Tavşan Island’s coral model heads to COP31
A general view of the uninhabited Tavşan Island, part of the Princes’ Islands in the Marmara Sea.
A pioneering 11-year marine conservation and coral restoration initiative from Tavşan Island in the Marmara Sea is set to take center stage at the COP31 climate summit in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya.
Accompanied by Marine Life Conservation Society (DYKD) Chairman Volkan Narcı, Istanbul Governor Davut Gül and Zero Waste Foundation President Samed Ağırbaş toured the conservation site.
Located off Istanbul’s coast in the Princes’ Islands, the uninhabited island, also known as Neandros, is a third-degree archaeological site closed to unauthorized entry. DYKD biologist Ulaşcan Kayataş noted that this natural isolation makes it an ideal testing ground free from human pressure.
