Turkey is a huge country bordering Eastern Europe and Asia. But aside from if you’ve been there on holiday, little is known about it. So what can we learn from this fascinating destination? Bordering the Black Sea, there is not much to learn of the country’s human rights or animal welfare, but here we’ll focus on the positive.
The country has 40 national parks and many more nature preserve areas, and is trying to protect its remaining endangered species, since the Caspian tiger went exist late last century. Its natural temperature and being one of the world’s top emitter of fossil fuels is leading campaigners to hopefully wean the country off Russian oil and onto greener forms of energy. This will help reduce the frequent floods, heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and storms the country has suffered in recent years.
In 2021, Turkey had heavy floods and wildfires that killed many people, and the sea saliva ended up choking sea life. Of course this all also impacts on its very important tourism industry, which is why alternative solutions are urgently being sought. Turkey could become ‘water-scarce’ (not enough to meet daily needs) by 2030 so even it’s for self-serving (rather than planetary reasons) action is now being taken.
