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    BiodivERsA+ opens BiodivFuture research call, deadline 10 November 2026

    10 Nov 2026 · TÜBİTAK — Duyurular
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    FOREST 2026 call opens for international forest research projects

    2 Dec 2026 · TÜBİTAK — Duyurular
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    TÜBİTAK and Jordan’s NCRD open 2026 joint research call

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  1. Istanbul floods prompt call for mandatory blue-green planningNews · 20 Oct 2026 · İklim Haber
  2. COP17 to focus on biodiversity finance and harmful subsidy reformNews · 19 Oct 2026 · İklim Haber
  3. Turkish court upholds Akbelen fast-track acquisition covering 679 plotsRegulation · 19 Oct 2026 · İklim Haber
  4. European Commission grants over €390m to 135 LIFE projectsIncentive · 18 Oct 2026 · European Commission — Press corner
  5. SBTN launches Nature 2.0 with new routes for corporate nature targetsNews · 14 Oct 2026 · ESG News

News

News20 Oct 2026

Istanbul floods prompt call for mandatory blue-green planning

After flooding in Istanbul, the Chamber of Landscape Architects urged planners to embed water-retaining blue-green systems in city plans.Read More →İklim Haber
News19 Oct 2026

COP17 to focus on biodiversity finance and harmful subsidy reform

Governments, diplomats and nature specialists will meet in Yerevan from 19 to 30 October to assess delivery of the 2022 global biodiversity framework.Read More →İklim Haber
News14 Oct 2026

SBTN launches Nature 2.0 with new routes for corporate nature targets

SBTN’s Nature 2.0 offers companies more ways to develop nature targets while retaining validation, disclosure and place-based assessment requirements.Read More →ESG News
News14 Oct 2026

Snøhetta calls for workplaces built around belonging by 2030

Snøhetta Oslo senior architect Tommaso Maserati sets out a workplace design approach centred on belonging, social exchange and ecological awareness rather than efficiency alone.Read More →Ekoyapı Dergisi
News13 Oct 2026

Court suspends permits for Karaburun solar project on olive land

İzmir’s 7th Administrative Court has suspended zoning plans and a building permit for a proposed solar plant in Yaylaköy, Karaburun.Read More →EkoIQ
News12 Oct 2026

Hatay agroecology project enters third year after enrolling 120 producers

A regenerative agriculture programme launched in Hatay in December 2023 has entered its third year after enrolling 120 prospective producers.Read More →EkoIQ
News12 Oct 2026

More than 70 groups urge action on bird deaths from power lines in Türkiye

More than 70 organisations have backed a call for urgent safety measures on hazardous electricity lines in Türkiye after 106 storks died at one Istanbul rail-line location in summer 2026.Read More →İklim Haber
News11 Oct 2026

Türkiye’s COP31 programme highlights 1971 railway planting in Kars

A COP31 documentary revisits a forest near Benliahmet station, planted by railway workers in 1971 to help address winter rail risks.Read More →Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı
News10 Oct 2026

80m² Onodatesho Pavilion to become school furniture after festival

Yano Aoyama Architecture Design has created an 80m² ceremonial pavilion for Japan’s 76th National Tree Planting Festival using locally sourced cedar and cypress cross-laminated timber panels.Read More →Ekoyapı Dergisi
News9 Oct 2026

Kepez to host Kaz Mountains bird and biodiversity exhibition from 12 October

A multidisciplinary exhibition on Kaz Mountains birdlife and biodiversity will open in Kepez on 12 October 2026, with free entry until 17 October.Read More →EkoIQ
News8 Oct 2026

Zaragoza wins 2028 European Green Capital; Benidorm and Estarreja take Green Leaf

The European Commission has selected Zaragoza as European Green Capital for 2028, with Benidorm and Estarreja sharing the European Green Leaf title.Read More →EU Commission — DG ENV newsroom
News8 Oct 2026

Türkiye bird count records 14,190 birds and flags wetland pressure

Birdwatching events held across Türkiye on 3–4 October 2026 recorded 14,190 birds, with 772 volunteers taking part in 26 activities across 14 provinces.Read More →EkoIQ
News7 Oct 2026

Tüprag project expands satellite tracking to six loggerhead turtles

Tüprag’s Miner Turtle project has released two adult loggerhead turtles, İnci and Mercan, fitted with satellite tags.Read More →SKD Türkiye
News7 Oct 2026

Gediz Delta restoration programme in İzmir to run until 2031

A five-year restoration programme for İzmir’s Gediz Delta will run from 2026 to 2031 to protect the wetland’s ecological integrity and biodiversity.Read More →EkoIQ
News6 Oct 2026

Borusan adds Kurtaran Ev to animal welfare volunteer network

Borusan’s employee volunteer platform has added Kurtaran Ev to a programme supporting the care, rehabilitation and adoption of 2,300 animals.Read More →EkoIQ
News5 Oct 2026

Commission publishes water-plan assessments for eight additional EU countries

Late reporting has led the European Commission to assess water and flood plans for eight further Member States, while updating five marine reviews.Read More →EU Commission — DG ENV newsroom
News5 Oct 2026

Oliver Heath sets out a sensory-led approach to biophilic office design

Designer Oliver Heath argues that biophilic workplace design should combine connections with nature, sensory variety and employee control over their surroundings.Read More →Ekoyapı Dergisi
News4 Oct 2026

Fethiye and Göcek receive daily sea-surface cleaning and booked boat-waste collection

Türkiye’s environment ministry says daily sea-surface cleaning and pre-booked vessel-waste collection are operating in Fethiye and Göcek.Read More →Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı
News2 Oct 2026

External assurance in Türkiye sustainability reports rises to 71%

The 2025 Reporting Matters Türkiye assessment found that 71% of reviewed companies obtained independent assurance for their sustainability reports, up from 48% a year earlier.Read More →EkoIQ
News2 Oct 2026

Mavi and Ecording plan 80,000 seed-ball deployment

Mavi and Ecording will use ecoDrone technology to distribute 80,000 seed balls for forestation and ecosystem recovery work.Read More →SKD Türkiye
News1 Oct 2026

2017 ÇED decision for Danamandıra quarry project declared invalid

A 2017 decision covering a proposed quarry on about 150 dönüm in Danamandıra has been declared invalid after evidence showed the project was not implemented within the legal timeframe.Read More →EkoIQ
News1 Oct 2026

350 Türkiye links Aksu wildfire damage to call for fossil-fuel plan before COP31

350 Türkiye used a wildfire-affected site in Aksu, Antalya, to press for a fair, planned fossil-fuel exit ahead of COP31.Read More →İklim Haber
News30 Sept 2026

Oceans absorbed record 23 zettajoules of heat, report says

The world’s seas and oceans absorbed a record 23 zettajoules of heat in the period covered by a new Ocean State Report, equal to about 40 times annual global energy use.Read More →İklim Haber
News29 Sept 2026

Copernicus assessment highlights Arctic disruption and record marine heatwaves

A European Commission release says Copernicus’s latest ocean assessment identifies severe Arctic change and record marine heatwaves.Read More →European Commission — Press corner
News25 Sept 2026

Lise calls for COP31 to connect climate, biodiversity and land degradation

Yıldıray Lise says COP31 in Antalya should advance coordinated action on climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation.Read More →İklim Haber
News24 Sept 2026

Ocean warming spans 80% of waters, Turkish professor says

Warming has been recorded across 80% of the world’s oceans, with higher increases reported in several seas around Türkiye, according to Barış Salihoğlu of Middle East Technical University.Read More →EkoIQ
News20 Sept 2026

Red LED streetlights in Antalya linked to 5,500 turtle hatchlings reaching the sea

AEDAŞ and DEKAFOK say red streetlights on Side and Sorgun’s coast helped more than 5,500 Caretta caretta hatchlings reach the water.Read More →Yeşil Ekonomi
News18 Sept 2026

WMO says over a third of river basins saw low flows in 2025

WMO data place 2025 among the driest years for global rivers in 35 years, as land water storage continued to decline.Read More →İklim Haber
News17 Sept 2026

Türkiye secured €16.5m from EU Missions calls in 2021–2025

Türkiye received about €16.5 million in net EU support through 39 projects under EU Missions calls between 2021 and 2025.Read More →AB Başkanlığı
News17 Sept 2026

Akbelen land acquisition challenge heard as prosecutor backs public-interest finding

Türkiye’s Council of State has heard an annulment case over the emergency acquisition of 679 Akbelen parcels, with 104 parcels contested.Read More →EkoIQ
News17 Sept 2026

Bursa programme brings 36 pupils into biodiversity and wind-energy field learning

A TÜBİTAK-backed six-day programme in Bursa combined environmental fieldwork for 36 pupils with a visit to a 55.2 MW wind farm.Read More →EkoIQ
News16 Sept 2026

Exploria opens digital nature attraction at Singapore’s Mandai Wildlife Reserve

The permanent 10,000m² Exploria attraction uses digital and sensory installations to interpret ecosystems without live animals.Read More →Ekoyapı Dergisi
News15 Sept 2026

Commissioner Lahbib addresses Parliament on Europe’s 2026 heatwaves and droughts

Commissioner Lahbib told the European Parliament that heatwaves and drought conditions affected many European areas in 2026.Read More →European Commission — Press corner
News15 Sept 2026

COP31 Türkiye short-film competition sets 10 October 2026 entry deadline

Short fiction, documentary and animation projects on climate and ecological themes can enter the COP31 Türkiye competition by 10 October 2026.Read More →EkoIQ
News14 Sept 2026

Milas workshop explores beekeeping’s role in mine rehabilitation

A Milas workshop considered how rehabilitated mining land could support pollinators, beekeeping and local production in Muğla.Read More →Enerji Günlüğü
News11 Sept 2026

Complaint lodged over fill work at Bargilya wetland

A complaint was filed with prosecutors on 3 September 2026 over excavation and fill work at the Bargilya wetland and bird sanctuary in Milas, Muğla.Read More →EkoIQ
News10 Sept 2026

Trabzon starts Uzunkum scheme, with first phase targeted for October 2027

Trabzon has begun a 400,000 m² first phase of its Uzunkum coastal development, while separate waste and wastewater projects are planned.Read More →Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı
News8 Sept 2026

Türkiye sets out plan for a 10-year national wetlands strategy

Türkiye will develop a nationwide wetlands strategy, aligned with the Ramsar Strategic Plan and subject to National Commission approval.Read More →Yeşil Ekonomi
News8 Sept 2026

Fethiye starts sediment removal and 1,832-point mooring system

Türkiye has begun a three-year programme in Fethiye Inner Bay while introducing managed moorings in the Göcek and Dalaman bays.Read More →Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı
News7 Sept 2026

France’s 2026 summer heat disrupted museums after record temperatures

France’s hottest summer on record brought 53 heatwave-condition days, more than 7,000 recorded deaths by late July and material losses for cultural sites.Read More →EkoIQ
News7 Sept 2026

Fethiye Bay clean-up to remove 16.27 million m³ of seabed sediment

Türkiye plans a major Fethiye Bay dredging programme alongside managed moorings intended to limit anchor-related seabed disturbance.Read More →Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı
News4 Sept 2026

WWF-Türkiye calls for vulture sightings to support conservation

WWF-Türkiye marked International Vulture Awareness Day on 5 September by highlighting vultures’ role in removing carcasses and inviting people to log wildlife sightings through its Gözüm Doğada app.Read More →EkoIQ
News3 Sept 2026

Gulf of Carpentaria dugong estimate revised to about 5,000 in 2025

A new assessment places the Gulf of Carpentaria dugong population at roughly 5,000 in 2025, compared with about 10,000 in 2007.Read More →EkoIQ
News2 Sept 2026

Türkiye maps 7,144 biodiversity sites for updated nature-area inventory

Türkiye’s Important Nature Areas inventory is being updated through a programme led by Doğa Derneği, which began in 2023 and is due to finish in 2029.Read More →EkoIQ
News27 Aug 2026

US-led group blocks global drought text at UN desertification talks

Negotiations at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification’s COP17 in Ulaanbaatar have stalled over a global drought framework after a US-led group rejected any international text.Read More →EkoIQ
News26 Aug 2026

Global sea surface temperature reaches record 21.1°C outside polar regions

Average global sea surface temperature outside the polar regions has reached 21.1°C, surpassing the 21.09°C record set in March 2024.Read More →EkoIQ
News25 Aug 2026

Conservation farming joins water project in Tekirdağ

PepsiCo Türkiye and the Önder Çiftçi Production and Marketing Cooperative have added conservation farming to the Bir Damla Bir Dünya water project in Tekirdağ in 2026.Read More →EkoIQ
News21 Aug 2026

Türkiye forestry directorate flags heightened forest-fire risk over 10 days

Hot, rainless and, in some areas, windy weather is expected to raise forest-fire risk across several Turkish regions.Read More →EkoIQ

Incentives

Incentive20 Oct 2026

European Commission grants over €390m to 135 LIFE projects

The European Commission has allocated more than €390 million through LIFE to 135 new environment and climate projects across Europe.Read More →European Commission — Press corner
IncentiveDeadline 10 Nov 2026

BiodivERsA+ opens BiodivFuture research call, deadline 10 November 2026

BiodivERsA+ has opened its 2026 BiodivFuture call for international research on emerging ecosystems and their biodiversity and social effects.Read More →TÜBİTAK — Duyurular
IncentiveDeadline 31 Dec 2026

TÜBİTAK and Jordan’s NCRD open 2026 joint research call

TÜBİTAK and Jordan’s National Center for Research and Development have opened a 2026 call for bilateral research projects.Read More →TÜBİTAK — Duyurular
IncentiveDeadline 2 Dec 2026

FOREST 2026 call opens for international forest research projects

The Horizon Europe FOREST Partnership has opened its 2026 FORESTPathways call for international research and innovation projects.Read More →TÜBİTAK — Duyurular

Regulations

RegulationUpdated 21 Oct 2026

Turkish court upholds Akbelen fast-track acquisition covering 679 plots

Türkiye’s Council of State has found lawful a fast-track acquisition covering 679 plots in six villages near Akbelen Forest in Milas, Muğla.Read More →İklim Haber
RegulationUpdated 14 Oct 2026

EUDR demands location-level evidence for deforestation-linked commodity supply chains

The EUDR requires businesses handling covered goods in the EU to substantiate origin, legality and deforestation-free status with detailed evidence.Read More →Sustainable Brands
RegulationUpdated 20 Oct 2026

EU deducts 2026 fishing effort from Italy after 2025 overuse

The European Commission has reduced Italy’s 2026 fishing-day allowance for four western Mediterranean fleet categories following 2025 overuse.Read More →EUR-Lex — Official Journal L (acts)
RegulationUpdated 9 Oct 2026

EU updates Farm Sustainability Data Network reporting exemptions

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2241 updates Farm Sustainability Data Network reporting rules and revises exemptions for specified data fields.Read More →EUR-Lex — Official Journal L (acts)
RegulationUpdated 17 Sept 2026

European Commission revises commodity and product list in Regulation (EU) 2023/1115

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 updates the commodity and product list attached to Regulation (EU) 2023/1115.Read More →EUR-Lex — Official Journal L (acts)
RegulationUpdated 16 Sept 2026

EU Member States file draft nature restoration plans for 2030 targets

EU Member States submitted draft national plans to deliver the Nature Restoration Regulation’s targets through 2030 on 1 September 2026.Read More →EU Commission — DG ENV newsroom
RegulationUpdated 16 Sept 2026

European Commission explains proposed 2027 Baltic Sea fishing opportunities

A Commission Q&A outlines its proposed 2027 Baltic Sea fishing opportunities, without providing catch figures in the available extract.Read More →European Commission — Press corner
RegulationUpdated 16 Sept 2026

Amended wetland rules allow renewable projects in artificial wetlands

Revised wetland rules introduce artificial wetlands as a category and allow renewable energy facilities in them.Read More →Yeşil Ekonomi