Environment

Türkiye places over 10,500 monumental trees, 319 caves under protection

Türkiye places over 10,500 monumental trees, 319 caves under protection

Government projects underway in various regions to identify, conserve caves as natural heritage sites

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EXPLAINER - Decade after Paris: How far off is the world on climate action?
12.12.2025

EXPLAINER - Decade after Paris: How far off is the world on climate action?

Limiting warming to around 1.5C requires global greenhouse gas emissions to peak before 2025 at the latest, and be reduced by 43% by 2030.

A decade after Paris Agreement: Progress made, promises broken
11.12.2025

A decade after Paris Agreement: Progress made, promises broken

2015 agreement elevated climate change to top of global political agenda, leading to more countries implementing emissions-reduction policies; yet world still far from meeting its 2030 climate targets

Global warming causing extreme rainfall that threatens Sri Lanka, Malacca Strait region: Report
11.12.2025

Global warming causing extreme rainfall that threatens Sri Lanka, Malacca Strait region: Report

Dead, missing tolls in Indonesia, Sri Lanka surpass 2,000 as result of November's deadly floods and landslides caused by extreme rainfall

Mountain glaciers disappearing as climate crisis accelerates
11.12.2025

Mountain glaciers disappearing as climate crisis accelerates

'Without drastic global cuts in CO2 and black carbon emissions, the extreme glacier melt we see today will become a permanent part of daily life after 2050,' says Orhan Ince of Istanbul Technical University

Türkiye becomes Europe’s 1st, world’s 4th in increasing forested areas
10.12.2025

Türkiye becomes Europe’s 1st, world’s 4th in increasing forested areas

Türkiye increases its forested areas 0.53% per year over last 10 years, while China leads world with 1.6M hectares every year, according to recent UN report