Climate Change and Environment

Marmara Lake, known as the western province of Manisa’s “bird paradise,” has completely dried up, disrupting the local ecosystem and economy and inflicting substantial hardship upon villagers in the vicinity. Once home to 20,000 water birds of 101 different species, including endangered crested pelicans and cormorants, the lake’s water loss led …

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry aims to increase the catches of Turkish vessels and obtain new fishing grounds, especially in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, by completing fisheries agreements with 12 African countries and continuing negotiations with 15 more countries. The ministry is actively negotiating fisheries partnerships with Gabon, Djibouti, …

Experts who continue their research in the field of beekeeping have recommended the use of local breed bees in order to continue producing honey and bee products without being exposed to climate change and drought. Professor Dr. İbrahim Çakmak Academics specialising in the field of beekeeping at Bursa Uludağ University …

The country wants to cut 70 percent of its total emissions by 2030… The Danish government will introduce Europe’s first carbon tax on agriculture, after a five-month negotiation with farming and conservation groups ended in a historic agreement on Monday night. From 2030 farmers will have to pay 120 Danish krone (€16) …

No place for exploitation of consumers’ environmental sensitivity! No mercy for greenwashing! The Advertising Board, which continues its efforts to prevent the exploitation of consumers’ sensitivity to nature through greenwashing, decided to impose administrative sanctions on 4 different companies operating in the food, clothing and durable consumer goods sectors on …

With increasing temperatures, news of stubble fires in many regions of our country frequently come to the fore. In the last three days, sparks from stubble fires in Çanakkale/Gelibolu have spread to forested areas, causing several villages to be evacuated. Every fire in the region, where Türkiye’s most significant victory …

During this electoral campaign, agricultural issues have taken centre stage due to the spectacular protests staged by farmers across Europe since January.   Right-wing parties have made more efforts to capitalise on these protests for political gains. Left-wing parties, from greens to socialists, struggle to prove they can be farmers’ best …

The future of our land is at stake. Desertification, land degradation, and drought are among the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, with up to 40% of all land area worldwide already considered degraded... Healthy land not only provides us with almost 95% of our food but so much more: …

ADM (NYSE: ADM) and Bayer on Thursday announced an extension of their collaboration, working with farmers in a bid to drive the further adoption of regenerative agricultural practices in Europe. Last year, the companies embarked on a feasibility study to evaluate the impact of regenerative agriculture practices in curbing carbon …

Ignored threat to food security! Stating that biofuel production is one of the most important threats to global food security after food waste, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muharrem Hilmi Özev said that it should be taken into consideration that the limitation of arable land used for biofuel production to food production …