Akdeniz Koruma Derneği Explained

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. In 2013 and 2017, president Zafer Kizilkaya was granted a Whitley Award in recognition of the organization's contribution to conservation. In 2023, Kizilkaya was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for Asia.^[5] ^[6]

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