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• 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.
• 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.