Our colleagues from the Hellenic ESP national network in Greece organised two workshops on ES implementation as an environmental management tool since the beginning of 2018. Next to this, members of HESP have authored a number of relevant publications. Keep reading for more information on the workshops and publications.
During the final conference of the ESMERALDA project last week in Brussels, Panayotis Dimopoulos as Greek MAES coordinator presented the progress in Greece regarding MAES which was well received. There is interest in the way Greece has progressed regarding ES and MAES, rising from a modest position on the ESMERALDA ES barometer into the top three of countries where there is progress. Regarding MAES in Greece, that is a component of a LIFE Integrated Project.
Workshops:
Under the auspice of the Ministry of Environment and Energy and the financial support by the National Center for Environment and Sustainable Development, two workshops have been organized in Greece in 2018, as follows:
- 1st workshop (Athens, 28 February to 1 March 2018) on “Ecosystem Services Implementation as an Environmental Management tool”, addressed to the state employees, decision making individuals, staff related to the conservation management of the Natura 2000 sites, researchers from the Universities and Institutes. Co-organized by the MAES research group of the University of Patras.
- 2nd workshop (Thessaloniki, 26 April 2018) on “Ecosystem Services Implementation as an Environmental Management tool”, was addressed to the state employees, decision making individuals, staff related to the conservation management of the Natura 2000 sites, researchers from the Universities and Institutes. Co-organized by the MAES research group of the University of Patras and HESP members of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Faculty of Biology).
Publications:
- Kokkoris I.P., Drakou E.G., Maes J. Dimopoulos (2018). Ecosystem services supply in protected mountains of Greece: setting the baseline for conservation management. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management 14 (1): 45-59.
- Dimopoulos, P., I. Kokkoris & E. Drakou (2017). Technical guide on Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services in Greece. National Center for Environment and Sustainable Development. KATAGRAMMA Editions. ISBN 978-960-9407-42-7. 104 pages. Athens (in Greek).
- Dimopoulos, P., I. Tsiripidis, F. Xystsrakis, A. Kallimanis & M. Panitsa (2018): Methodology for monitoring and conservation status assessment of the habitat types in Greece. Ministry of Environment and Energy, National Center for Environment and Sustainable Development. KATAGRAMMA Editions. ISBN 978-960-99033-2-5. 128 pages. Athens.
- Dimopoulos, P., I. Kokkoris, E. Bekri, V. Vlami & G. Maroulis (2018). Mapping, assessment and economic valuation of ES as a decision-making basis for integrated management in the protected area of Stymfalia lake. Piraeus Bank, University of Patras.