Scheduled military activity in NW Chios threatens to cause environmental damage

Scheduled military activity in NW Chios began today, 26/02/2013, which threatens once again to cause widespread environmental damage to the already overburdened fisheries in the region and the marine ecosystems of the area. After the destruction of forests and terrestrial natural heritage of the island, caused by the extensive fires of last summer, a new

6th of February Historic Opportunity for the European Parliament to stop Overfishing

OCEAN2012 Coalition and Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation – coordinator of OCEAN2012 for Greece and Cyprus- wish to bring your attention to a crucial vote that will take place tomorrow February 6th in Strasburg. This vote is a historic opportunity for the members of the European Parliament to take a decision that will lead to

Young Fin whale found stranded on the shores of Kiparissia, NW Greece

A young fin whale, of approximately 6 meters, was found stranded at the shores of Kiparissia in NW Greece. A local resident/volunteer of Archipelagos Institute contacted us to report the incident, and in close cooperation with “Arion – Research Centre for Cetacean Rescue & Care”, alerted the port authorities and the veterinarian of the area.

Rescue of injured sea turtle in Samos Island

It was noon on December 6, the day of Saint Nicholas in Greece, when a local resident saw a large wounded turtle on the beach of Pythagoreio in Samos. She immediately contacted Archipelagos’ research base in Samos and a team of scientists and volunteers soon arrived to the site. It was a fully grown male

Winter Research Expedition in the NE Aegean

Living in the current negative climate, we often forget that we live in one of the most beautiful countries in Europe. Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation strives to accomplish its goals to promote and protect the rare biodiversity of our seas, in spite of this current economic and political climate. Archipelagos Institute endeavors to protect,

Applied environmental education sessions by Archipelagos Institute to students in Oinousses

A series of applied environmental education sessions were offered by members of Archipelagos’ Research Team to students in Oinousses at the premises of the Development Centre Oinoussai Aegean. The presentations informed pupils and students (ranging from nursery, elementary to middle school and high school) about the rare natural beauty of their island. The intense interest

Two-day experiential environmental education seminar in Samos

A two-day experiential environmental education seminar was held last week, 22nd -23rd November, by Evergetoulas Environmental Education Centre of Lesvos Island and Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, in collaboration with the environmental education addresses of Samos. The objective of the seminar, which was attended by 50 teachers of Samos, was to inform and sensitize them

Archipelagos Institute and OCEAN2012 at THALATTA 2012 conference

Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, coordinator of OCEAN2012 for Greece and Cyprus, participated in the THALATTA 2012, “Islands and sea: Building a sustainable maritime economy” conference, which was held on 22 – 23 September 2012 in Santorini Island.Anastasia Miliou, Manager & Head Scientist at Archipelagos Institute, gave a presentation about destructive fisheries in Greece and

Minimising our environmental footprint in practice

The action of Environmental Innovation Team of ARCHIPELAGOS Institute Minimizing our environmental footprint is an important priority for ARCHIPELAGOS Institute. For this reason, we have created the Environmental Innovation Team, who researches the ways in which we can achieve this goal and works for its implementation. In our terrestrial base in Ikaria Island we have

Oceanographic Course 2012 completed successfully

The 6th yearly Oceanography Course organized by ARCHIPELAGOS Institute of Marine Conservation in collaboration with the Marine Geography Department of University of Cardiff, completed successfully on Thursday, 20th of September. For one week, forty scientists and students from the University of Cardiff, Wales, collaborated with the scientific team of ARCHIPELAGOS Institute, which consists of 20 scientists, researchers and students