AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMining & Forests: Turkey’s Environment Ministry approved an environmental impact assessment for a 721-hectare chromite mine expansion in Burdur’s forestland, allowing Alser Madencilik to clear about 2.87 million sq m of forest area and remove over 132,000 trees, while pledging large-scale rehabilitation planting. Plastic Pollution: A new Zero Waste Foundation report says Turkey generates 48 kg of municipal plastic waste per person—about 45% above the global average—highlighting low recycling and calling for a national plastic action plan. Water & Climate Adaptation: Rain Enhancement Technologies signed an exclusive deal with UASIT to deploy its WETA weather enhancement platform, starting with pilots in the Eğirdir Lake Basin and potentially expanding to other water-stressed regions. Wildfire Risk Context: A study on Canada’s extreme wildfire conditions finds human-caused climate change made this year’s fire weather about twice as likely, underscoring the growing climate-driven threat facing the region. Children’s Data Online: Türkiye is set to introduce a “digital consent age” framework for minors’ personal data, adding safeguards and parental consent rules below a yet-to-be-defined age threshold.
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