls for solidarity and resistance 

  “Now more than ever, we will continue the fight for a free and green Rojava. Because the land must to be defended or there will be no place for the revolution.”
• Urgent call for Hasankeyf and the Tigris Valley 

  It is possible to save the 12,000 year old Hasankeyf and the Tigris Valley, which gave and gives life to all of us, says the Hasankeyf Coordination.
• Turkish army destroying the environment in Afrin 

  Turkish army once again destroying the environment in Afrin by cutting down trees.
• Interview to the III. International Social Ecology Meeting 

  The Third International Meeting of Social Ecology – A reflection by Make Rojava Green Again
• Northern Syria: Olive harvest begins amid attacks 

  In the northern Syrian regions of Shehba and Sherawa, the olive harvest begins amid ongoing attacks by the Turkish military and allied militia.
• Turkish army and its mercenaries set Mabata forest on fire 

  Invading Turkish army set fire to the forest around the village of Kaxrê in Mabata.
• Newly discovered 10,000-year-old settlement to be flooded by dam 

  A newly discovered about 10,000 years old settlement in Amed is to sink into the water of the Ambar dam.
• Turkish army set Mount Cudi forest on fire 

  A fire broke out in the forest of Mount Cudi in the countryside of Silopi (province of Şırnak) as a result of the fire opened by the Turkish army.
• Rice planted in Derik after 50 years 

  Due to the heavy rains in winter, the springs in Derik have started to bubble again.
• Destruction of nature continues in occupied Afrin 

  Trees have been cut down in the countryside of Afrin’s Mabata district for the past 15 days.
• Global voices sang, played and spoke for Hasankeyf and Tigris 

  "It will be never too late for Hasankeyf and the Tigris River! Hasankeyf is our culture, Tigris our nature!”
• Turkish soldiers and mercenaries cut 300 olive trees in Afrin 

  The invading Turkish soldiers and their mercenary allies have cut at least 300 olive trees in the village of Berad, in the district of Şêrawa (Afrin). A military base will be built in the region.
• Sing, play, paint or do something for Hasankeyf! 

  Today is Global Action Day for Hasankeyf. Organisers invited people to "sing, play, paint or do something for Hasankeyf".
• Hundreds of fruit and olive trees burned in Afrin 

  The occupation forces have burned hundreds of olive trees in the district of Mabeta in the occupied canton of Afrin.
• Turkey drains sewage to streams flowing to Gire Spi 

  Turkish state’s invasion threats against Gire Spi have taken a new turn as the country started to drain untreated sewage to the Seluh and Al Jalab streams that flow into the neighboring district.
• A forest for internationalist martyrs of the Rojava Revolution 

  “With this forest we want to create a living monument that will flourish and take root like the ideals of the martyrs of the Rojava revolution.”
• Fire started by the Turkish army in Bagok spreads 

  The fire started by the Turkish army on Mount Bagok has spread to the mountainside on Midyat-İdil road.
• The Vatican expresses concern for the fires in Mardin 

  The Vatican has issued a statement and said they are concerned about the fires that were set in the orchards around the Deyrulzafaran Monastery in Mardin, one of the oldest Christian settlements.
• Occupation forces cut down 5,000 trees in Afrin 

  The Turkish army and their allied gangs continue to kill forests in Afrin. The felled trees are sent to Turkey as raw materials.
• Turkish destruction of nature in Bradost continues 

  The Turkish army continues its invasion attacks and destruction of nature in Bradost region in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Occupation forces cut down trees in Afrin 

  Turkish army allied gangs cut down thousands of olive trees in Afrin territory.
• Make Rojava Green Again at FFF summer-congress and Attac academy 

  There will be panel discussions and workshops for the activists to exchange ideas on countering climate change and formulate their demands. They will also be able to learn basic rhetoric and campaigning skills.
• Turkish Gendarmerie bans vigil for Hasankeyf 

  A vigil for the preservation of the historic Hasankeyf cultural site has been prevented by the Turkish Gendarmerie forces.