With the goal of accelerating the restoration of Posidonia seagrass meadows and exploring innovative mechanisms to promote their ecosystem services in the Mediterranean, the ARTEMIS project partners discussed their workplan for the next two years.
The SAvE Whales system for the prevention of ship strikes on sperm whales was featured in an article on Greek newspaper “To Vima”.
Scientists, policy makers and non-governmental organizations were part of an Our Ocean Conference side event and discussed the benefits of Blue Carbon Coastal Ecosystems in the fight against the climate crisis.
Ioli Christopoulou talked to ERTNEWS about Greece’s goal to achieve 30% marine protected areas until 2030.
With two side events, the announcement of an international partnership and the contribution to 2 pledges, The Green Tank participated in the 9th Our Ocean Conference. Cause for optimism for the commitments to protect the seas.
The Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy, the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency of Greece, together with the international marine conservation organisation OceanCare and the Athens-based environmental think tank The Green Tank announced today, as part of the Our Ocean Conference 2024, their commitment to ensure the implementation of the “SAvE Whales” system in the Strait of Kythira.
The Green Tank, along with nine environmental organizations, sent a joint memorandum to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment on legislative, policy and other developments regarding the implementation of EU environmental law in Greece.
The Green Tank contributes to the project’s activities as an external policy expert.
The Green Tank is one of the ten project partners of ARTEMIS which is aimed at accelerating the restoration of Posidonia seagrass meadows and exploring their ecosystem services in the Mediterranean.
Twenty environmental organizations in Greece ask the Greek Minister of Environment to vote “against” the change in wolf’s protection status.