Kızılkaya was born in Ankara in 1969.[2] Growing up, he watched Jacques Cousteau documentaries which inspired his admiration for the sea.[1] He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Middle East Technical University. After graduating from college, Kızılkaya took interest in commercial deep sea diving and underwater photography.[1] He took his interests to the Pacific Ocean and spent many years exploring its waters while being a marine photographer and researcher in Indonesia.[1] He went on to receive a master's degree in Coastal and Harbor engineering from Middle East Technical University.[3]
Kızılkaya's efforts to advocate and protect Turkey's coast stemmed from Turkey's marine ecosystem being under serious threat and facing a lot of damage due to several different factors like Climate change, illegal fishing, as well as overfishing and an increase in tourism.[1] The Mediterranean sea is known to be the most over fished sea in the world. Kızılkaya had hopes to transform Turkey's ravaged marine regions into more effective and developing conservation areas.[4]
Kızılkaya was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2023, given annually to six environmentalists who work in different continents.[5] Kızılkaya is the first Turkish recipient from of the prize.[6]
Currently, he is the president and co-founder of an NGO named "Akdeniz Koruma Dernegi" ("Mediterranean Conservation Society" in Turkish). This NGO focuses on protecting and restoring the marine ecosystems on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey.[7]
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January 01, 1970
zafer, kızılkaya, zafer, kızılkaya, born, 1969, turkish, marine, advocate, engineer, credited, expanding, marine, protected, areas, mpas, along, turkey, mediterranean, coast, kızılkaya, born, ankara, 1969, growing, watched, jacques, cousteau, documentaries, wh. Zafer Ali Kizilkaya born 1969 is a Turkish marine advocate and engineer who is credited for expanding marine protected areas MPAs along Turkey s Mediterranean coast 1 Kizilkaya was born in Ankara in 1969 2 Growing up he watched Jacques Cousteau documentaries which inspired his admiration for the sea 1 He has a bachelor s degree in civil engineering from Middle East Technical University After graduating from college Kizilkaya took interest in commercial deep sea diving and underwater photography 1 He took his interests to the Pacific Ocean and spent many years exploring its waters while being a marine photographer and researcher in Indonesia 1 He went on to receive a master s degree in Coastal and Harbor engineering from Middle East Technical University 3 Kizilkaya s efforts to advocate and protect Turkey s coast stemmed from Turkey s marine ecosystem being under serious threat and facing a lot of damage due to several different factors like Climate change illegal fishing as well as overfishing and an increase in tourism 1 The Mediterranean sea is known to be the most over fished sea in the world Kizilkaya had hopes to transform Turkey s ravaged marine regions into more effective and developing conservation areas 4 Kizilkaya was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2023 given annually to six environmentalists who work in different continents 5 Kizilkaya is the first Turkish recipient from of the prize 6 Currently he is the president and co founder of an NGO named Akdeniz Koruma Dernegi Mediterranean Conservation Society in Turkish This NGO focuses on protecting and restoring the marine ecosystems on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey 7 References edit a b c d e Zafer Kizilkaya Goldman Environmental Prize 2023 03 03 Retrieved 2023 07 30 IWSA Zafer Kizilkaya Iwsa in Turkish Retrieved 2023 07 30 Zafer Kizilkaya kimdir GazeteIlkSayfa Gazete Ilk Sayfa in Turkish 2023 04 25 Retrieved 2023 07 30 The most over fished sea in the world impact economist com Retrieved 2023 07 31 Lewis Nell 2023 04 24 Environmental hero s mission to save the most over fished sea in the world CNN Retrieved 2023 07 31 Weaver Lex April 24 2023 Environment The World Restoring marine ecosystems in south western Turkey an interview with Zafer Kizilkaya The Endangered Landscapes Programme www endangeredlandscapes org Retrieved 2023 07 31 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zafer Kizilkaya amp oldid 1205707488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
