The Green Tank's Policy Director and co-founder, Ioli Christopoulou, and Nature Policy Associate, Dimitra Syrou, were guests on ERT's Infinitely Curious with Katerina Batzaki, where they discussed the ecological importance of Posidonia seagrass meadows and the urgent need to protect and restore them.

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The restoration of Mediterranean seagrass meadows must move from fragmented pilot projects to long-term, large-scale action supported by coherent governance and sustainable financing, according to the new report released by the Interreg Euro-MED ARTEMIS project.

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Against the backdrop of increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves across Europe, Maria-Christina Doulami, Communications Officer at The Green Tank, explores the vital role of nature in addressing the climate crisis in her latest opinion piece for HuffPost Greece titled “Nature Is Our Natural Air Conditioner. Why Do We Continue to Invest So Little in It?”. Forests, wetlands, seagrass meadows and urban green spaces are not only havens for biodiversity—they are essential natural infrastructure that cool our cities, reduce climate risks and strengthen the resilience of our communities.

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How can the EU scale up the restoration of Mediterranean seagrass meadows? This and more were the central questions explored during the online policy roundtable "From Meadows to Markets: Advancing Seagrass Restoration and Sustainable Financing", co-hosted by MEP Dimitris Tsiodras and organised by The Green Tank in the framework of the ARTEMIS Interreg Euro-Med project on June 25, 2026.

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At the 5th ESG Universe Forum, Ioli Christopoulou, Policy Director and Co-founder of The Green Tank, highlighted the role of nature investments as a key tool for biodiversity protection, resilience building, and sustainable development.

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From 8 to 10 June 2026, The Green Tank joined fellow partners and associated stakeholders at the final conference of the Interreg Euro-MED ARTEMIS project in Menorca, Spain, contributing to discussions on advancing seagrass restoration across the Mediterranean.

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The Interreg Euro-MED ARTEMIS project was recently featured in an extensive article by science journalist Tom Peeters in the Belgian science magazine Eos Wetenschap. The article, titled “Posidonia: The Seagrass That Protects the Mediterranean Sea”, explores the ecological importance of Posidonia oceanica meadows, their role in biodiversity conservation, coastal protection and carbon sequestration, as well as the threats they face from anchoring, fish farming and climate change.

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The Green Tank actively participated in the first Greek Seagrass Forum, held at the French Institute of Greece in Athens from April 28 to 30, 2026, contributing to the dialogue on the protection and restoration of Posidonia oceanica, one of the Mediterranean’s most important ecosystems.

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As part of Fortune Greece’s Earth Day 2026 special, Nikos Mantzaris, senior policy analyst & co-founder of The Green Tank, highlights that the environmental crisis is still reversible—but the window for action is rapidly closing.

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The Green Tank submitted comments on the amendments proposed by the Ministry of Environment and Energy regarding permitted uses and activities within protected areas (Article 98), as part of the public consultation on the draft law titled: “Modernization of legislation for the use and production of energy from renewable sources… – Provisions on environmental and forest protection – Arrangements for the organization and adequate staffing of the Ministry of Environment and Energy and its supervised bodies.”

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