Climate, Nature & Culture, News

🌍 Conserving Patara Special Environmental Protected Area 🌿

As a consultant to the International Union for Conservation of Nature - Center for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN MED), Yolda Initiative has been tasked with developing the management and action plan for the Patara Special Environmental Protected Area (SEPA) in Antalya, Türkiye. This area is a pilot site within the framework of the Mediterranean-level RESCOM project. 🐠 Patara SEPA is a site of exceptional ecological, cultural and archaeological value. Its unique multi-biome ecosystems and rich historical significance highlight the critical need for sustainable management to protect its natural values and cultural heritage for future generations.
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Climate, Mobile Pastoralism, Nature & Culture, News, Small-Scale Fisheries

Yolda contributes to the to multiple objectives of the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters”.

We are proud to announce that our Saros Bay Conservation and Restoration Planning Project has received endorsement from the European Commission as playing a central role in contributing to multiple objectives of the EU Mission "Restore our Ocean and Waters". This endorsement not only strengthens our commitment to protecting and restoring this ecologically and culturally rich area along Turkey’s Aegean coast but also highlights the importance of our project in driving transformative change in the Mediterranean. It integrates our work into the broader European commitment to marine #conservation and #sustainability.
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Nature & Culture, News

New Event: AMNC Biodiversity Impact Common Framework Workshop

The AMNC partners will gather in Mersin, Turkey, from April 5-7, 2022, for the AMNC Biodiversity Impact Common Framework workshop, organized by IUCN Mediterranean and hosted by Yolda. The workshop aims to develop a common framework to showcase the biodiversity contributions of cultural landscapes and practices across the Mediterranean region, including mobile pastoralism.
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Mobile Pastoralism, Nature & Culture, News

Our Call to CBD COP 15 Participants

As CBD COP 15 begins online, we emphasize the vital link between mobile pastoralism and biodiversity. Protected areas must be managed respecting mobile pastoralists' inherent land rights, avoiding harmful policies like forced evictions and mobility restrictions. For more details, see our article "Mobile Pastoralism and Protected Areas: Conflict, Collaboration and Connectivity."
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Mobile Pastoralism, Nature & Culture, News

Our Call to CBD COP 15 Participants

As CBD COP 15 begins online, we highlight the crucial link between mobile pastoralism and biodiversity. Abandoning traditional grazing systems, like mobile pastoralism, could harm scavenger communities, including vultures, and should be addressed by ecologists and wildlife managers. For more information, see our article “Rewilding traditional grazing areas affects scavenger assemblages and carcass consumption patterns.”
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Mobile Pastoralism, Nature & Culture, News

Our Call to CBD COP 15 Participants

As CBD COP 15 begins online, we emphasize the critical relationship between mobile pastoralism and biodiversity. The traditional ecological knowledge of mobile pastoralists plays a key role in conservation and promoting high biodiversity. For more insights, see our peer-reviewed article "Mobile Pastoralism and Protected Areas: Conflict, Collaboration and Connectivity.
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Mobile Pastoralism, Nature & Culture, News

Our Call to CBD COP 15 Participants

As CBD COP 15 begins online, we emphasize the vital link between mobile pastoralism and biodiversity. Pastoralists' seasonal grazing enhances soil stability, nutrient cycling, and vegetation restoration. For further insights, explore our report "Mobile Pastoralism in the Mediterranean: Arguments and Evidence for Policy Reform and its Role in Combating Climate Change."
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