Located in Manisa Province in Turkey’s Aegean Region, Lake Marmara was designated as a Wetland of National Importance in 2017, covering 24,893 hectares in accordance with the Ramsar Convention’s Regulation on the Protection of Wetlands. The lake is listed among Turkey’s 184 Important Bird Areas and 305 Key Biodiversity Areas. It supports bird species protected […]

  “Let there be someone to share whatever they have. And someone to find and bring whatever is lacking.” Did 2023 not pass exactly like this? We always wanted to share whatever we had… After the earthquake disaster, we were millions coming together in solidarity. We mobilised to deliver help to the region. Food was […]

Doga Dernegi published a 2023 report, which includes the population, global distribution, current threats and conservation efforts of the globally threatened Audouin’s gulls. According to the report, the decline in Audouin’s gull numbers could reach 40% by 2030. The Audouin’s gulls are threatened seabirds distributed along the Mediterranean coasts. It is evaluated within the vulnerable […]

Doga, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Köy-Koop Izmir Association and international partners DOPPS-BirdLife Slovenia, City of Ljubljana, The Regional Development Agency of Ljubljana Urban Region will be collaborating to develop measures against drought and to conserve wetlands. Starting in November, the efforts aim to build a shared and sustainable foundation through improving dialogue between Izmir and Ljubljana […]

Climate Adaptation and Resilience Demonstrated in the MEDiterranean Region (CARDIMED) project with 51 partners, applied in 2022 under the Adaptation to Climate Change Mission within the scope of the Horizon Europe Program, aims to introduce a framework to build climate resilience in the area by efficiently unifying the individual efforts of regions and communities across […]

“Turkey’s Key Biodiversity Areas” of global importance, where threatened species live, are being updated 17 years later according to new criteria. It will be completed by the end of 2024 with the work of 12 academics and experts. During this period there will be more experts and volunteers joining the efforts. In the end, the […]

The festival will start with the 20th Türkiye Bird Conference and continue with various events in Mavişehir Fishing Shelter and Gediz Delta. For detailed information about the Flamingo Festival & 20th Türkiye Bird Conference click link. See you in the world of birds.

The cut down of the Turkish pines in the Ikizkoy Akbelen Forest is destroying the habitats of the species. Despite the public outrage, the mining company is massacring the trees, turning the mature pines into lumber and removing them from the forest. The cycle of the ecosystem continues despite this destruction, thanks to the existing […]