Vigil against Geothermal Energy Power Plant in Gimgim continues
The ongoing vigil action against the planned Geothermal Energy Power Plant (GPP) in the village of Xwarik in Gimgim has been taken over by Çorsan village.
Solar Energy Plant threat in Piran: Thousands of trees to be cut
The Ecology Association and Amed (Diyarbakır) Bar Association Urban and Environment Commission filed an application for the cancellation of the "EIA positive" decision issued for the Solar Energy Plant project that İsdemir wants to establish in the Piran district.
Qasiman village takes over Anti-GPP vigil
The ongoing vigil action against the planned Geothermal Power Plant Project (GPP) in the village of Xwarik in Gimgim (Varto, Muş) has been taken over by Qasiman village.
Anti-GPP vigil enters day 51: We will drive the companies out
As the vigil against the Geothermal Energy Power Plant (GPP) project in Gimgim (Varto) entered its 51st day, speakers during solidarity visits emphasized the need to resist ecological destruction across Kurdistan.
EMEP visits vigil opposing Geothermal Power Plant Project
Residents of Sofyan village took over the ongoing vigil against the geothermal power plant (GPP) project, while a delegation from the Labour Party (EMEP) paid a solidarity visit.
Vigil against Geothermal Energy Power Plant enters its 46th day
As the residents of Şorik village took over the vigil against the Geothermal Energy Power Plant (GPP) in Gimgim (Varto) on tis 46th day, GÖÇ-DER Co-chairs paid solidarity visit to the action.
'Democratic transformation is possible together with an ecological peace process'
Stating that change will be possible together with an ecological peace process, Green Left Party Central Executive Board (MYK) member Çiğdem Özbaş said: "There is a need for a democratic coalition that brings together all segments of society against the corporatized form of the state and the development model centred on ecological destruction."
Vigil against environmental destruction in Havaçor Valley enters 11th day
Residents continuing a “Nature and Life Vigil” in Havaçor Valley for the past 11 days have called for greater protection of the environment against ecological destruction.
Ecologist Nava: We must struggle together against the ecosystem’s alarm signals
Calling for a collective struggle against the ecosystem’s alarm signals, ecologist Lorenzo Nava said, “We must transform fear into hope, and hope into action.”
Footage of five years of plunder in Botan: Ecosystem sounds the alarm
Accelerating over the past five years under the guise of “security,” mining and oil activities, tree cutting and environmental destruction in Botan are threatening forests, wildlife and livelihoods, while footage documenting five years of deforestation lays bare the scale of the devastation.
Akdamar Island turns into a spring landscape
Akdamar Island has taken on the colours of spring as almond blossoms come into bloom.
‘Federal Kurdistan under dam encirclement’
A series of dam projects implemented consecutively in the Federal Kurdistan Region is disrupting the ecological balance across a wide area, particularly along the Zap–Metîna–Avaşîn line, while the transformation of water resources into a political tool, the decline of agriculture and the depopulation of villages are leaving the region facing a multidimensional and deepening ecological crisis.
2,800-year-old lake from Urartian era faces disappearance
The area of Lake Turna, which was established by the Urartians 2,800 years ago at the foot of Mount Erek for agricultural irrigation, has significantly diminished, and the lake is facing the danger of disappearing.
‘Collective struggle needed against ecological destruction caused by war’
Barış Şen of the Polen Ecology Collective said the destruction caused by war has reached the level of “ecocide,” stressing that the solution lies in collective struggle rather than individual efforts.
Snowfall in Amed and Mêrdîn
Snowfall has been effective in the Kurdistan cities of Amed (Diyarbakır) and Mêrdîn (Mardin).