biodiversity & natural resources

The Natura 2000 network & article 219

Interview by Ioli Christopoulou to journalist Nina Maria Paschalidou and the show ECO-agents of pod.gr regarding the Natura 2000 network and the distortions on Greece’s protected areas due to Article 219 included in a new law by the Ministry of Development and Investment.

Wind Turbines: yes or no?

Talk by Ioanna Theodosiou on “Wind turbines: yes or no?” on the students of the Postgraduate Program “Environmental, Disaster and Crises Management Strategies” at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Growing pressure on the withdrawal of article 219

There is growing pressure on the article 219 of the bill of the Ministry of Development and Investment. A most important development is the announcement by the Nature 2000 Committee, the central scientific advisory body on biodiversity conservation in Greece, calling on the withdrawal of the article, that was issued yesterday. The announcement came after an urgent appeal by 23 NGOs, including the Green Tank, that was handed to the new Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy, who addressed a greeting to

Biodiversity policy developments

Ioli Christopoulou was an invited speaker to the online event titled “Policy and implementation of biodiversity conservation in Greece” organized by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Biodiversity conservation among the challenges of the new year

Comment by Ioli Christopoulou and reference to the Green Tank report “Priority to nature: An assessment of the implementation of Greece’s National Biodiversity Strategy” in an article on the environmental challenges of the new year, published in the Sunday edition of TO VIMA.