Under the coordination of AA, with the support of the European Union (EU) and the Turkish National Agency, and with contributions from Ankara University's National Research Center for Maritime Law, Station de Jeunesse from France, the POLIS Institute from North Macedonia, EDITURA ERUYSAL SRL from Romania, and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), the opening of the third term of the program and the training sessions will be held at AAtölye.

Speaking at the opening of the program, Bilgay Duman, AA Strategic Analysis Manager, said that climate and environmental issues are having an increasingly significant influence in many areas.

Duman explained that the goal of this training is to raise awareness about the environment and climate change, noting that they organized it to update participants on the steps taken in these areas.

Duman thanked those who contributed to the organization of the training.

Hakan Güvenlioğlu, AA Strategy & Project Management Office Project Manager, also spoke about the project.

Noting that the project is one of the first initiatives of its kind in the field of environmental journalism worldwide, Güvenlioğlu stated that as Anadolu Ajansı, they were pleased to lay the groundwork for such a project.

Emphasizing that there are specialized fields such as war journalism and sports journalism around the world, Güvenlioğlu stressed that they aim to establish “environmental journalism” as a professional field as well.

Noting that the project is also a community-building initiative, Güvenlioğlu added that they aim to increase mobility and interaction among young people.