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Greece Takes Action to Protect and Promote Thessaloniki’s Seikh Su Forest

Greek authorities have agreed on actions to safeguard and promote the forests of Seikh Su and Chortiatis in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.

Posted On 15 Feb 2023

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Greece Creates Park to the Memory of the Mati Fire Victims

Greek authorities are creating a park in memory of the people who lost their lives in the 2018 fire at Mati, located on the east coast of Attica.

Posted On 03 Feb 2023

, By Maria Paravantes

Greece Takes Steps to Create 1st National Trail Network

The Greek Environment Ministry is moving ahead with the creation of Greece’s first National Trail Network.

Posted On 31 Jan 2023

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Thessaly Submits Application to UNESCO for Meteora-Pyli to Get Global Geopark Status

The Region of Thessaly has submitted a nomination file to UNESCO for the municipalities of Meteora and Pyli to be recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark.

Posted On 30 Jan 2023

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Part of Menalon Mountain in Greece Protected Under New Scheme

Part of the Menalon mountain range in Greece has been given high protection status by the Environment Ministry, prohibiting all forms of construction.

Posted On 13 Jan 2023

, By Maria Paravantes

Greece Closer to Mapping Out All Forest Land

The Greek environment ministry announced this week that approximately 90 percent of the country’s forest land had been mapped out.

Posted On 28 Dec 2022

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Greece Opens Ioannina Lake Protection Plan for Public Comment

As part of actions to better manage Lake Pamvotida in Ioannina, Greek authorities opened an environmental study for public consultation.

Posted On 27 Dec 2022

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Works being carried out at Mati. Photo source: Environment Ministry

New Nature Reserve to be Created in Fire-ravaged Mati

A nature reserve and recreation area will be created in fire-ravaged Mati, Greece.

Posted On 21 Dec 2022

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Greece Submits Olympus’ World Heritage Nomination File to UNESCO

Greece has submitted a preliminary nomination file to UNESCO to include Olympus on its World Heritage List.

Posted On 20 Oct 2022

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Greece’s Agrafa Mountains Given High Protection Status

The mountains of Agrafa, the southernmost part of the Pindus range in Central Greece, have been given high protection status by the Environment Ministry banning all forms of construction.

Posted On 25 Aug 2022

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Greece Wants to Make Meteora a UNESCO Global Geopark

Greek authorities are taking action to establish the landmark site of Meteora in Thessaly as a UNESCO Global Geopark.

Posted On 17 Jun 2022

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4,000 Trees Planted on Fire-hit Northern Evia

Four thousand trees have been planted in the fire-hit area of Limni Evias, as part of two pilot forest regeneration projects carried out on the Greek island of Evia.

Posted On 10 Mar 2022

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