The milestones of 2024 and the challenges of 2025
Interview of Ioli Christopoulou on NAFTEMPORIKI TV.
SAvE Whales in progress: Snapshots from the first fieldwork
The SAvE Whales partners created the project’s first short documentary.
Nature under attack: Bern Convention weakens wolf protection
The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention voted to lower the protection status of wolves, a decision widely criticized by conservation experts and environmental organizations.
The priorities for the sustainable development of Natura 2000 sites
Ioli Christopoulou participated in a panel at the 4th OT Forum where the work of NECCA and protected areas in Greece were discussed.
Students learn about the Interreg Artemis programme
Members of the Green Tank team presented the project for the restoration of the Posidonia meadows in the Mediterranean.
Life MareNatura: Participation in the consultation on Special Environmental Study 8c South Aegean – Dodecanese (parts)
The LIFE MareNatura project partners and the project’s expert policy partner, The Green Tank, submitted their views to the consultation on the Special Environmental Study “EPM 8c: Natura 2000 Areas of the Regional Units of South Aegean – Dodecanese (parts)".
EU decision to downgrade wolf protection status puts a protected species in the “crosshairs”
Announcement by 20 Greek Environmental Organizations on the vote in favor of the Commission's proposal to reduce the protection status of the wolf.
Over 300 civil society groups urge EU to strengthen wolf protection, not weaken it
More than 300 civil society groups call on the EU to strengthen, not undermine, efforts to live with wolves.
SAvE Whales on SKAI’s Eco News
Ioli Christopoulou discussed the innovative system to prevent sperm whale collisions with ships in the Kythera Strait.
About the ministerial decision on the protection of Aoos river
Ioli Christopoulou explained the importance of the recent ministerial decision defining the protection conditions for the part of the Aoos River designated as a Protected Landscape and Protected Natural Formation in November 2023.
Contribution to the Call for Evidence on the Environmental Implementation Review by the European Commission
The Green Tank participated in the Call for Evidence by the European Commission on the EU environmental law – 2025 implementation review.
The importance of the adoption of the Nature Restoration Law
Ioli Christopoulou sat down with Greek website Popaganda to discuss the rocky road until the NRL’s adoption, as well as its basic goals and the stakes for the future.
From a buoy to smart technology – The development of SAvE Whales and its adoption by Greece
"Kathimerini" online feature on the sperm whales' collision avoidance system for ships - Statements from project partners The Green Tank and OceanCare.
A shield of protection for the Aoos River
A ministerial decision prohibits the construction of dams and hydropower plants of all categories, including Small Hydropower Plants (SHPs), in the section of the cross-border Aoos River that was designated as Protected Landscape and Protected Natural Formation.
