March 31, 2022 –– With negotiations on the new global framework for nature falling far short of the ambitious goals needed to reverse the loss...
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Council of Europe Landscape Convention in Greece
MedINA is taking part at the Council of Europe Landscape Convention in Greece on Wednesday 6th of April 2022, with the presentation Public participation in...
The Alliance for Sustainable Local Development – SymATA has now begun
The Alliance for Sustainable Local Development – SymATA has now begun with the formal establishment of the SymATA “Initiative Team” which will support the project’s...
Aoos River | Prasines Istories – ERT3
The efforts for the protection and preservation of the Aoos River, the last free-flowing river in Europe, from the 1980s to the present day. “Aoos...
Manifest for a Green, Just and Democratic European economy
We are civil society organisations, think tanks, trade unions and employers supported by academics from across the European Union. We have come together to call...
Joint letter to the Greek Prime Minister for urgent cease of seismic surveys that pose a threat to marine species
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Joint letter to the Greek Prime Minister from environmental organizations, scientific experts, and representatives of the local community of the Ionian for...
Inscription of the Traditional Fishery of Mesolonghi at the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage
The team of MedINA coordinated the inscription initiative, along with the Messolonghi - Akarnanian Mountains Lagoon Management Organization, collaborated with the Department of Animal Production, Fishery and Aquaculture of the University of Patras and a scientific team for the inscription and conservation of the traditional art of fishing, an activity that has been practiced for centuries in the wider area.
Season’s Greetings and a short review of MedINA’s activities in 2021
2021 was the year where the shock of the pandemic subsided, and we began adjusting to a new reality. It was also the year when it rained for the first time ever known in Greenland’s ice sheet, ever more intense heatwaves were experienced across the globe and wildfires ravaged forests and livelihoods from Canada to Greece.
Nature restoration is crucial for a successful EU Green Deal
On 14 December, over 150 environmental NGOs from across Europe sent a letter to the European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans and the Environment Commissioner Viginijus Sinkevičius raising concerns about the overall ambition of the EU Nature Restoration Law, which is in the final stages of preparation by the European Commission.