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Caterina Scaramelli

Caterina Scaramelli is a research assistant professor of anthropology and earth and environment at Boston University.

The Lost Wetlands of Turkey
Salt marshes in the Gediz Delta wetland conservation area. Photo by author.Fishermen set off in the morning in one of the Kızılırmak Delta’s brackish lakes, in the wetland conservation area. Photo by author.
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The Lost Wetlands of Turkey

Every year around World Wetlands Day on February 2, Turkish news outlets report that the country has lost between 1.3 and 2 million hectares of wetlands since the mid-twentieth century. Since the founding of the Turkish Republic in 1923, over 1.3 million hectares of wetlands have been drained and tr
Caterina Scaramelli • 14 min read