Natural Environment & Climate Change Agency
Building hope in the ashes
Scientists with the Natural Environment & Climate Change Agency (NECCA) install, for the first time in Greece, 15 artificial nests for the endangered Black vultures of the fire-ravaged Dadia forest in northern Greece. The initiative coincides with the vulture's breeding season, which starts in January. The question now is whether the birds will take to the new nests.
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Wind farms take up more space than global average
Wind farms in Greece take up 3.5 times more land than the global average because they are mainly built on steep mountainsides, which demand far greater infrastructure, according to a study carried out by the Biodiversity Conservation Laboratory of Ioannina University with funding from Natural Environment & Climate Change Agency (NECCA).
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Lesvos fast becoming a mecca for birdwatchers
With more than 9,000 birdwatchers having already booked visits to Lesvos in April and May, the Aegean island is rapidly evolving into a popular destination for fans of the activity from all over the world.
What still seems to be missing from the island in order to create a coherent "green" profile is organized support from the local tourist market and society.
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Crete’s Samaria Gorge set to reopen in May
The Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete will be ready to welcome visitors in May as the maintenance and restoration works of its main path have started, local authorities said on Tuesday.
The work is being implemented by the Management Unit of Samaria National Park and Protected Areas of Western Crete of the Natural Environment & Climate Change Agency (NECCA).
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Wind turbines to be installed in falcon territory on island of Skyros
The Ministry of Environment is set to approve a wind farm with 58 wind turbines in a pristine area of southern Skyros in the central Aegean.
However, the move has been met with the objections of the Natural Environment & Climate Change Agency (NECCA).
Ιnvestigation ordered into Louros River eco damage
The Supreme Court Prosecutor's Office has ordered an urgent preliminary investigation into allegedly destructive environmental interventions in the Louros River in northwestern Greece.
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