Fire extinguished on Gabar Mountain
- ecology
- 14:02
The fire that broke out in the forest area in Gabar Mountain of Şirnex (Şırnak), where ecological destruction and nature plunder continues, was extinguished.
The fire that broke out in the forest area in Gabar Mountain of Şirnex (Şırnak), where ecological destruction and nature plunder continues, was extinguished.
A forest fire broke out in the Omerya Region due to sparks falling from an electricity pole.
A forest fire that broke out in the wooded area of Mount Gabar has spread over a wide area due to strong winds.
In the final declaration of the Amed (Diyarbakır) Ecology Assembly, it was stated that "It is of vital importance to defend our nature in an organised way with communes, commissions and assemblies to be established in all localities".
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.