Exploring the governance and social impact of the Evros Delta National Park
The Management Body of Evros Delta and Samothraki Protected Areas and the Green Tank, in collaboration with the International Institute for the Environment and Development (IIED) and the scientific oversight of the Universities of Warwick and Cambridge organized a workshop aimed at exploring issues of governance and social impacts of protected areas.
Greece’s new biodiversity and climate agency in danger
Opinion piece published on dasarxeio.com by Ioli Christopoulou on the attempted weakening of the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency in the new bill of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Bill in Parliament: Support for lignite regions, weakening of Greece’s nature and climate agency
Ioli Christopoulou participated in the online public hearing at the Standing Committee of Production and Trade of the Hellenic Parliament on the new bill of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Launch event for the new project “Learn-Participate-Protect the environment”
Launch event for the new project "Learn-Participate-Protect the environment", which is being implemented under the Active citizens fund in Greece by iSea and its partner The Green Tank.
Proposals for the climate and nature
Participation of Ioli Christopoulou in the event organized by the Greens political party, entitled "Which policy for RES? Defending AND the Climate AND Nature".
Nature Greece: a new brand name for Greece’s nature
The proposal for the creation of a new brand name "Nature Greece" to promote Greece's nature was presented in an article in the Sunday edition of the To VIMA newspaper.
World Environment Day reflections
Interview of Ioli Christopoulou to journalists Aspasia Vouzi and Dimitris Karamaounas on ERT3’s 102fm radio station, on the occasion of the World Environment Day.
Financing so that the green commitment becomes practice
On the occasion of the World Environment Day and the conclusion of Green Tank’s new report entitled "Financing opportunities for a sustainable future during the 2021-2027", Ioli Christopoulou in an opinion piece stresses the need to make use of the unprecedented level of funding of the 2021-2027 period for the transition of Greece and its regions to a new sustainable development model.
World Environment Day and priorities for nature
Interview of Ioli Christopoulou on nature policy in Greece at a special podcast by Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) for the World Environment Day. The interview focused on the Green Tank's recommendations in order to address challenges and make use of opportunities for the country's biodiversity conservation.
We unite our voices for the protection of the natural environment
In view of the World Environment Day on 5 June 2021, 31 NGOs with recognized work in the conservation of the natural environment in Greece have co-signed a joint document together with corresponding number of pictures, one per organization.
Empowering civil society organizations
The Green Tank delivered two lectures in the six-month Social Dynamo project for the empowerment of environmental organization of the Bodossaki Foundation.
The rescue of the Greek Galapagos
Ioli Christopoulou comments on the significance of the decision taken by the Ministry of Environment and Energy rejecting the installation of wind turbines on 14 islets in the Aegean Sea in Natura 2000 areas.
Nature 2000 Committee and the national environmental policy
Opinion piece by Ioli Christopoulou on the importance of the Nature 2000 Committee for the Greek environmental policy and its role in giving prominence to the natural wealth of the country.
“Life vest” of 1.4 trillion dollars by 2030 for protected areas
Ioli Christopoulou comments on the significance of the report by Cambridge University professor Sir Partha Dasgupta on the economics of biodiversity, and the need to redefine humanity’s relationship with nature, not on the basis of what humanity can draw from it, but on the basis of what nature can provide.
