The construction of a police station has started at the entrance of Kiwex, a Yazidi (Êzidî) village with a history of 2,900 years in the Hezex (Idil) district of Şirnex. Due to the construction of the police station, trees were cut down on the land belonging to the villagers.
Ecologists, farmers, journalists, students, political parties and civil society organisations came together and declared the Amed (Diyarbakır) Ecology Assembly.
As the ongoing logging on Gabar Mountain spreads to new regions, new footage shows sinkholes stacked for 3 kilometres.
While the plundering of nature continues at full speed in Gabar Mountain, hundreds of tonnes of cut tree logs were seen stacked on the roadsides in some regions.
The habitats of gazelles and wild goats are being destroyed by oil exploration, fortress construction and forest clearing on Gabar Mountain.
Mûş Plain became red with the tulips that started to blossom.
The destruction of nature in Gabar Mountain, which is on the agenda with tree cutting, mining and oil works, was reflected in satellite photographs.
The ongoing mining activities in Colemêrg (Hakkari) negatively affect water resources, agriculture and animal husbandry. Ismet Olmez, a member of the AKP, is one of the leading plunderers in the banned areas on the grounds of “security”.
Deforestation continues in Gabar Mountain, with tree cutting having started again. The felled trees were seen being piled up along the roadside.
Villagers in Çemka village of Colemêrg started a demonstration against the mining exploration and said that they will not allow further plunder of their nature.
Urgent expropriation decisions for energy projects in various provinces of Kurdistan have entered into force after being published in the Government Gazette.
Stating that they started a campaign after Abdullah Öcalan's call on 27 February, ecologists said, "One of the first steps the state must take is to take its hands off our nature. Our struggle against ecocide will continue."
With the arrival of spring in the Besta region of Şirnex, where tree cutting has been carried out for many years, the cutting of trees by rangers has started once again.
Calling for the "Planter" campaign initiated by the Mezopotamya Ecology Movement, "We support this campaign on the basis of recreating life and protecting life," says ecologist Gökhan Sara.
The Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change has issued 175 "EIA not required" decisions in the last 3 months for quarries that cause as much damage to ecology as cyanide gold mines.