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The purpose of this website is to communicate Med-INA’s efforts, to link with related activities and to request criticism and advice, with the ultimate objective of encouraging an integrated approach to both nature and culture.
Mission
To contribute to a harmonious relationship between Anthropos (Mankind) and Nature, by working on the interface between the two, particularly in the Mediterranean Region, through research, action and public awareness.
Objectives
- Developing an integrated approach to the management and conservation of the natural and cultural heritage.
- Promoting sustainable practices and best case examples, especially in the use of natural resources.
- Encouraging a better understanding between the complex and interacting components of sustainability, namely culture, natural environment, society and economy.
Organisation profile
Med-INA is a non-profit organisation, legally established in Athens, Greece, in September 2003. Its Board consists of archaeologist Stella Demestiha, biologist Giorgos Catsadorakis, archaeologist Maria Iacovou, architect Ivy Nanopoulou and economist-geographer Raphael Mathevet.
Director of Med-INA is architect, planner and environmentalist Thymio Papayannis while its Scientific Secretariat consists of archaeologist Aphrodite Sorotou, Irini Lyratzaki, social anthropologist, Angeliki Foutri, planner-engineer, and Stefanos Dodouras, economist, sustainability advisor, among others.
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