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• HDP's Diri: Air pollution in Gever is the outcome of corruption 

  HDP Gever District co-chair Şoreş Diri said the air pollution there was caused by the poor-quality coal that the ruling AKP provided to the poor people, and that this is the outcome of government corruption.
• Climate crisis in Turkey's news media: Censorship, interest networks, budget… 

  Economic and political interest networks and ideological stances of newspapers determine the importance given to the climate crisis, according to a recent report prepared by Dr. Sarphan Uzunoğlu and Hazal Sena Karaca from NewsLabTurkey.
• Hawraman Region, one of the secret beauties of Kurdistan 

  Hawraman Region, one of the beautiful places in Kurdistan, arouses admiration in every season.
• Lakes and rivers are drying up in the region of Van 

  Lakes and rivers are drying up in the region of Van. Most of Lake Sixkê in Ipekyolu has disappeared.
• Build a playground in Dêrik campaign  

  The Berlin city partnership Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg - Dêrik is starting a Christmas donation campaign for a new playground in Dêrik.
• The breathtaking beauty of Dersim 

  Dersim is breathtakingly beautiful in every season of the year, and in autumn the splendour of the forests is dazzling.
• Globalization conference in Oslo addresses Turkey's war against Kurds 

  During the globalization conference in Oslo. there was a panel discussion on Turkey's war against the Kurds and Norway and NATO's role.
• Turkey’s mine-infested southern border prevents safe agriculture 

  The minefields on Turkey's southern border cover an area of 134 square kilometers. By 2014, Turkey should have cleared the deadly explosive devices under the Ottawa Convention, but was twice given a reprieve. New target: 2025.
• Flooded village in Duhok reservoir resurfaces after 36 years 

  With the construction of the dam in Duhok in southern Kurdistan, the village of Girê Qesroka was flooded. Due to the extreme lack of water, the small village has reappeared after 36 years and has become an attraction for visitors.
• Trustee appointed to Erciş Municipality doesn't even bother to collect garbage 

  The trustee appointed by the State to Erciş Municipality after the HDP won the local election has not been collecting garbage in the neighbourhoods for months.
• Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria prepares to enact ‘Ecology Conservation’ law 

  Ecology is one of the pillars of Rojava's revolution, along with grassroots democracy and women's liberation. The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria is preparing a law to protect the ecological balance.
• Rethink usefulness of trading water: UN human rights expert 

  States must ensure appropriate legal measures to prevent price speculation of water, said the special rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation for the United Nations.
• Water level in Munzur falls to the lowest level in its history 

  The Munzur Stream in Dersim, where six dams and HEPPs have been built in the last ten years, has reached its lowest level in history due to drought.
• Geliyê Qewalê and Ava Orê Waterfall, the beauties of Hakkari 

  A world between reality and dream, Hakkari is a generous wonder of nature. Geliyê Qewalê (Kaval Valley) and Ava Orê Waterfall (Sineber) are two parts that complete this wonder.
• Global Day of Action: No to the "Maya Train" and the colonial rail of Deutsche Bahn 

  In southern Mexico, the "Maya Train" is to be built through rainforest - with the help of Deutsche Bahn. A day of action will be held on October 30 to protest against the ecocide and displacement.
• Drought and military restrictions threaten nomadic life in Cizre 

  Due to the prevailing drought, the nomads in Cizre, Şırnak had to return to their villages from the high pastures earlier this year. Many of the ancestral pastures are restricted military areas.
• Lake Van basin is drying up 

  Global warming and drought have caused the water level to drop in Lake Van. Many large and small lakes, streams, dams and spring waters in the Lake Van basin have dried up.
• HDK calls on everyone to increase resistance against policies that destroy environment 

  The HDK said: "We must increase the resistance against policies that destroy forests, water areas, agricultural areas and biodiversity."
• Experts caution about outage of the Euphrates River water 

  Experts warned of humanitarian catastrophes in Syria and Iraq if the Euphrates River's water was cut off, saying that the Turkish state jeopardized the lives of millions of people by cutting off the water.
• Baskale travertines, a newly discovered natural beauty in Van 

  Baskale travertines, which resemble Pamukkale travertines, are one of the newly discovered natural beauties of Van.
• Ecological destruction in Kurdistan will be protested on Global Climate Day 

  The Fridays for Future campaign has called for a global strike on September 24. The Democratic Confederalism Initiative and KCDK-E will also take part in the protests.
• Wildfires spread in Gabar and Gever 

  In the Kurdish provinces of Şırnak and Hakkari, wildfires are raging, destroying the region's fauna and flora. In Gever, an important bird breeding area is in danger of burning down completely.
• Stubble burning causes panic in Hevsel Gardens in Amed 

  A stubble burning caused panic in the Hevsel Gardens in Amed. The flames quickly spread in the 7,000-year-old valley and could only be contained by the effective intervention of the fire brigades.
• Environmental organizations in Dersim against ecocide 

  In an act of solidarity, representatives of more than 30 environmental organizations in Istanbul have traveled to Dersim to send a signal against the ecocide practiced by the Turkish army in the province.
• Turkish air strikes cause fire on Mount Gabar 

  Another forest fire broke out as a result of Turkish air strikes on the summit of Mount Gabar in North Kurdistan.