What I propose is that, by delving into the world of mythologies, there we might find some indications, helpful for understanding what happening with environment today. To do so, will revisit a particular mythology from South Europe, an archaic (probably, pre-Indo-European one), namely Basque mythology. Here, earth (lurra) appears as maternal character (Ama-lur) and becomes, in sense, divine fi...

Kazdagi (Mt. Ida) forms the natural border between the provinces of Canakkale and Balikesirin northwestern Turkey. The highest peak (Karatas Hill) of this mountain is 1774 m. Kazdagi was declared a National Park in 1994 because of its rich plant cover. Its importance is mainly derived from the presence of a restricted zone of Abies nordmanniana ssp. equi-trojani forest as well as for its natura...