TURKEY’S ENVIRONMENT: PROBLEMS, ACTORS AND NEW ISSUES

Barış Gençer Baykan

2008 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) developed by the World Economic Forum, Yale University and Columbia University, ranks Turkey 72nd out of 149 countries. According to the Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) Turkey is categorized as highly vulnerable as was 62 countries among 235. Environment, a rising issue on the national and international agenda, is being discussed through environmental problems, International institutions, governments, environmental civil society organizations and citizens work hard to overcome the heavy ecological damage. “Environment” and “environmentalism” should be analyzed through their relations with society and politics. Turkey’s “Green History”, “Green Civil Society” and “Green Economy” are yet to be explored.

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