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• The village of Riz faces disappearance should dam project get go ahead 

  The village of Riz in the province of Bingöl has a long history. The village was burned down three times and repopulated. Now it is supposed to disappear under water if a dam project is finally given the go ahead.
• Ikizdere residents: "They will turn the valley into a major construction site" 

  Residents of Ikizdere, in Rize are resisting the construction of a quarry. HDP deputy Murat Çepni visited the protesters.
• People begin to plant vegetables in Shaddadi 

  After inadequate rains throughout North and East Syria, people in Shaddadi have begun to plant vegetables in order to meet daily vegetable need.
• Water level in Euphrates down by five meters as Turkey continues holding back water to Rojava 

  SOHR warned against an environmental catastrophe threatening food security in the Jazeera region and a humanitarian crises which poses a threat to nearly two million and half people in different areas in Raqqa, Heseke, Deir ez-Zor and Kobane.
• People in Ordu protest against opening of a quarry in Kabataş 

  The people of Ordu are protesting against the opening of a quarry in the province of Kabataş.
• "Not a single tree is left standing in Lice" 

  In Kurdistan, forests are systematically destroyed during military operations. Environmental activist Vahap Işıklı draws attention to the situation in Lice where trees have been uprooted for days.
• Soldiers detain five villagers protesting the quarry in Ikizdere 

  Five villagers protesting against the quarry in Ikizdere, in Rize were detained.
• People of Ikizdere protest controversial quarry project 

  The people of Ikizdere in Rize are protesting against a controversial quarry project.
• Villagers save forest trees from a private company in western Turkey 

  Local people are confronting a private company which is trying to increase its capacity without an environmental impact assessment report in a lignite mine in Muğla province, western Turkey.
• Turkish soldiers and village guards uproot trees in Amed countryside 

  Turkish soldiers cut down trees during a military operation in Lice with the participation of village guards.
• Mesopotamia Ecological Movement: Stop deforestation in Lice 

  The Mesopotamia Ecological Movement protested against deforestation carried out by the Turkish army in the province of Lice.
• HDP meets citizens on the 3rd day of the 'Ecology Meetings' 

  HDP Mersin Provincial Organization met residents of the Mezitli district on the third day of the "Ecology Meetings".
• Construction plans for Canal Istanbul approved 

  The Turkish Ministry of Environment has approved the construction plans for the ecological destruction project Canal Istanbul and posted them for public notice. The canal will be used to dig an artificial seaway across the city.
• Turkey cuts off river water passing through Kobanê 

  The occupant Turkish state committed another war crime by cutting the flow of the Qeremox River passing through Kobanê. The occupant state also bombed a village in Afrin.
• “Turkey commits a war crime by reducing the water level of Euphrates" 

  In the context of the Turkey’s war against the peoples of northeast Syria, the Turkish occupation state follows numerous hostile means against these areas, such as lowering the water level of the Euphrates River and leaving it vulnerable to pollution.
• Euphrates River dwindles away due to Turkey’s policies 

  Due to the fascist policies pursued by the occupant Turkish state, the water of the Euphrates River in Northern and Eastern Syria is decreasing.
• From 'Danni' to Rojava and return 

  Activists call for a prison rally in front of the jail in Rohrbach for the day of political prisoners. The slogan of the demo is “From Danni to Rojava and back”
• Online event on ecology struggles in Kurdistan and worldwide 

  An online event on the topic of "Climate and Ecological Struggles in Kurdistan and Worldwide" will take place on Friday. Ercan Ayboğa from the Mesopotamia Ecology Movement and activists from the WaldstattAsphalt campaign will speak at the event.
• Nature of Eastern Kurdistan under attack 

  The nature of Rojhilat, known for its beauty, greenery, water and fertility, is also under attack.
• Van turns into a city of concrete 

  Neighbourhood life in Van has begun to disappear after the urban transformation projects implemented in recent years.
• Greenhouse cultivation strikes root in Manbij 

  Vegetable cultivation is gradually increasing in Manbij with the support of the Agriculture Committee.
• Snow turns Amed into a magic city 

  The first snow fell on Amed, after a winter with spring temperatures. People enojed the city covered in white.
• Heavy snowfall leaves hundreds of village roads closed to traffic in Kurdistan 

  Heavy snowfall hit Dersim, Elazığ, Bingöl, Malatya, Hakkari and Van cities of Kurdistan and hundreds of village roads were closed to transportation.
• Life comes to a standstill due to heavy snowfall in Hakkari 

  In the Kurdish province of Hakkari, life has come to a standstill due to heavy snowfall. Hundreds of settlements are cut off from the outside world due to the masses of snow.
• Special policies against the nature of Kurdistan  

  In Cudi Mountain, the waste water flowing from coal mines is poured into Nerduş stream and pollutes the water.