On the occasion of the Climate and Ramsar COPs taking place in Egypt and Switzerland, several associations and personalities warned on the imminent danger if...
Archive for category: Press releases
This year’s World River Day is dedicated to Aoos
The extension of the protected area of the Aoos and its tributaries from Konitsa to the Greek-Albanian border is considered necessary for the international coalition...
Albanian Government signs commitment to establish a Vjosa Wild River National Park
Albania takes an important step towards protecting the Vjosa River as government signs commitment to collaborate on Europe’s first Wild River National Park After ten...
400+ organizations call for urgent action to save migratory freshwater fish and free-flowing rivers
March 31, 2022 –– With negotiations on the new global framework for nature falling far short of the ambitious goals needed to reverse the loss...
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...
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...
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.
Joint call for the protection of sharks in Greece
Environmental Organizations call on the Ministry of Rural Development and Food to implement the legislation on the protection of sharks and rays in Greece.
A documentary about the “mandra system” of Lemnos
On the island of Lemnos, a traditional agricultural management system has been in place for hundreds of years. We call it the mandra system, because...
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