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The Hellenic Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage, the Department of Environment of the University of the Aegean, and the National Museum of Natural History Goulandris are pleased to organize a conference on:<\/p>\n
\u201cStrengthening Islands: From Vulnerability to Resilience through Nature-Based Solutions\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday, 5 June 2026 | 10:30 a.m. \u2013 2:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n National Museum of Natural History Goulandris<\/p>\n The conference is supported by Bodossaki Lectures on Demand (BLOD), the online lecture library (blod.gr) of the Bodossaki Foundation.<\/p>\n The conference programme is as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n 10:00 \u2013 10:15<\/strong> 10:15 \u2013 10:30<\/strong> Fali Vogiatzaki, President, National Museum of Natural History Goulandris<\/p>\n Lydia Carras, President, Hellenic Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET)<\/p>\n Stylianos Xanthopoulos, Vice Rector for Administrative and Academic Affairs<\/p>\n 10:30 \u2013 10:50<\/strong> \u201cFrom Vulnerability to Sustainability and Resilience\u201d<\/p>\n Yiannis Spilanis, Emeritus Professor, University of the Aegean<\/p>\n 10:50 \u2013 11:50<\/strong> Moderator: Konstantina Tsalapati, Lecturer, University of the Aegean<\/p>\n Mary Tziraki, Spatial Planning Officer, ELLET Dimitra Chondroyanni, Assistant Professor, University of the Aegean George Karris, Associate Professor, Ionian University; President of ELLET\u2019s Natural Environment Council Vasiliki Chrysopolitou, Biodiversity Conservation and Networking Officer, National Museum of Natural History Goulandris \u2013 Greek Biotope\/Wetland Centre 11:50 \u2013 12:10<\/strong> 12:10 \u2013 12:30<\/strong> 12:30 \u2013 13:30<\/strong> Moderator: Dr Konstantina Tsalapati, Lecturer, University of the Aegean<\/p>\n Eleni Fytoka, Inventories Officer, Goulandris Natural History Museum \u2013 Greek Biotope\/Wetland Centre & Thanos Giannakakis, Nature-Based Solutions Coordinator, WWF Greece Maria Chatziantoniou, Laboratory Teaching Staff Member, University of the Aegean Nasos Stasinakis, Professor, University of the Aegean 13:30 \u2013 14:10<\/strong> \u201cThe Role of Civil Society in Building Sustainable and Resilient Islands\u201d<\/p>\n Moderator: Miltiadis Lazoglou, Coordinator, Hellenic Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET)<\/p>\n Nikos Charalampidis, Executive Director, Greenpeace Greece<\/p>\n Alexis Katsaros, Executive Director, MEDINA<\/p>\n Betty Hadjinikolaou, President of ELLET\u2019s Institutional Framework Council<\/p>\n 14:10 \u2013 14:30<\/strong> The Hellenic Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage, the Department of Environment of the University of the Aegean, and the National Museum of Natural History Goulandris are pleased to organize a conference on: \u201cStrengthening Islands: From Vulnerability to Resilience through Nature-Based Solutions\u201d Friday, 5 June 2026 | 10:30 a.m. \u2013 2:30 p.m. National Museum […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61352,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[197],"class_list":["post-61939","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gnhm.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gnhm.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gnhm.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnhm.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnhm.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61939"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnhm.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61940,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnhm.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61939\/revisions\/61940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnhm.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gnhm.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnhm.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nREGISTRATION<\/p>\n
\nWELCOME ADDRESSES \u2013 INTRODUCTION<\/p>\n
\nKEYNOTE ADDRESS<\/p>\n
\nSESSION I \u2013 NATURAL AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT<\/p>\n
\n\u201cPlanning Island Sustainability through Spatial Planning\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGreen Infrastructure and Sustainable Settlement Design: Enhancing Island Resilience\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cInstitutional and Administrative Framework for Biodiversity Protection in Island and Marine Ecosystems\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe New Nature Restoration Regulation: Challenges and Prospects\u201d<\/p>\n
\nQuestions & Discussion<\/p>\n
\nCoffee Break<\/p>\n
\nSESSION II \u2013 WATER MANAGEMENT:
\nFROM TERRACES TO PUBLIC FOUNTAINS<\/p>\n
\nFotini Vrettou, Central Aegean Protected Areas Management Unit, OFYPEKA
\n\u201cUpdating Knowledge and Developing a Prioritisation Tool for Actions in Small Island Wetlands of the Natura 2000 Network\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cStone Terraces and Water Management on Islands: Green Infrastructure for Climate Change Adaptation\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBack to the Fountain: Reconciling the Right to Water Access with Transparency in Environmental Data\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cApplication of Nature-Based Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse\u201d<\/p>\n
\nROUND TABLE DISCUSSION<\/p>\n
\nDISCUSSION \u2013 CONCLUSIONS<\/p>\n
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