Akdeniz Koruma Derneği (known in English as the Mediterranean Conservation Society) is a Turkish marine conservation organization.[1][2]

The Society has been involved in the establishment of marine protected areas in Gökova,[3][4] and monitoring of endangered Mediterranean monk seals.[2] In 2013 and 2017, president Zafer Kizilkaya was granted a Whitley Award in recognition of the organization's contribution to conservation.[3] In 2023, Kizilkaya was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for Asia.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Environmental hero brings back fish to a barren Turkish sea". Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  2. 1 2 "Continuing the fight to protect the ocean - World Ocean Initiative". ocean.economist.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  3. 1 2 Fitch, Chris. "Turkish delight: restoring Mediterranean marine life - Geographical Magazine". geographical.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  4. ↑ "The most over-fished sea in the world - World Ocean Initiative". ocean.economist.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  5. ↑ "Introducing the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners". Goldman Environmental Prize. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ Lakhani, Nina (April 24, 2023). "2023 Goldman environmental prize winners include Texas Gulf coast defender". The Guardian. Retrieved April 24, 2023.


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