The operation of an acclimatization cage for vultures began in Gergeri, Heraklion
With the reception of the first four vultures on Thursday, January 25, the official opening of a vulture acclimatization cage took place in a mountainous location near Gergeri, Heraklion in Crete. This is a particularly important action for the conservation of endangered vultures since the cage will contribute to their survival and especially for young […]
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Exchanging knowledge and experience in visiting Aetoloakarnania habitats
The members of the Management Steering Committee of the LIFE-IP 4 NATURA project, as well as the staff of the corresponding LIFE Integrated Project of Latvia, who visited Greece as part of the networking activities of IP projects, had the opportunity to visit the habitats of Griffon Vulture in Aetoloakarnania . The 11th MSC meeting […]
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An innovative tool that “changes” the management of Natura areas
The first Decision Support System (DSS) for the management of Natura 2000 areas is now a fact. In the framework of the LIFE-IP 4 NATURA project, an innovative tool was created, with the aim to support public authorities and agencies in the protection and management of Natura 2000 sites. More specifically, the DSS LIFE-IP 4 […]
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Everything you’d like to know about protected areas in a seminar
How important is Greece’s biodiversity and why does it concern you? What categories of protected areas do we have in our country? What is the Natura 2000 network and how does it protect the most valuable and threatened species and habitats across Europe? Everything you would like to know about the biodiversity of Greece and […]
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Conservation Objectives: an important step for the protection of biodiversity in our country
For the first time in our country, national conservation targets have been set for 21 natural habitat types and 55 species of EU interest, with the recent issuing of the relevant ministerial decision (Official Government Gazette B’ 1375/2021 and correction of an error in Official Government Gazette B’ 1915/2021) in the framework of the LIFE-IP […]
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Good news from roosts in the mainland
This year’s census of Griffon Vulture at the species roosting sites in the mainland proved to be highly efficient! The two-day census took place in 18-19/11/2022 in the framework of the corresponding synchronized Balkan census. In the Griffon Vulture census, which is coordinated by the Hellenic Ornithological Society in the framework of the LIFE-IP 4 […]
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