Zafer Kizilkaya's 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Acceptance Speech

Zafer Kizilkaya accepts the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize for Asia.
In collaboration with local fishing cooperatives and Turkish authorities, Zafer Kizilkaya expanded Turkey’s network of marine protected areas (MPAs) along 310 miles of the Mediterranean coast. The newly designated areas were approved by the Turkish government in August 2020 and include an expansion of the MPA network by 135 square miles (350 sq km) of no trawling/no purse seine, and an additional 27 square miles (70 sq. km) of no fishing zones. Turkey’s marine ecosystem has been severely degraded by overfishing, illegal fishing, tourism development, and the effects of climate change-and these protected areas help mitigate these challenges.
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