Campaigners resist destruction of Istanbul forests and wetlands for airport megaproject

The Ecologist
Jul 23, 2015, 2:23 pm47 pts
Destruction of 76 square kilometres of forests, lakes and farmland is proceeding north of Istanbul for the city's third airport, writes Rosie Bridger. But the gigantic ‘aerotropolis' project is vigorously opposed by local farmers and residents, and an urban resistance fighting other ecologically destructive…

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