Ecobiketrip

Cycling around the world concerning about ecological issues

Presentations

A world trip that ended unexpectedly early after half the distance

Route from Greece to Austria heading southeast

A thin red track of a bicycle tyre connects ecological problematic zones of our planet

Presentations will take place these months, in Vienna. Naturfreunde and STA Travel will be partner. There will be free donation only and small buffets.

The first one will be in the “Moroccan Institute” in Fernkorngasse 75, corner to Trostgasse, 1100 Vienna on Friday the 27th of March starting at 19:00, notification for coming is requested for this evening.

One more on the 23rd of April at 17:00 in the “Hochschule für Agrar- und Umweltpädagogik” in Angamayrgasse 1 , 1130 Vienna in April.

The last and biggest one so far will take place on the 27th of April at 18:00 in the “Universität für Bodenkultur” EG03 Simonyhaus, Peter-Jordan Straße 65, 1180 Vienna.

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Hasankeyf

I took the bus for time reasons to be on time at a declared meeting date where a local information center in Hasankeyf should be opened with big press appearance. I got this information from eca-watch newsletter. I also got in contact with Ulrich Eichelmann, the frontman in Austria, who was also here and declared this site to be worth of protection.

Starting ahead, entering the southeastern region of Turkey the landscape was shifting to dry stone valleys appearing to have no end. Hills after hills with not much, but stones and some dry plants. Green could just be seen on depressions of land, where human watering systems take their impact.
First I thought I am caught in nowhere, all the same and nothing different.
Until I entered the valley of Tigris I understood immediately why people want to preserve this area. They called this area from bibliographical times the garden of Eden, culture here is more than 10 thousand years old. People used to live in caves till the late 70’s, afterwards it was forbidden by law to live in historical monuments and houses where built and hundreds of caves are for tourist attraction nowadays. Besides there are many more monuments in this unique landscape. Even the way to have dinner at the river, or to use water channels to send water to all the caves is very well thought.

The NGO that is now dealing with this issue is Doga Dernegi. All of them are really friend

ly, well organised and could even manage the biggest star in Turkey, called Tarkan, to visit this village. There was a tour all around the sights for everybody and while walking I was impressed by biodiversity in this place. Not only endemic plants are found in this place, but also birds, turtles some species of fish that only live here and nowhere else on the world. Wildlife, landscape and cultural monuments are extraordinary and fit this place in an outstanding way.

One small problem there is: all this should be flooded in order to await the immense increase of needed energy for growing of urban population and their expectation for industrialism. A huge dam should be built with water level rising of more than 100 metres, disappearance of the village and ambient habitats included.
The funny thing is that also Austrian Banks will give huge export credits for this project, more details you can read on eca-watch and their Ilisu Campaign.
My next days ride will lead to some relating aspect, I am going to visit Munzur and 2 dams that have been built and 6 more are planned.

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