ECOLOGY

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• Ecology conference in Qamişlo: We must return to the nature of humanity 

  Alongside grassroots democracy and women's freedom, social ecology is one of the pillars of the Rojava revolution, which is based on the paradigm of Abdullah Öcalan.
• People on vigil against mining activities in Hakkari 

  People of Hakkari started a public vigil action against mining activities in the Marunis region.
• 'Be a friend of ecology' campaign in the Euphrates canton enters its second phase 

  The 'Be a friend of ecology' campaign launched in the Euphrates canton has entered its second phase.
• Make Rojava Green Again publishes new report 

  A new report by Make Rojava Green Again has been published.
• Committee established to analyse Euphrates water in North-East Syria after Erzincan mine disaster 

  Following the allegations that poisonous water mixed with the Euphrates water after the soil collapse in Erzincan, the Euphrates Canton Executive Council established a committee to analyse the water.
• Kahraman: Iliç mine disaster will have serious consequences for at least a century 

  Tuğba Kahraman from Polen Ekoloji, said that the ecocide in Iliç covers a very large area, and added that “cyanide and heavy chemicals will mix with the Euphrates as the result of a disaster that will have consequences for at least a century."
• Miners buried in cyanide-laced landslide at gold mine in Erzincan 

  Several mine workers were buried in a landslide at a gold mine in the province of Erzincan. The DEM party blames the disaster on the negligence of the AKP/MHP government and the unscrupulousness of the mining companies.
• Forum in Hesekê discusses agriculture and irrigation issues 

  A forum organized by the Northern and Eastern Syria Agriculture and Irrigation Council in Hesekê with the slogan "Let's create ecological communal agriculture together" ended with the reading of the final declaration.
• Ecology Union calls on parties to give prominent place to environment in local elections programmes 

  The Ecology Union called on parties that will run the local elections scheduled for 31 March to prepare climate and disaster emergency action plans.
• Kobanê environmental authority starts two projects on organic fertilizer production 

  The Kobanê Environmental Authority works on the production of organic fertilizer using worms and agricultural waste in order to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers.
• Cizre Region Environmental Board plants 1,200 pine trees in village of Qamishlo 

  Cizre Region Environmental Board planted 1,200 pine trees in the village of Navkur in Qamishlo.
• AKP continues its ecocide in Hakkari 

  While many stream beds in Hakkari were buried in concrete under the name of 'improvement', trees, plants and animals were slaughtered and natural life was destroyed.
• Ecology Film Days kick off in Amed 

  The second edition of the "Ecology Film Days" kicked off in Amed.
• Ecocide in Northern Kurdistan continues 

  MP Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit denounced the ruling AKP's policy of depopulation and ecocide and called on everyone to raise their voices against it.
• A forest fire is spreading on Mount Cûdî, in the province of Şırnak 

  A forest fire is spreading further and further on Mount Cûdî in the northern Kurdish province of Şırnak. Due to restricted military areas, the fire cannot be stopped.
• Ecocide in Kurdistan 

  The Turkish government is committing crimes against the environment in Kurdistan.
• Livestock farming in Hakkari hit by economic crisis 

  In the Kurdish province of Hakkari, a large part of the population lives from livestock farming. Many people in the villages collect grass from the mountain pastures in the summer to turn it into hay and feed it to their animals in winter.
• Village guards destroy forests in Şırnak countryside 

  The destruction of Kurdistan's forests is a direct continuation of the village destruction policy of the 1990s
• Make Rojava Green Again: Ecocide in Kurdistan is the product of colonization 

  Make Rojava Green Again has published a new article called "Ecocide in Kurdistan: A product of colonization".
• AKP-MHP government systematically slaughters forests in Bitlis 

  The AKP-MHP government is systematically slaughtering forests to turn the entire Hizan into a military base.
• Sheperding in Hakkari is disappearing 

  In Hakkari, where unemployment is very high, some citizens work as shepherds away from their homes for months to make a living.
• Turkey continues to cut Euphrates River's water, affecting thousands living in Rojava 

  The policy of cutting off the water of the Euphrates River carried out by the Turkish state is affecting thousands of people living in Northern and Eastern Syria.
• 10th dam to be built on the Tigris River  

  The "Cizre Dam" project to be built on the Tigris River in Cizre was approved. Many settlements will be flooded by the new dam.
• Village guards cut down trees in the village of Xelîkan 

  With the support of the Turkish state, the village guards are cutting down trees around the village of Xelîkan in the Hawêl district.
• HEPP, dam and sand quarry on Pasûr Stream badly affect life of 50 villages 

  The dam, sand quarry and HEPPs built by the Turkish state on Pasûr Stream are causing problems in 50 villages where clean water is hard to get. The villagers want this problem that has been going on for years to be solved.