Our planet is sounding the alarm!

The human footprint on the Earth, which is humanity's demand for energy, natural resources, and land use, has grown tremendously in the last century. Rising population, rapid industrialization and urban development have caused per capita production and consumption figures to surge. As a result, the human impact on the environment has sped up. We're producing much more waste and pollution than our planet can cope with. We passed the critical carbon threshold of 400ppm in the atmosphere.[1] Climate disasters, floods and forest fires are now a staple of the daily news reports. Scientists state that one million species are now under threat of extinction.[2]

Can we shrug this off?

In the last century, we've destroyed half of our forests, which were home to most creatures living on the earth. This immense loss had a significant negative impact on the ecosystem's health. Deforestation is leading to biodiversity loss. This loss in biodiversity is creating a breakdown in the food chain, and this breakdown, in turn, is disturbing nature's cycle and balance, resulting in the collapse of the whole ecosystem like a stack of dominoes. Water, air and soil cannot renew themselves enough; famine, drought and epidemics arise. Under these circumstances, preserving the forests and the animals is not an issue of nature conservation alone. Their future is our future. Their destruction is the beginning of our destruction as human beings.

Look into my eyes!

The talking portraits of endangered animals all around the world and in Turkey challenge us to confront the devastation nature's facing. Even though we live in cities, we're part of nature. Our lives depend on the existence of healthy wildlife. We need to find better ways to live together in harmony. Whatever we will do, we will do it not only for the endangered species but also for ourselves.