LABORATORY OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ASSESSMENT
School of Rural, Surveying & Geoinformatics Engineering (SRSGE)

MedECC welcomes new Coordinators and Steering Committee members

The Mediterranean Experts on Climate and environmental Change (MedECC) is an open and independent network of scientists dedicated to climate and ecological change in the Mediterranean Basin. Established in 2015, MedECC brings together experts across various disciplines to provide decision-makers, stakeholders and the public with the most reliable and updated scientific knowledge on climate and […]

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A Sustainable Model for Utilization of Natura 2000 Areas

In the context of the diaNEOsis Podcast series “Researches”, the organization’s Director of Research Fay Makantasis talks with Prof. NTUA and President of the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (N.E.C.C.A.) Maria P. Papadopoulou about the 446 areas of the Natura 2000 Network and their utilization. Listen to the Podcast https://www.dianeosis.org/podcasts or watch the dialogue […]

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Erasmus students at the PHYGEO ENVI Lab

Last week, the Erasmus students of the Belgian University KU Leuven, Charnelle Kluth and Delia Moens de Hase completed their three-month internship at the Laboratory of Physical Geography and Environmental Impacts (PHYGEO ENVI Lab) of the School of Rural, Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens. Both theses were carried out under […]

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Promotion of the brand “Nature Greece” by N.E.C.C.A.

Prof. NTUA and President of Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (N.E.C.C.A.) Maria P. Papadopoulou participated in a discussion on the four-year report of N.E.C.C.A. and the role of the environment in sustainable development, in the framework of the 4th OT FORUM “A new production model – Greece 2030”, organized by Oikonomikos Tachydromos between December […]

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Nisyros Dialogues 2024, “Tourism, Hypertourism: Limits, Management and Ecotourism”

diaNEOsis in collaboration with Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (N.E.C.C.A.) published a new study on “Sustainable Tourism in Natura 2000 areas”, which analyzes the framework and conditions for a sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism development in Natura 2000 areas. This new study approaches the issue as a whole and aspires to be a national […]

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5th Summer Camp of the Greek Sustainable School

Prof. Maria Papadopoulou participated as a keynote speaker at the 5th Summer Camp of the Greek Sustainable School that was held on 1-2 July 2024 by the Elliniki Etaireia Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET). The topic of her speech was: “The challenge of water resources management under the prism of climate change: […]

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The bet of Natura areas

Article by Prof. Maria Papadopoulou (To Vima, 21/4/24). Greece counts 446 protected areas (under Natura 2000) on land and at sea, which present an invaluable natural wealth for our country. These regions are not and should not be considered as closed systems. The rules, regulation of activities and demands applicable for these areas are not […]

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