Implementation of the NBSAP
Adopted in 2014 as a Ministerial Decision, Greece’s first NBSAP aims to halt biodiversity loss and the degradation of ecosystem services by 2026. The Strategy’s implementation period is 15 years (2014-2029). It consists of 13 general national targets, under which 39 specific targets have been respectively formulated, to address the following themes: (i) increasing scientific knowledge; (ii) preservation of national natural capital; (iii) national system of protected areas; (iv) conservation of genetic resources; (v) synergistic policies to conserve biodiversity; (vi) conservation of landscape diversity; (vii) biodiversity and climate change; (viii) biodiversity and invasive alien species; (ix) international and transnational conservation; (x) public administration and the protection of biodiversity; (xi) integrating biodiversity conservation in the value system of society; (xii) participation of society in biodiversity conservation; and (xiii) valuation of ecosystem services and promotion of the value of Greek biodiversity... More »
Actions taken to achieve the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets
Greece is carrying out activities to integrate biodiversity conservation in its value system, including in formal and non-formal education, and conducting ecosystem functions and services valuation (in socioeconomic terms). Activities to promote these values are also being carried out.
Greece implements the European Council Regulation No...
More » Support mechanisms for national implementation (legislation, funding, capacity-building, coordination, mainstreaming, etc.)
An Operational Program for the Environment and Sustainable Development (2007-2015) was adopted in 2007 as a component of the overall National Strategic Reference Framework (2007-2013). The second National Sustainable Development Strategy (NSDS) was prepared in 2007 and had been partially implemented by 2009 when the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change was established... More »
Mechanisms for monitoring and reviewing implementation
The monitoring system will be completed with the preparation of a report to be included in the Action Plan for the first five-year period (2014–2019) under Greece’s General Target 1 “Increase knowledge about the assessment of biodiversity status”, and Specific Target 1.1 “Facilitate access to scientific knowledge (regarding Greek flora and fauna) and fill the gaps in scientific data”... More »