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THE HISTORY OF
THE ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY OF LEFKE
The Environmental Society of Lefke was
established in 1995 with fourteen environment sensitive persons with the aim
of raising the awareness within the public and to fight against the existing
pollution in and around Lefke.
Lefke through
the history has become a major attraction of labor and has been the center
of administrative town in its environment until the year of 1974.
The labor force
left the region when the CMC (Cyprus Mines Corporation) closed the copper
mining pits with no apparent reason leaving behind a huge amount of debris
causing health hazard to the environment. Lefke then over the years lost its
attraction and the population, thus causing the economy to subside.
Global
awareness of Environmental issues has prompted sensitive people in the
region to set up an Environmental Society to fight against the everyday
issues of pollution and the debris left behind by CMC. Tamer Dayıoğlu
became the first president of the society.
One of the aims of the
society is to clear up the debris left behind by The CMC which is causing
a health hazard to Eco-system and to establish the impact on human health.
The primary
aims of the Society are:
a)
To protect the environment, Eco-system and human health who requires
these necessities.
b)
To protect animal species facing extinction, such as vultures and
turtles.
c)
To stop the unplanned construction.
d)
To stop the sea-pollution.
e)
To protect the breeding sites on the beach and in the dams.
f)
To protect the cultural and historical sites in Lefke.
g)
To stop using chemicals such as hormones and marketing and in food
production.
h)
To stop the hunting of migrating birds.
i)
To stop marketing of hunting birds and animals.
j)
To stop using any chemical which causes the depletion of ozone layer.
k)
To stop the tree cutting and to promote the tree planting in the
region.
l)
To reach the above aims the society will convene meetings,
conferences, and print pamphlets, newspapers to raise the awareness.
m)
To stop the noise pollution.
n)
To reach the above aim the society feels free to sue any body or
establishment to stop any kind of pollution, seek legal advise from the
authorities and from any International Organization.
o)
To become a member in similar organization.
p)
To organize cultural and social activities.
The
primary concern of the Environmental Society is the debris left behind by
the CMC. The CMC having extracted the gold from the copper ore from a
fertile soil and left the site in huge debris which is considered in
thousands of tons. The society after having an academic research by the
members of different Universities has enlighten the public on the extend of
the pollution.
We are
hereby seeking any form of help to alleviate the problem from sensitive
people. For more information
http://www.north-cyprus.net/kktc/kurumlar/lefkectd/index.htm .
One of
the richest water resources on the island is at Lefke area. The Gemikonağı
dam was build to restrain and contain the water in the dam, but the area
the dam was build on is an effected by the pollution which pollutes the
water before it is used for irrigation. The society is working on the issue
to rectify the problem.
To raise
the awareness in environmental issues the society first published a news
bulletin and at later stage printed newspaper namely Lefke Gazetesi.
To raise
the awareness amongst the children the society organized composition, poems,
and art exhibitions in the schools.
In order
to create a healthy environment and society we require educated volunteers
working for this cause.
We hope to live in a
healthy environment in future.
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