ECOLOGY

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• Mesopotamian Ecology Movement: Tree cutting is a result of war practices in Kurdistan 

  The Mesopotamian Ecology Movement declared in a statement addressing the cutting of trees in the Şenyayla region by soldiers and guards that the cutting of trees is an outcome of war practices in Kurdistan.
• 450 people die annually in Iğdır as a result of air pollution 

  HDP deputy Habib Eksik calls for immediate action against air pollution as the number of cancer cases has increased by one hundred percent in the past ten years due to air pollution in the province of Iğdır.
• Keleş: Making peace with earth is making peace with life 

  Ahmet Keleş, Head of Tarım Orkam-Sen, said that the traditional mode of production should be readopted and that the only solution is to make peace with earth.
• Turkish soldiers attack villagers protesting mining project in Hakkari 

  Turkish soldiers violently repressed villagers protesting in Hakkari against a mining project. Two people were seriously injured and six others were arrested.
• Ecology Film Days kick off in Amed 

  The Ecology Film Days, organized by the Ecology Association, kicked off in Amed.
• Turkey curbs Euphrates water flows, threatening Syria’s food security 

  Euphrates River water level has reached low levels after rising flow of water at good levels compared to previous periods nearly a month ago.
• 10 years of occupation of the Hambach Forest 

  Ten years ago, the Hambach Forest was occupied for the first time. The forest occupation continues to this day and has become a memorial for climate justice.
• Dust storm engulfs Iraq for second time in a week 

  A dust storm has swept parts of Iraq for the second time in a week, hospitalizing people with breathing difficulties and leading airports to suspend flights.
• Sandstorm in Southern Kurdistan 

  As a sandstorm is raging in Southern Kurdistan, about 600 people have been hospitalized with respiratory problems. The KRI Ministry of Health calls for people to leave their homes only in emergencies.
• Mesopotamia Ecology Movement: Our territory is facing an apocalypse 

  The Mesopotamia Ecology Movement (MEH), in its statement on deforestation policies, emphasized that "the Mesopotamian territory is facing an apocalypse".
• Peace in Kurdistan Ecology Network holds online meeting on Sunday 

  The Peace in Kurdistan Ecology Network will be held online on Sunday, 13 March at 2:30 pm / 14.30 GMT / London time. 
• Ende Gelände condemns Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine 

  "Despite massive emissions and environmental destruction, the armaments industry has hardly been the focus of climate policy discussions so far," says Ende Gelände and stands in solidarity with democratic civil society in Ukraine.
• Mining projects approved are a serious threat for Dersim territory and nature 

  A high number of mining projects that would seriously affect the territory have been approved for the northern Kurdish region of Dersim. The nature of the region, its historical and religious sites are heavily threatened by the new projects.
• Historical stone houses in Çelê destroyed 

  The restoration of 7 of the historical stone houses in Çelê (Çukurca) in the province of Hakkari was not carried out in accordance with the original, and 14 houses were abandoned to their fate.
• Hiking in Dersim: Ecology as part of culture 

  Nature is considered sacred to the people of Dersim, and its protection is part of their faith and culture. Hıdır Çiçek who has been leading hiking groups through the mountains in Dersim for twenty years, says: "People are aware of and care about nature."
• 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.