Solar energy support for sustainable tourism
WWF-Turkey, Kas-Kekova Private Environmental Protection Zone, which works with solar energy at the ‘Kaş-Kekova Sustainable Tourism Project’. Lamps filling the battery with solar energy can also charge mobile phones and tablets. It is impossible to protect work in environments where there is no access to electricity. It does not cause greenhouse gas emissions that lead to climate change in electrical production.
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Schneider Electric's solar powered lamps in the first place, WWF-Turkey's cooperative member in Kas-Kekova began to be distributed to fishers, sustainable tourism-supporting tour boats, diving clubs and restaurants. 60 of the Lamps will be used in Kas-Kekova, the harmony 40 are used in the nature protection project in Turkey. There is also a green sea turtles in Adana-Akyatan Wildlife Development Area and the Caucasus Ecology Corridor. Both projects include a large number of fields where there is no electricity.
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WWF-Turkey General Manager Tolga Baştak said, “Kaş-Kekova last year, we implemented the Sustainable Tourism Project. We work with fishermen, diving clubs, restaurant owners, hotelrs and local management in the region. Kas-Kekova is outstanding in terms of biological diversity in the seas; but the number of types under the danger such as orfoz, lagos, fangri is quickly reduced. We wanted to introduce our experienced working in the field with these lamps that are alive to us with clean energy, to be for people from holiday to the region. These efforts, known as the ‘Light Country’, have the traces of the ancient Lycian civilization in this region, allowing clean energy to be restored and support our protection work. ” [[
‘Kaş-Kekova Sustainable Tourism Project is aimed at minimizing threats such as marine biological diversity, excessive and illegal fishing, loss of natural habitats, pollution, the invasion of foreign genre and climate change. Against such Dangers, Kas-Kekova’s protection of terrestrial and marine values and is aimed at delivering future.
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