Climate Change and Environment

Beekeepers Mustafa Altı and his son Fehmi were kept busy tending to their hives before wildfires tore through a bucolic region of Turkey that makes most of the world’s prized pine honey. Now the Altıs and generations of other honey farmers in Turkey’s Aegean province of Muğla are looking to …

Press release… The bill regarding the ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement was accepted unanimously in the General Assembly of the Parliament (Grand National Assembly – TBMM) and entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette. Jak Eskinazi Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) Coordinator Chair, Jak Eskinazi, reminded that …

. One third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tones — gets lost or wasted.• Cities occupy just 3% of the world’s land but account for 60 to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions and 75% of natural resources consumed• 95% …

Press release… European Union Delegation to Turkey and United Nations Development Programme… A new EUR 9.2 million facility funded by the EU and constructed by UNDP provides green solutions to help the municipality meet daunting challenges in waste management Gaziantep, 5 October 2021 – A state-of-the-art waste management facility that …

The Turkish government on Monday inaugurated its first water council in a bid to address water-related problems at a time when climate change is prompting drought concerns… From government officials to scientists, mayors and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), hundreds convened at a hotel in the capital Ankara to discuss a response …

Press release… The Sustainable Production and Consumption Association (SÜT-D) awarded organizations for their social and technical success in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering their carbon footprint, which contributed to the country’s resistance to the climate crisis. The Sustainable Production and Consumption Association (SÜT-D), with the main support of the …

Press release… The Association of Better Cotton Practices (IPUD), which serves to provide common benefits for the relevant parties by expanding sustainable cotton production in Turkey, held its 4th ordinary general assembly. The new board of directors of the association, which implements the Better Cotton Standard and is responsible for …

Saudi businessman insists lab-grown meat is crucial in ensuring the region’s food security! Gulf citizens told to get used to lab-grown meat! A royal Saudi businessman has called on people of the Gulf to get used to lab-grown meat as part of their diets irrespective of whether they like it …

Turkey could have launched an eco-fishing approach in the wake of the marine mucilage that invaded Turkish seas early summer due to rising temperatures and pollution, but it missed the opportunity, according to an expert. Dr. Mustafa Sarı “One of the articles on Turkey’s Mucilage Action Plan is about the transition to an …

Turkish authorities are planning to install solar panels on lakes and dams to prevent evaporation as some of the major lakes in Anatolia are under the threat of drought due to reduced precipitation levels resulting from global warming. The Agriculture Ministry as well as the General Directorate of State Hydraulic …