ecological justice

According to Tunçay Koç, an experienced lawyer with years of expertise in environmental cases, forest and water resources—critical assets for the future—are being depleted at an accelerated pace due to privatization policies. 

Yasemin and Cemal, two small business owners residing in Çıralı, are witnesses to the rapid and uncontrolled transformation of this small town. They believe the area needs more trees, not more roads and hotels, and they question the concept of industrial tourism.

As the de-facto privatisation of the Turkish coastline continues, its accessibility becomes more and more a class issue, excluding local people with smaller incomes or other marginalised groups.

One the one hand, the touristic sector is expected to supply the struggling Turkish economy with a reliable stream of income. On the other hand, the environmentally conscious public and activists are more and more aware and vocal about the immense negative impacts. 

Farmers, officials and food safety experts said the banned pesticide chlorpyrifos is still used in Turkey due to weak regulations and lackluster enforcement, threatening the public health.

Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine is a tragedy of an unprecedented scale. The struggle for independence of the Ukrainian society will go down in history, and the heroism and determination of the resistance movement will be remembered by successive generations of Europeans. These values ​are also dear to our Foundation. We are convinced that people who support our activities also want to help Ukraine. There is more than one way to do it.

Most beekeepers have, at one time or another, found themselves confronted with the painful experience of finding a carpet of dead bees on the floor of one of their hives, or of observing bees in front of their hives exhibiting tremors, uncoordinated movements and convulsions; all signs of insecticide poisoning.

Bangkok residents are finding more options for plant-based meat, with names like ‘More Meat’, ’Never Meat’ or ‘Let’s Plant Eat’, in groceries. In Manila, a government agency ran a contest for creating plant-based versions of native dishes. Over in Vietnam, social media influencers are urging followers to think sustainability through their food habits.

For centuries, resources have been extracted from the African continent without adequate payment or compensation. With colonialism, Khoikhoi and San, the first inhabitants of Southern Africa, lost their land and many lost their lives. During decades of Apartheid they were racially discriminated and still have to fight for political and economic inclusion in the post-Apartheid era. We spoke to the Khoikhoi lawyer Lesle Jansen about her fight for the community and for the legal acknowledgement of the cultural heritage of Indigenous people.

Their services in pollination and soil management make insects vital for agriculture. But farming also poses grave threats to them. We need to better maintain and restore biodiversity in farmed landscapes.