ecology

13:40

Ecologists in Tunisia demand the support for recycling projects and women’s economic empowerment.

14:15

Many people visit the tree called “Dara Keçikê”, a wishing tree, in the Xera village located on Mount Kizwan to make a wish. Meryem El-Hesen, who has protected the tree, told us the story of the tree.

10:00

After a video showing a leg of a goat was cut off spreads in Tunisia, the laws protecting animals from violence have begun to be discussed. Lawyer Dersaf Shuaib told us that there are laws protecting animals in the country but they are not implemented.

13:20

Alaa Al-Masri, 27, is a young Palestinian woman living in the Gaza Strip. Although she is a university graduate and has a master’s degree in business administration, she grows organic oyster mushrooms. After attending an agriculture fair, she decided to grow oyster mushrooms. “I grow 150 kilograms of oyster mushrooms every month. I want to increase the production capacity to sell mushrooms in all cities,” she told NuJINHA.

11:56

Earth is one of the most abundant, basic building materials used in building houses and roofs for nearly ten thousand years. Eysa İbrahim, who builds earth roofs in Kobanî, says, “They are both economic and healthy.”

11:15

Historical sites in the Mezin and Xirab Şemsê villages of Afrin’s Şerawa town have been targeted by the Turkish army and Turkey-backed armed factions. Women living in the villages say that the aim of attacks on the historical sites is to destroy the memory of people and they call on international organizations to stop attacks.

09:30

Helale began to plant roses in milk cartons in 1995 and now she has a big greenhouse garden.

09:20

While the natural beauties in Yedigöller continue to fascinate those who see it, the reflection of the unique landscape in the water of its lakes creates a completely different image, challenging the reality.

14:00

While the water crisis in Iran's Khuzestan province has been intensifying, diseases have spread in the Nagazeh village of the province due to water pollution.

09:00

Mervet Hemede, a member of Ecology Council of Shehba Municipality, reacted to the plundering of Afrin's trees by cutting down and said, “Let’s work more against the plundering of nature together. Let's show the world the real face of those who plunder.”

09:58

Kandovan Village, which has thousand-year-old history, is known for its rock houses. It keeps fascinating its visitors.

08:15

Abant Lake, which was declared as a natural park in 1988, is surrounded by forests. It offers a resting opportunity to the tourists with its beautiful nature. Citizens who take a walk around the lake and in the forest are trying to get rid of the stress of big cities by enjoying the fresh air.

10:56

The second hydroelectric power plant planned to be built in Siirt province will put nature, settlements, people, and animals in the region at risk.

14:36

Climate change is the greatest challenge of the 21st century, environmental journalist Susan Ebu Seid said,” Everyone has a role in the fight against it.”

12:20

People living in the villages around Sirwan River say that the decline in Sirwan river flow has affected them. “We are concerned about the decline in water level.”

12:10

“Purslane should be grown everywhere because it treats many diseases,” Fehime Ebdulrehmen says.

15:04

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdoğan submitted the Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, to the parliament on Friday. Environmentalists and climate experts have demanded the ratification of the agreement in the country for years.

13:15

Ruxweş Salih Arif’s garden was awarded the greenest garden prize in the region. She has many trees such as banana, grape, and fig trees in her garden. She takes care of her garden every day and teaches her children how they should take care of the garden.

13:49

Many historical places in Turkey’s Kurdish region have been submerged due to dam projects. Hasankeyf and Eğil districts are some of the submerged historical places. Now, Gelîyê Godernê Valley is at risk of being submerged due to a dam project.

11:46

Şükran Yılmaz, who has been making a living by selling grapes growing in her village in Dersim for years, also voluntarily travels from village to village to distribute mulberry and walnut tree seeds to women. The aim of Şükran Yılmaz, who encourages women to take part in the production, is to plant two million mulberry and walnut trees in Dersim.