ECOLOGY

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• 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.
• Villagers resist against mining activities in Dersim 

  Villagers protesting the company officials who came to drill for an unlicensed mine in the Çemişgezek district of Dersim, blocked the road and did not let the construction equipment enter the area.
• A call for sensitivity from the cleaning workers 

  The cleaning workers in Manbij drew attention to the fact that the keeping streets clean are in the hands of the citizens and urged everyone to be sensitive about this issue.
• The old houses of Van are only a memory 

  Historical Van houses are disappearing as the result of urban transformation and build-and-sell policy.
• Call against animal slaughter in Kurdistan 

  50 associations and federations warn that wild animals are in peril in Kurdistan.
• US-American gets license to hunt rare mountain goats in Dersim 

  The Association for Dersim Studies reported that a “hunting tourist” from the USA has been granted a license to shoot down protected mountain goats, which are threatened with extinction. The population of the northern Kurdish province is alarmed.
• Climate change now the biggest threat to natural World Heritage 

  “Natural World Heritage sites are amongst the world’s most precious places, and we owe it to future generations to protect them,” said Bruno Oberle, IUCN Director General.
• Brochure from Rojava: Cooperatives as a revolutionary strategy 

  The Internationalist Commune of Rojava has published a brochure on cooperatives in northeast Syria. Heval Zinar reflects on his experiences in the Economic Committee and sees cooperatives as a revolutionary strategy.
• Turkey lowers water level of the Euphrates flowing into Syria 

  Tishrin's West Dam Administration announced that the Turkish state lowered the water level of the Euphrates River flowing into Syrian territory for the second time in a year.
• Campaign '1 Tree 4 Shengal' kicks off 

  The campaign "Ein Baum für Sinjar - 1 tree 4 Sinjar (Shengal)" kicks off: it aims to plant trees in Shengal.
• Olive harvest starts in Kobanê and Manbij after the first rains 

  After the first rains of autumn, olive harvest started in Kobanê and Manbij. While this year's crop of olive is limited for the producers from Kobanê, it is productive of Manbij.
• Agricultural development following the liberation of Deir ez-Zor 

  Deir ez-Zor Agriculture Directorate, affiliated to the Deir ez-Zor Civil Council, provides significant support to farmers for agricultural development in the region.
• Embargo negatively affects agriculture in Shehba 

  Farmers protest the embargo imposed on Shehba by the Damascus government, saying that agriculture has become impossible due to the embargo.
• Fire in Silopi threatens Rojava 

  A wildfire that broke out for reasons that have not yet been explained, not far from the border in Silopi in Northern Kurdistan, threatens to spread to Dêrik in Rojava. Firefighting measures have not yet been initiated.
• Turkish army starts another forest fire in Şırnak 

  A forest fire broke out in Setkarê village as a result of the fire opened from Kalecik military base in Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak.
• Latest evaluation shows Europe's nature in serious decline 

  "Our assessment shows that safeguarding the health and resilience of Europe’s nature, and people’s well-being, requires fundamental changes to the way we produce and consume food, manage and use forests, and build cities."
• Make Rojava Green Again announces release of its Swiss member  

  Make Rojava Green Again announced that its member, Hawar Goran, has been freed. Goran had been detained in Hewler for a week.
• Make Rojava Green Again calls for release of its Swiss member  

  Make Rojava Green Again released a statement condemning the arrest by the Kurdistan Regional Government of one of its member, a Swiss young man who has been detained in Hewler for a week.
• Besta region on fire for three months 

  The region of Besta has been in flames for more than three months. 21 areas have completely burned down.
• Stop Climate Disaster, Keep it in the Ground! 

  Call from Turkish and Kurdish Ecology Organizations on the fossils in the Mediterranean Sea.
• 'Those who defend nature, life and peace can't be judged' 

  The Hasankeyf Coordination issued a statement regarding the the police operation carried out on Friday which saw professor Beyza Üstün being detained alongside a number of other people.
• Turkish army prevents fire extinguishing attempts at Gabar 

  The wildfire at Mount Gabar in the province of Şırnak is spreading more and more. Extinguishing attempts are prevented by the Turkish army