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Background Mountains and forests are prominent features of the Greek landscape. Forest area covers half of the surface area of the country, with high forests accounting for 30.2% and wooded land another 20.5%. High forests have shown some increase since 1990 while wooded land has decreased. Around 77% of forest areas are publicly owned, with the church, ...
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Background Grecian juniper woods (GJW) contain the Juniperus excelsa and J. foetidissima species that are characterised by extremely low germination rates, and thus have limited capability to germinate naturally. These are light-demanding species that require open canopy habitats and their natural regeneration can be adversely affected by forest densific ...
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The OrientGate project will foster concerted and coordinated climate adaptation actions across the SEE region. The project will explore climate risks faced by coastal, rural and urban communities; contribute to a better understanding of the impact of climate variability and change on water regimes, forests and agro-ecosystems; and analyse specific adaptation needs in the hydroelectricity, agro-ali ...
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JointWaterS aims to promote joint action within the transbountary River Basin of Aoos/Vjosa, in cooperation with the overall national authorities on the matter in Greece and Albania. The objectives of the project are: - promote cross-border communication and improvement of knowledge regarding the requirements of WFD, - ensure that common ground between the two countries is achieved through the imp ...
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Background In Greece and adjacent Mediterranean countries, conventional agricultural practices are affected by water scarcity due to the great demands for water for irrigating crops, the intensive use of pesticides and chemical fertilisers and the depletion and contamination of ground water. Consequently, there is an increased interest in crop production ...
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Background The main problems of the Strymonas river basin in Central Macedonia, Greece, relate to water management. The problems are threefold: There is loss of water due to an incomplete or damaged irrigation distribution network; there are undesirable alterations in the hydro-period of the ecosystem of the artificial reservoir of Lake Kerkini (a Ramsar ...
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