Conservation and environmental news & publications: Turkey
24 May 2008
Turkey hints at “significant” moves on climate change
Turkey today dropped its strongest hint yet that it will sign up to the Kyoto Protocol on combating climate change, and will join in international efforts aimed at cutting greenhouse gasses. » Read more
12 Mar 2008
Bloated Mediterranean tuna fleet in race for the last bluefin
Rome, Italy – The most comprehensive analysis yet of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fleet shows it conservatively having twice the fishing capacity of current quotas and more than three and a half times the catch levels recommended by scientists to avoid stock collapse. » Read more
28 Jan 2008
Join retailers’ Mediterranean bluefin tuna boycott, urges WWF
As more and more major European retailers boycott Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna, WWF used the occasion of the Barcelona Seafood Summit to call on more to join the ban until the imperilled species is out of the danger zone.
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17 Oct 2007
WWF pushes for Mediterranean tuna moratorium
WWF is calling for an immediate three-year closure of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery, following a season of unprecedented illegal and uncontrolled fishing. » Read more
10 Sep 2007
Sea turtles threatened by rising seas
Sea turtles lay their eggs into the beach sand. Many return to the exact beaches that they were hatched to lay the eggs for the next generation of turtles. But sea level rise due to climate change threatens beach habitat. A new study predicts that turtle reproduction will be hard hit. » Read more
22 Jan 2007
Tuna stocks sink – manage it right or lose it, warns WWF
Tuna across the world are fast disappearing, with important stocks at high risk of commercial extinction due to weak management, warns a WWF briefing ahead of the first meeting of government members of the world’s five tuna management organizations. » Read more
13 Dec 2006
More marine protection for Turkey's Lycian coast
In a milestone achievement for marine conservation in Turkey, the government has increased protection off the country’s south-west coast. » Read more
21 Nov 2006
Thousands sign WWF petition urging EU to save bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean
Some 12,000 citizens from across the world – representing over 130 countries and territories – have signed a WWF petition urgently requesting the European Commission delegation at ICCAT in Croatia to support the scientifically recommended recovery plan needed to stop the imminent collapse of bluefin tuna stocks in the Mediterranean. » Read more
30 Sep 2006
Kure National Park in Turkey takes first steps to becoming a PAN Park
Kure Mountains National Park has taken the first steps in their plan to become the first certified PAN Park in Turkey. The letter of intent was signed by Ismail Mentes of Kure Mountain National Park and Suade Arancli from Ministry of Environment and Forestry at the Europe's Wilderness Days meeting in Finland. » Read more
Kure National Park in Turkey takes first steps to becoming a PAN Park
Kure Mountains National Park has taken the first steps in their plan to become the first certified PAN Park in Turkey. The letter of intent was signed by Ismail Mentes of Kure Mountain National Park and Suade Arancli from Ministry of Environment and Forestry at the Europe's Wilderness Days meeting in Finland. » Read more
27 Sep 2006
Dishes of destruction: the hidden cost of seafood
Some of Europe’s most popular fish dishes are a recipe for disaster for our oceans and fishing communities, warns WWF in a new report, which exposes the destructive, illegal and wasteful fishing which lies behind some of our favourite seafood. » Read more
