Construction is allowed in pastures and forests by the state of emergency decree. With the statutory decree issued at midnight on February 24th and published in the Official Gazette, pasture and forest areas were opened to construction for the new settlements in the disaster area. The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change will now […]

The conference, which will take place on 18-19 March 2023, has been postponed due to the earthquake that caused great devastation in Türkiye and Syria. We are dedicating the upcoming 20th Türkiye Bird Conference to the memory of our dear friend Önder Cırık and all earthquake victims. New dates will be announced soon on Doğa […]

Les tremblements de terre qui se sont produits en Turquie ont touché une vaste région couvrant le sud de la Turquie et le nord de la Syrie. 10 villes ont été directement confrontées à plusieurs tremblements de terre meurtriers, suivis de dégâts et de la destruction des maisons. La population des 10 villes qui ont […]

  > en Français Earthquakes that happened in Turkey affected a large region covering southern Turkey and northern Syria. 10 cities directly faced deadly earthquakes several times in a day, followed by a continuation of damages and ruining of houses. The population of these 10 cities that faced damages and loss of lives are more […]

Our world has completed another of its tours around the sun. This year has been different from the previous ones. A new era has begun in the world where subjects such as nature, climate, biodiversity and life are on everyone’s agenda. We are now louder and stronger in nature’s struggle for its rights. Nature’s sources […]

The conference, which will be held in collaboration with Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, will be during spring bird migration season. On the first day, we will hold sessions on wetlands, bird conservation and research, important bird areas (IBAs), migration routes, and raptors. On the second day, we will be able to closely observe the importance of […]

Nature has rights inscribed upon leaves, riversides, cloud tracks; rights the violation of which will lead to the destruction of life.* Recently, we witness plenty of destructions. Draughts, floods, wildfires, and many more. The Pandemic, the last example of these destructions, showed us that injustice to the nature exposed is the reason of all injustice. […]

We know the importance of volunteering and synergy in nature conservation, and where possible, we reach our volunteers in order to exchange this experience and know-how. Volunteers can take part in awareness-raising activities such as Euro Birdwatch and Big Jump as well as technical fieldworks like Sarımazı Raptor Count and Yelkouan Shearwater Count. However, since […]