Tag Archives: WWF

Greece is one of five European Union countries – along with Poland, the United Kingdom, Germany and Slovenia – that is planning to introduce new subsidies for fossil fuels despite scientists’ warnings that the world needs transition to a zero-carbon economy by 2050 in order to control the climate crisis. …

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Zakynthos, one of Greece’s most popular tourist destinations is at risk of ecological and economical disaster as drilling companies prepare to exploit thousands of kilometres of land, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has warned. The Greek government has allocated 17,000 square kilometres of Zakynthos to oil companies, leading …

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Athens International Airport ‘Eleftherios Venizelos’ will ‘switch off the lights’ for the ‘Earth Hour’ between 20:30 and 21:30 on Saturday, March 30, 2019. The action is taking place in the context of the World Wildlife Fund WWF “Earth Hour” for the climate change. It is the eight time in a …

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The World Wildlife Fund filed a lawsuit Monday over extensive pollution to the coastline outside Athens following the sinking of a tanker near Greece’s largest port. The environmental group’s Greek branch filed the lawsuit in the port city of Piraeus against “anyone found responsible,” a common practice when a party …

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Endless coastline, natural beauty, free beaches, untouched landscape. The number one tourist attraction in Greece is soon to be no more. A legislation foreseeing the development and privatization of the Greek coastline will not only proceed to large scale environmental destruction; it will block free access to kilometer-long  beaches as …

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