Sixth Monk Seal Dies… – once again due to Illegal Dynamite Fishing
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
A few days ago a group of researchers from Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation located a young Mediterranean monk seal, which was deliberately killed by a dynamite explosion in the southwestern part of the Samos Island. This incident is the second deliberate killing of a monk seal recorded in the eastern Aegean this month and
- Published in Marine Mammals
The Refugee Crisis in the Aegean during the Winter
Thursday, 21 January 2016
The situation for thousands of refugees who keep travelling across the Aegean during harsh winter months becomes increasingly tough. The humanitarian infrastructure of the islands has improved tremendously and now nothing remains of the chaos during summer months, when only few volunteers and members of the local communities used their own resources to help thousands
Intermediterranean Landcare Action for the Restoration of land Degradation
Thursday, 17 December 2015
Last week, Archipelagos found itself in the historic city of Santiago de Compostella in Spain for the purpose of contributing to the development of an exciting new intermediterranean action entitled LANDCARE. The objective of LANDCARE is to improve current training capacities for graduates and young scientists, in relation to Land Degradation and Rehabilitation in Southern
- Published in Terrestrial Conservation
Archipelagos at the Climate Change Conference in Paris
Monday, 23 November 2015
Can we avoid global warming by protecting the Greek seas? The answer is obviously “yes”, and members of the “We Are Paris” initiative prove it in an interview with Anastasia Miliou, Research Director of the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation. “We Are Paris” is a project of the University of Brussels in Belgium, which explains
- Published in Marine Conservation
Another baby died in the deep darkness of the Aegean
Saturday, 05 September 2015
A few hours ago another baby almost two months old, died on the small island of Agathonisi in the eastern Aegean Sea. The boat on which it was travelling crashed on the rocks around midnight and the baby was found in the sea, as were all others that were travelling with that boat. They climbed
- Published in Refugees
Archipelagos at the International Meeting for marine litter in Brussels
Thursday, 13 November 2014
Archipelagos participated in the meeting organized by the European association of non-governmental environmental organisations “Seas at Risk” on November 4th. The meeting, held at the European Parliament in Brussels, was entitled: “Making the link: marine litter and the circular economy”. Archipelagos, which is a member of the “Seas at Risk”, was represented in the meeting
- Published in Destructive Industrial Practices, Littoral Ecosystems
Another Deliberate Killing of a Monk Seal
Wednesday, 05 November 2014
A new case of a monk seal being killed deliberately was discovered last weekend in Samos island. This intensifies our concern about the increase in the rate of the Mediterranean Monk Seal population decline – the most endangered species of marine mammal in Europe. After being informed by local residents, the Archipelagos research team spotted
- Published in Marine Mammals
Archipelagos cooperates with the Educational Institute “INTEC – Asia campus” of Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
Yet another important partnership of the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation is added to the long list of collaborations with research and educational institutions from all over the world. Last week, after a year of preliminary work, Archipelagos signed a memorandum of collaboration with the Sri Lankan international educational institute “INTEC-Asia Campus”. “INTEC-Asia Campus” was
Archipelagos presents the effort for the establishment for a co-managed fisheries area
Thursday, 23 October 2014
The Greek fisheries and sustainable management, among others, were the focus of the workshop on “Greek Fisheries and the Environment: Patterns, Trends and Prospects” organized Friday, October 17th, from the Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research and held in the auditorium of the Ministry of Environment.
Archipelagos – Cardiff University: Joint Oceanographic Survey
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
For the eighth consecutive year, we completed with full success the joint oceanographic survey that was carried out by a 50 – member group composed of academics and students from the department of Marine Geography at the University of Cardiff, as well as researchers from Archipelagos Institute. Our goal is the collection of scientific data
- Published in Education, Freshwater Ecosystems