WWF Greece urges new government to tackle critical environmental challenges

WWF Greece has brought attention to the critical environmental challenges that Greece's new conservative government must confront. They addressed letters to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the new Environment Minister Theodoros Skylakakis, emphasizing the urgency of preserving natural ecosystems and climate stability over the next four years. 

Scientific data indicates a global decline in biodiversity, rapid degradation of essential protective ecosystem services, and accelerated climate change approaching the critical 1.5°C temperature increase limit, carrying unpredictable consequences.

WWF expressed concern that the current environmental policies in Greece have not adequately addressed the severity of the situation and, in some instances, have failed to uphold EU environmental law commitments. Greece ranks second in the total number of open infringement cases...