Home >Environment > Archive     Environment archive 10/3/2003   Rooftop prairies   A pilot program in Athens' dense Rendis district seeks to sow fields atop the concrete 28/10/02   Heavenly wind   The Greek Orthodox Church moves forward with plans to set up wind parks on monastery lands 28/10/02   Sustainable hopes   Amidst international feuds over the environment, Greece stands up in Johannesburg summit 27/09/02   Magnet vs pollution   Prototype CleanMag boat is set to revolutionise oil spill clean-up 19/09/02   Artificial hearts   Greek doctors say pioneering surgery to be available in 2003 29/07/02   No wasted waste   Athens and the country at large are gradually adopting new recycling methods 29/07/02   Cephalonia Botanica   New botanical garden is being created at an abandoned olive grove near the capital of Kefalonia 29/07/02   Test-tube sprouts   Researchers in Crete employ in-vitro techniques to ensure healthy and hardy plant stocks for farmers 25/06/02   Organic boom   Greek farming industry goes more and more natural as global food safety scares abound 16/06/02   The Green Patriarch   GreeceNow profiles the spiritual leader of the Orthodox church in his bid to raise environmental awareness 16/06/02   Aga Khan on Patriarch Bartholomew   The former UNHCR chief talks to GreeceNow on religion and the environment 20/05/02   Struggling under the trident   Greek fishing industry recently thrown a 500-million-euro life-line as new measures come on stream 24/04/02   The autogyro chronicles   Greek aerospace engineer Vassilis Spathopoulos set to get the autogyro back into safe and useful flight 15/03/02   Walking with mastodons   Paleontologists unearth the largest animals ever to inhabit Greece 30/01/02   Brown bear boom   Helped by environmentalists, the endangered brown bear is making a comeback in Greek forests 21/12/01   Olympics site addresses disabled access   Athens 2004 web presence seeks to learn from Sydney mistakes 01/12/01   Film-less cinema   Thessaloniki to get Greece's first digital movie theatre 21/11/01   Fighting back the desert   Three billion euros earmarked to combat desertification and ensure sustainable water use 19/11/01   Greece bids to meet EU recycling targets   Waste management under the microscope as new legislation is drafted 29/10/01   Ecologists target hunting season   GreeceNow reviews hunting regulations 29/10/01   Energy-saving architecture   Designers look to address energy efficiency in a series of new building projects 29/10/01   Q+A with bio-climatic designer   GreeceNow talks to architect Alex Tombazis 28/10/01   Eco-friendly flicks   New Zakynthos documentrary festival spotlights local turtles and distant rainforests 28/10/01   Frozen secrets of Mytilini's natural history   Award-winning museum showcases island's petrified forest 28/10/01   Azure refuge   Discreet dive into Ionian island's protected beaches and waters 30/09/01   Sponge survival scheme   Following a devastating sponge illness Kalymnos Island now tries sponge cultivation 31/08/01   Faults without borders   Greece and Turkey join forces for multinational study of deadly N. Anatolian seismic fault 24/08/01   Alternative thirst-quencher   Renewable energy, low cost for Thessaloniki University method converting sea water into potable 25/07/01   West meets East (again)   On the track of the Roman highway, Egnatia Odos will span 680 kilometres of Greece's northern terrain 10/07/01   Earth's haven   New Gaia Centre for the environment teaches respect for a planet in peril 10/07/01   The Naxos syndrome   A husband-and-wife team discover a new disease in the heart of the Aegean Sea 27/06/01   Early warning test for dyslexia   Pavlidis test promises early diagnosis and multimedia treatment to alter perception of dyslexia 18/06/01   Prespa pioneers   Greek Biologists behind trans-national Prespa park awarded international Goldman Prize 15/06/01   Hands-on holidays   Alternative breaks mean caring for wildlife and the environment comes before clubbing 15/06/01   Lending a hand   WWF Greece invites volunteers to participate in environmental project camps 15/06/01   Playing God?   Q+A with the Greek-Cypriot professor Panos Zavos, the man on the cutting edge of human cloning 22/04/01   Green promise   Old airport site at Hellenikon to be transformed into a green space bigger than NY Central Park 22/04/01   Warming vs water   Scientists say Greece is heading for a permanent dry season in the not-too-far future 25/03/01   Power-hungry investments   Energy market's partial deregulation sees hundreds of investors applying for the lucrative pie 25/03/01   Battle of Marathon, 2001 AD   Construction of Olympic Rowing Centre in Marathon opposed by environmentalists, archaeologists 25/02/01   Eradicating Meningitis   Dr. George Kassianos on the public health battle to safeguard against a killer disease 15/02/01   Naturally clean   Natural gas to become the main energy source of the Greek capital 29/01/01   Eyeing the universe   New state-of-the-art telescope brings space closer to earth 20/01/01   Where lights are greener   Smart lights set to make buses a faster and more reliable way to get around the Greek capital 20/01/01   Battling breast cancer   Professor Trichopoulos awarded prestigious Brinker prize for breast cancer research 31/12/00   Powerful elements   Renewable energy centre to harness Greece's natural elements in pursuit of ambitious target 31/12/00   Renewable energy   Greece leads the European Union in the use of renewable energy resources 31/12/00   BSE breakthrough   Thessaloniki scientists make progress in the bid to prevent mad cow disease 31/12/00   Ideas man   Media Lab scientist Michail Bletsas on how research into musical instruments can save children's lives 20/12/00   Minos jumping gene   Major scientific breakthrough at the University of Crete, as researchers isolate Minos, a fruitfly jumping gene 20/12/00   Tasty eco-chickens   The Department of Animal Production of the University of Thessaloniki is introducing more wholesome chickens raised on a secret recipe 29/11/00   Ideal home   Greek house to deliver unique, eco-friendly solution in 'City of Tomorrow' exhibition in Sweden 20/11/00   Evros wildlife watch   The Dadia forest in Thrace combines rare fauna with environmentally sound tourist development 12/11/00   Herbal remedies   Master's programme trains students to synthesize natural compounds from plants, marine organisms 23/10/00   Safe and drinkable   New water purification system disinfects, filters and enriches river water on Paros Island turning it into potable 15/10/00   Walking the walk   Pedestrians and bicycles took to the streets of 60 Greek municipalities on September 22, as people participated in the European car-free day 20/09/00   Speedy and clean   Natural gas-powered public buses are hitting the capital's streets in an effort to combat pollution 20/09/00   Flying to the future   Greece is among the 11 E.U. countries developing cryoplane, the first environmentally friendly passenger jetliner 20/09/00   Speedy and clean   Natural gas-powered public buses are hitting the capital's streets in an effort to combat pollution 11/09/00   The more the merrier!   Numbers of dolphins and whales in Greek seas have been on the rise recently. DELPHIS, a Greek NGO researching Greek cetaceans, explains why 25/08/00   The ultimate mobile   Greek student presents his patent compact car, which delivers transport you can get a grip on 13/08/00   NASA's Greek-born Ms Gravity   Dr Joan Vernikos, Director of the Life Sciences Division, is in charge of all NASA biological and biomedical research activities. 07/04/00   Putting out the Fire: Saving Greece's Forests   Attacking the Root 07/04/00   Putting out the Fire: Saving Greece's Forests   Thanks to Strategic Planning, 1999 Saw the Least Forest Fires in the Last 25 Years 07/04/00   The Big Blue: Pollution and the Greek Seas   Land-based pollution 07/04/00   The Big Blue: Pollution and the Greek Seas   Bathing Water Quality 07/04/00   Earth, Wind and Fire:   Alternative Energy in Greece 07/04/00   The Big Blue: Pollution and the Greek Seas   Research Projects Keep Greek Seas Clean 07/04/00   Tunnel of Love   Eco-Tunnel Protects Mating Bears 07/04/00   Tilos Residents Ban Hunting   Eco-prize for Tiny Isle 07/04/00   Grass Roof Gets Green Prize   Ellie Georgiadou Wins Eco-Architectural Award 07/04/00   Hidden Wealth: Greece's Wetlands   EKBY Wetland Protection Programme 07/04/00   Greece and the Environment   An Overview 07/04/00   Wildlife Sanctuary in Kastoria   Wounded Animals Find Refuge 07/04/00   Volunteer!   History and eco-diversity offer fascinating opportunities to those willing to get involved 07/04/00   Forest treasures   WWF shines spotlight on rare Greek ecosystems 07/04/00   Greek Research and Technology Centres   Index of Science Institutions in Greece 07/04/00   A pioneer of space medicine   Alexandria-born Dr Joan Vernikos is set to find the answer to the ageing riddle in space

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