International Scientists at Archipelagos: Sharing Knowledge and Experience
At the International School of the Sea, one of the most important and demanding initiatives of the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, we have the privilege of hosting distinguished scientists and environmental professionals from around the world throughout the year. These visitors actively contribute to the research, education, and conservation actions that we carry out […]
Διεθνείς Επιστήμονες στο Αρχιπέλαγος: Ανταλλαγή Γνώσης και Εμπειρίας
Στο Διεθνές Σχολείο της Θάλασσας, μία από τις σημαντικότερες αλλά και πιο απαιτητικές δράσεις του Ινστιτούτου Θαλάσσιας Προστασίας Αρχιπέλαγος, έχουμε τη χαρά να φιλοξενούμε καθ’ όλη τη διάρκεια του χρόνου διακεκριμένους επιστήμονες και ειδικούς του χώρου της προστασίας περιβάλλοντος από όλο τον κόσμο, οι οποίοι συμβάλλουν ενεργά στην έρευνα, την εκπαίδευση και τις δράσεις προστασίας […]
Poisoning Spring and Ourselves: The Invisible Threat of Hazardous Pesticides
Spring once again reveals a deeply alarming image across the Greek countryside. Agricultural land, as well as roadsides within residential areas, next to homes, organic farms, schools, military camps, and other public spaces, are being extensively sprayed with toxic chemicals, herbicides. These toxic substances are being applied to eradicate natural vegetation and wild grasses, dismissively […]
Δηλητηριάζοντας την ανοιξη και τους εαυτούς μας: Η αόρατη απειλή των επικίνδυνων φυτοφαρμάκων
Η άνοιξη αφήνει για ακόμη μία χρονιά πίσω της μια ιδιαίτερα ανησυχητική εικόνα στην ελληνική ύπαιθρο. Γεωργικές εκτάσεις, αλλά και παρυφές δρόμων μέσα σε οικισμούς, δίπλα σε κατοικίες, βιολογικές καλλιέργειες, σχολεία, στρατόπεδα και άλλους κοινόχρηστους χώρους έχουν ψεκαστεί εκτεταμένα με τοξικά χημικά ζιζανιοκτόνα. Οι τοξικές αυτές ουσίες χρησιμοποιούνται ουσιαστικά για την εξόντωση της φυσικής βλάστησης […]
The Golden Jackals of Samos: Guardians of the Island’s Ecosystem
May 9th 2025 The Golden Jackals of Samos: Guardians of the Island’s Ecosystem The golden jackal is a fascinating and highly adaptable mammal, and the island of Samos is home to one of the very few island populations in Europe. Genetically distinct from its mainland Balkan relatives, the Samos jackal population represents a unique part […]
Monitoring Seabird Populations
Besides studying marine mammals and turtles, Archipelagos’ marine mammal team also collects data on the seabirds spotted during boat surveys. The number of individuals, species, and location of encountered seabirds is recorded by dedicated observers. In 2021 only, our team has already recorded more than 3000 sightings! The most common species include the Mediterranean shearwater, […]
Ignorance of Nature: The Greatest Risk for Wildlife Survival
The last established population of Mediterranean Chameleons in Greece (Chameleo chameleon), still survives until today on the island on Samos. In previous decades this species also survived in Chios and Crete, while today we do not know if there are viable populations of the species on these islands. Chameleons, in most parts of the world […]
Investigating the Eleonora Falcon in the East Aegean
In the heart of autumn, the Archipelagos Institute continues its actions to protect the rare nature of the Aegean. Again, we turn our attention to the uninhabited islets and islets – the small diamonds of the Aegean – that support rare biodiversity of international environmental significance. These days, utilizing the collaboration, expertise and new technologies […]
Protecting Biodiversity in small islets of the Aegean
A few days ago, a new phase of the Archipelagos Institute’s collaboration began with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences As we enter the heart of autumn, the Archipelagos Institute continues its parallel actions to protect the rare nature of the Aegean, focusing on uninhabited islets. These isolated Aegean ecosystems, which many consider to be […]
Golden Jackal Relocation Research Presented at Conference
Archipelagos Institute participated in the 14th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions (ICZEGAR) that took place last week in Thessaloniki. There we presented the important effort that has been underway for the past year and a half to manage the population of Golden Jackals residing within the area of […]
