ecology

12:21

“90% of trees on Mount Kizwan were cut down in four years. We must work together to reforest the mount,” said Meha Eid El-Hilû, who lives in a village close to Mount Kizwan.

11:01

Animal rights activists in Isfahan demand horse-drawn carriages be banned in Naqsh-e Jahan Square, calling on tourists not to take horse-drawn carriages to protect horses.

08:23

The “Call for Peace and Democratic Society” creates an opportunity to prevent ecological destruction, said ecologist Melis Tantan.

07:49

The Ecology Committee of the Euphrates canton in northeastern Syria has developed a project called, “Vermicompost” to produce organic fertilizer. “The project is an alternative to chemical fertilizers,” said Nesrîn Karho.

09:01

The tree planting campaign launched in Kobanê by the Ecology Board of the Euphrates Canton continues. The campaign will continue until April 4, the birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.

13:18

“The purposeful destruction of ecological resources is a crime against humanity,” the European Ecology Movement for Kurdistan (Tev-Eko) said in a statement, calling on the international community to stand in solidarity with North and East Syria.

09:20

Women of Lice resist the construction of a copper mine in their district. “This project will destroy our living spaces, displaces people. It targets our memory and future,” they say.

10:19

“The Turkish state aims to destroy the nature of Afrin by plundering it,” said Almaz Romî, Co-chair of the Ecology Committee in the Euphrates Canton of North and East Syria, stressing that 21,500,000 trees have been cut down in Afrin.

11:37

Ecologist Shlier commented on the deforestation in the cities of Sardasht and Baneh and warned, “If logging continues, it will pose a threat to not only the forests in Sardasht and Baneh but also the entire ecosystem of Zagros.”

10:11

“Green spaces play an effective and positive role in climate change. Our aim is to create a clean and healthy environment,” said Meha Mihemed, Co-chair of the Ecology Department of the People’s Municipality in Til Temir.

13:06

The Soil and Water Analysis Laboratory opened in Qamishlo by the Agricultural Research Center provides solutions to the problems of farmers by analyzing soil and water samples.

12:34

Awareness-raising activities about the environment are carried out in Chamchamal, said Sabiha Raşid, member of the Chamchamal Environmental Protection Organization, criticizing the government for not having a plan to raise awareness.

09:34

The area affected by the fire that erupted between Amed and Mêrdîn and killed 15 people, should be declared a disaster area, ecologists say, “This plunder should not be the fate of this region.”

09:46

The Turkish state's policy of pouring sewage and chemical waste into the Jaghjagh River flowing through the city of Qamishlo poses a threat to the public health and environment.

12:15

Environmental activists in Tunisia launch individual and collective initiatives to reduce the effects of climate change on vulnerable groups, especially women.

08:10

Women environmental activists point out that a crime against humanity has been committed in the Gelîye Godernê valley, which will soon disappear after being flooded by a dam in Amed’s Silvan district.

08:50

Women and children in Kobanê plant trees as part of the “Be Environmentally Friendly” campaign launched by the Environmental Organization of Euphrates Region in North and East Syria.

13:17

Fatima Karsht earns a living for her family from fishing in the town of Qana, located in the southeast of Lebanese city Tyre.

08:25

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.

10:54

Air pollution in Iran is approximately 6.5 times higher than PM2.5  Threatening public health, the air pollution increases the risk of heart and circulatory diseases.