(Etnik olarak) bölünmüş bir adada çevre koruma ve çevresel iş birliği: Kıbrıs’taki durum

The report examines environmental cooperation in Cyprus, highlighting how political division creates administrative and legal asymmetries that hinder nature conservation. It analyzes various levels of cooperation—from intergovernmental bodies like the UN and EU to civil society and technical committees—and proposes specific peace-building measures such as a Buffer Zone Peace Park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserves.

• Environmental narratives in Cyprus are often selective and politically charged, where ecological destruction is used to frame the 'other side' as an enemy, thereby increasing tensions.
• The political division of the island has resulted in significant geographical, administrative, and legal asymmetries in environmental protection, meaning there is no unified development plan for the island's ecosystem.
• The UN Buffer Zone has unintentionally become a 'de facto' sanctuary for wildlife due to the absence of human activity, providing critical habitat for endangered species like the Cyprus mouflon.
• The Bi-communal Environmental Technical Committee, established in 2008, has successfully produced 20 concept papers on issues like waste management and biodiversity, though it avoids politically sensitive topics such as hydrocarbon exploration.
• Civil society organizations and grassroots campaigns have often been more agile and persistent in environmental cooperation than official government channels, particularly regarding illegal bird trapping and sea turtle protection.
• The report proposes transforming the Buffer Zone into a 'Peace Park' to shift the narrative from land disputes to the shared goal of protecting the environment.
• A proposed bi-communal ecological research center in the abandoned village of Varisheia could serve as a model for scientific cooperation and nature monitoring.

APA

Hadjimichael, M., & Papastylianou, K. (2019). (Etnik olarak) bölünmüş bir adada çevre koruma ve çevresel iş birliği: Kıbrıs’taki durum. Peace Research Institute Oslo. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/8c777a44-a28b-41a5-81e7-9ab56543d7e3/6 2019 Environment TRKW.pdf?inline=true

Chicago

Hadjimichael, Maria, and Klitos Papastylianou. (Etnik olarak) bölünmüş bir adada çevre koruma ve çevresel iş birliği: Kıbrıs’taki durum. Peace Research Institute Oslo, 2019. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/8c777a44-a28b-41a5-81e7-9ab56543d7e3/6 2019 Environment TRKW.pdf?inline=true.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{hadjimichael2019etnik, author = {Hadjimichael, Maria and Papastylianou, Klitos}, title = {{(Etnik olarak) bölünmüş bir adada çevre koruma ve çevresel iş birliği: Kıbrıs’taki durum}}, institution = {Peace Research Institute Oslo}, year = {2019}, url = {https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/8c777a44-a28b-41a5-81e7-9ab56543d7e3/6 2019 Environment TRKW.pdf?inline=true}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }