Our Short Story
Our Short Story
Wildfires in Turkey consume an annual average of 3,000 hectares of forests. In addition, about 740 million metric tons of cultivable soil is lost to erosion. The global averages are not better, either: every year 120,000 sq-kilometers (48,000 sq-miles: three times the area of Switzerland) of land become arid, affecting over 1 billion people.
Dolunay has taken on the responsibility of helping what we can to ease de-forestation, desertification and loss of bio-diversity. We’ve joined forces with TEMA (The Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats) since 2005 in reforestation projects planting more than 165,000 trees (as of January 2020), as well as social awareness campaigns in rural areas toward the country’s massive geo-biotic wealth and bio-genetic potential.
We plant 2 seedlings (including larch, oak, and the precious Pistacia Lentiscus) in the name of every guest that travels with us.
We are bound by strong ties.