Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality held an Environment and Cleanup Festival on 22–23 October 2026 under BSB00353 LAP BLACK, part of the European Union’s Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme. The festival ran from 10:00 to 16:00 at the Sustainable Climate Park and on the shore of Lake Sapanca. Over two days, 100 primary school pupils came together around the words “Nature is our breath; protecting it is our duty.”
At Türkiye’s first Sustainable Climate Park, the pupils joined STEM workshops and tried renewable energy, climate action and ecology for themselves.
On the shore of Lake Sapanca they collected waste that harms nature. The programme also included environmental awareness sessions with specialists. The waste was not thrown away: the pupils turned it into colourful pictures and designs through recycling.
With banners reading “Protecting nature is in our hands,” the children spoke up for the environment and received certificates of participation at the end of the festival.
This activity was carried out under BSB00353 LAP BLACK, supported by the European Union through the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme.