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The beauty of spring in Kurdistan
The beauty of the spring in Kurdistan with the colourfulness in the mountains and the clear water springs offers a breathtaking picture that surprises every year anew. -
Turkish state wreaks havoc on Zilan Valley
The AKP-MHP government continues its steps to destroy and depopulate the Kurdistan territory. -
Hundreds of trees planted in Qamishlo
The ecological reconstruction in Rojava continues. -
Four thousand olive trees planted in Tirbespiyê
The ecological reconstruction in Rojava continues. In the north of Tirbespiyê 4,000 olive trees were planted as part of a greening project. -
Wild vegetables from the Kurdish mountains
In the mountains of Kurdistan different kinds of edible plants grow in spring. For many people they are their livelihood. -
Women make Raqqa green
Women are leading the campaign to make Raqqa green. -
The time of the reverse tulip in Hakkari
The reverse tulip is blooming once again in the Hakkari mountains. This peculiar flower appears in the spring and has one month life. -
'Make Rojava Green Again' at the global climate strike
Numerous activists of the Make Rojava Green Again campaign have participated in the global online climate strike in Northern Syria and Europe. -
Hilly area turned into forestland in Çilaxa
Since the Rojava revolution, reforestation has been one of the core activities in the north-east Syrian autonomous region. -
Ecological crisis and revolutionary solution
Greetings from Rojava greetings to all activists worldwide who are fighting for an ecological society. -
Call to join the global #ClimateStrikeOnline tomorrow
In this time of Corona pandemic and social distancing, this kind of global action brings us all together, say the two international campaigns. -
The biggest migration of lake fish begins in Lake Van
The Pearl Mullet (Van Fish) living only in Lake Van began to migrate after the hunting ban on 15 April. -
HDK calls for the development of solidarity networks
HDK Ecology Council underlined the importance of developing solidarity networks to face the coronavirus pandemic and added that this is the basic form of organization for the protection and promotion of social rights. -
Mountain goats on the streets of Dersim
The streets in the Northern Kurdistan province of Dersim are quiet because of the Corona pandemic. Mountain goats have been sighted on the streets in the district of Çemişgezek. These shy animals enjoy a special status in the Alevi faith. -
Make Rojava Green Again book published in Kurdish and Turkish
The book "Make Rojava Green Again" of the campaign of the same name has been published in Kurdish and Turkish after English and many other languages. -
Thunberg in isolation: Rapid action needed to curb climate change
Thunberg wrote in a social media post that she and her father had both shown symptoms of COVID-19 infection. -
Open letter for Hasankeyf
"The Turkish government must, at a minimum, halt the filling of the Ilısu Reservoir and continue archaeological excavations in order to document and preserve important aspects of Hasankeyf’s cultural heritage." -
Dismissal of mayors poses health of citizens at risk
The Hasankeyf Coordination demanded that "the decision to appoint trustee be reverted and water retention in Ilısu Dam and HEPP is stopped immediately." -
HDP: Turkey has become a water-poor country
On World Water Day, the HDP's Ecology Commission draws attention to the fact that water is being made a commodity. In view of the Corona pandemic, the party is calling for water bills to be deferred. -
NASA on Hasankeyf: There will be a cost
The article said that the effort is designed to help promote economic growth and energy independence for the country, warning; “But there will also be a cost.” -
New Hasankeyf flooded
The twelve-thousand-year-old cultural site Hasankeyf is gradually sinking into a reservoir. Meanwhile, the people who resettled to "New Hasankeyf" are fighting against flooding because of the unfinished sewerage system. -
Cleaning campaign in Shehba: A clean environment for healthy life
The exiled community of Afrin has initiated a cleaning campaign in Fafin, a district in the northern Syrian canton of Shehba. Under the motto "A clean environment for a healthy life", numerous people are taking part in the campaign. -
14,000 saplings to be planted in Hesekê
A campaign to green the environment has been launched in Hesekê city of northern Syria. -
The government's plundering policies dry the Tigris River
Reacting to the Turkish state's attacks on Kurdistan nature, Hevsel Protection Platform activist Güner Yanlıç drew attention to the fact that the Tigris River was dry due to plundering policies. -
Canada: First Nations block train traffic
For about three and a half weeks, members of the First Nations have been blocking train traffic near Belleville-Ontario, among other places. They are protesting against a pipeline project through the Wet'suwet'en area.