Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa program manager in Beirut, Julien Jreissati, on Monday stepped up calls on Lebanon’s Ministry of Environment to take swift measures to assess the magnitude of the risk that the Mediterranean oil spill might have on Lebanon, especially after reaching the country’s southern coast. Jreissati suggested setting up an urgent […]
Only 11 of the 62 endangered species that are in the Greek lists of the Natura 2000 network, ie 18% are fully covered. The remaining 51 species are all partially covered by the Natura 2000 network, with 52.0% average coverage. In fact, according to the data of a new important study of Greek scientists, the regions
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The Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights reviewed the draft law, “On Accession of the Republic of Albania to the Mediterranean Science Commission”. Minister of Tourism and Environment Bledi Klosi presented the proposed draft law aimed at the accession of the Republic of Albania to the Mediterranean Science Commission, as one
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The first IUCN Red List assessment of Mediterranean dung beetles compiles the results from an assessment of 200 dung beetle taxa, of which 150 are endemic to the region. This publication states that 20 percent of the species assessed are threatened with extinction, including 21 endemic species. According to a new report from IUCN-Med, dung