The upcoming decade to 2030 will determine the success of humanity’s shift to a sustainable trajectory that will integrate environment protection in all facets of economic and social activity. While sustainable development is a recognized global objective, as expressed in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, agreed by the United Nations in 2015, the challenge of its attainment remains.
The Green Tank aims at the acceleration of this shift through its research-based analysis, advocacy and engagement with key stakeholders at the local, regional, national and European level.
The Just Transition of coal and lignite mining regions to sustainable economic activities constitutes a field of particular interest and activity for us. The decades-long monoculture of coal and lignite in these regions has rendered local economies dependent on mining at multiple levels, while leaving deep wounds to the environment and human health. Focusing initially on Western Macedonia, we aim to ensure that no citizen in the 42 coal regions of Europe is left without support, as Europe proceeds with an irreversible shift to a zero carbon economy.
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As EU Member States will soon be asked to draw national plans for the restoration of nature Ioli
JOINT BLOG POST In her plans for 2023 addressed to the EU Parliament, President of the EU Commission
The first capacity building seminar for the organizations that comprise the Members Network of Alliance for Sustainable Local
PRESS RELEASE The Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos (MedINA) in cooperation with the Green Tank present the project
The Initiative Team and the Members Network of the Alliance for Sustainable Local Development – SymATA held their
iSea and The Green Tank organize a training webinar “The Power of Volunteering: Actions and outcomes”. The aim
iSea and The Green Tank organize a training webinar on “Media as means of information and citizens' intervention”. The
The Alliance for Sustainable Local Development - SymATA has now begun with the formal establishment of the SymATA
An article by Ioli Christopoulou about the EU Green Deal implementation and the three necessary steps towards the
Ioli Christopoulou gave an interview to Peni Halatsi and the website “Insider” on the institutional and legal framework
An article by Ioli Christopoulou presenting the benefits of employing nature-based solutions in natural disaster response policies. The article
The Green Tank's comments on the bill "Protection of volunteerism, strengthening the action of Civil Society, tax incentives
Following the comments submitted on the interim text of the Consultation on the Strategic Plan for a Common
The new series of informative podcasts HiveMind of ThinkBee a cooperative for progressive policies hosted Ioanna Theodosiou. She
Guest lecture by Ioli Christopoulou on climate and biodiversity at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, on
Press Release Joint Statement of 293 Civil Society Organizations Athens, November 24, 2021 The Green Tank is one of the 293
Conclusions of online discussion The challenges and prospects of the green transition in the Ionian Islands were highlighted in
The project "Learn-Participate-Protect the environment", operated by iSea, is implemented in partnership with the Green Tank, under the
The Ionian Environment Foundation and the Green Tank are organizing an online informational discussion in light of the
The Green Tank and the Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos, MedINA, submitted joint comments and recommendations on
New Regional Program 2021-2027: Towards a Green Go to the Ionian Islands A few days before the formal submission of
JOINT P R E S S R E L E A S E The opportunity that the South Aegean
An opinion piece by Ioli Christopoulou on the elements that must characterize the planning at the national and
The Green Tank’s new report identifies the European funding sources that Greece and its regions will have available
On the occasion of the World Environment Day and the conclusion of Green Tank’s new report entitled "Financing
Ioli Christopoulou comments on the significance of the decision taken by the Ministry of Environment and Energy rejecting
Ioli Christopoulou comments on the significance of the Review by Cambridge University professor Sir Partha Dasgupta on the
The Green Tank submits to the public debate its comments on Greece's National Recovery and Resilience Plan. In the
JOINT PRESS RELEASE 23.3.2021 70 civil society organisations co-signed an open letter to the Deputy Minister of Finance, Theodoros
Interview of Ioli Christopoulou on the impacts of the pandemic and the need for a green recovery to
The Green Tank submitted comments to the public consultation on the strategic axes of the Greek National Recovery
Opinion piece by Ioli Christopoulou emphasizing the value of open dialogue and participatory consultations before the planning of
Ioli Christopoulou participated in a "roundtable" discussion during an online event co-organized by the General Secretariat for Research
Analysis by Nikos Mantzaris on the state of play regarding the negotiation for the European Just Transition Fund The
What is the path to return after the coronavirus? The response in a concise text by Ioli
Open letter of 45 think-tanks and NGOs to the European Central Bank on united recovery measures for the COVID-19 and
Nikos Mantzaris stressed the need for Just Transition, as a core component of the European Green Deal, to
Talk by Ioli Christopoulou titled “Protected areas as models of sustainable development: prospects and opportunities" at the SYRIZA
Participation of Ioli Christopoulou in a panel discussion on the European Green Deal hosted by Matroni Dikaiakou’s "Karta
Talk by Ioli Christopoulou titled “The critical decade – Financing for a sustainable future” during the National Conference
Guest lecture by Ioli Christopoulou on the role of environmental NGOs in environmental governance on October 21, 2019. Ioli
Article by Ioli Christopoulou on two lignite villages, Akrini and Anargiroi, in Western Macedonia, awaiting for years to
Nikos Mantzaris from the Green Tank participated in the TV show "Pre-election debate: Searching for answers for Greece’s
Οn the occasion of the World Environment Day, an opinion piece by Ioli Christopoulou on the European election
Opinion piece by Ioli Christopoulou in which it is explained why the result of the EU elections and
An engaging talk by Ioli Christopoulou on March 18, 2019 at the Café Scientifique Athens entitled: “The path
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