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Greece Launches Massive Reforestation Program
Greek forest. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Greek Minister of the Environment and Energy Kostis Hatzidakis recently announced the launch of Greece’s largest reforestation campaign. The reforestation...
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Crimson Early Morning Sky Dazzles Athenians
Credit: @ A. Matrozos/Twitter The residents of Athens woke up on Thursday to an eerie phenomenon as the sky took on a brownish-red color. It was a rare occurrence, leading many Athenians to photograph...
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International Body Warns Sea Turtles Need Stronger Protections in Greece, Cyprus
Loggerhead sea turtle. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Some of the most important sea turtle habitats in the Mediterranean, located in Greece and Cyprus, “remain unprotected,” the Bern Convention warned in...
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Five Greek Islands Considered At Risk Due to Wind Farm Construction
The Greek island of Amorgos, showing old windmills atop its highest point. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The organization Europa Nostra announced on Thursday that they have symbolically placed five Greek...
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Greek Climate Activist Named Europe’s “Young Champion of the Earth” by UN
ENALEIA’s Lefteris Arapakis. Credit: UN Environment Programme/YouTube Lefteris Arapakis, a 26-year old Greek climate activist and entrepreneur, was named “Young Champion of the Earth” for Europe by the...
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Underwater Archaeological Museum off Alonissos Wins European Award
The Archaeological Museum of Peristera. File Photo The Underwater Archaeological Museum of Peristera, off the Northern Sporades island of Alonissos, which has attracted attention all over Europe, has...
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European Court of Justice Condemns Greece for Failing to Comply with Eco Policy
Schinias national park marshland. Credit: Seisma/Wikimedia Commons The Court of Justice of the European Union on Thursday slammed Greece for failing to set conservation targets for protected habitats,...
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Dead Whale Washes up on Piraeus Beach
Dead Whale washed up on beach at Piraeus on Wednesday. Credit: Gath/twitter In what may be the first such incident of its kind ever in Piraeus, a dead whale washed up on Wednesday at the port of Athens...
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Greece Bans Plastic in Public Sector
Plastics dumped along a creek. Credit: global water forum/Wikimedia Commons Greece will ban plastic in the public sector and the procurement of single-use plastics will end as of February 1, 2021,...
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Seeking Adventure on the Stunning Greek Mountain of Smolikas
At the peak of Mt. Smolikas Credit: The Thing About Greece/Youtube The Thing About Greece (TTAG), an organization dedicated to supporting sustainable outdoor adventures in Greece, recently organized a...
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