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, Marine Conservation, Marine Conservation, 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
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.
- Published in Fisheries, Littoral Ecosystems
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
Workshop with the Local Communities: “Litter in the sea – the effects on humans”
Friday, 19 September 2014
On Saturday 13th of September, the educational workshop “Litter in the sea – The effects on humans” (organised by the Society of Active Citizens of Samos, Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation and Samos Divers) was held, with the participation of the local community and representatives of various local bodies. The aim of this workshop was
- Published in Laboratory Research
Cooperation of Archipelagos and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Friday, 12 September 2014
Researchers from Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, continue their systematic effort to record, study and protect the unique wildlife of the Wildlife Refuge of Arki and N. Patmos, which comprises of 14 islands and islets. In the last year, Archipelagos in co-operation with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (after signing a Memorandum of Understanding),
- Published in Freshwater Ecosystems, Island Fauna, Terrestrial Conservation