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Rapid industrialization, unplanned urbanization and deepening neoliberalism are accelerating the destruction of the environment. Different environmental organizations are emerging to prevent this destruction. The aim of our research is to examine the environmental non-governmental organizations operating in the Aegean Region in a multidimensional way by looking at their institutional and financial characteristics, objectives, environmental priorities, strategic actions, and relations. Data were collected from a total of 150 environmental organizations using the survey method and descriptive statistical analyzes were carried out. The research findings show that the examined environmental organizations have a significant diversity in terms of both their general approach to the environmental problem and the environmental issues they focus on. On the other hand, the purposes, activities, and struggle tactics of these organizations have a more passive nature towards raising awareness of individuals and society rather than having a direct impact on the decision-making actors. Another important finding is that many environmental organizations have weak connections and collaborations due to both lack of resources and ideological reasons. The reasons behind these inadequacies, and the conditions under which effective environmental struggle and collaborations can be enhanced in the local area, remain prominent questions to answer.

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