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News Release: LIFE Natura2000Value Crete was present at the 7th Food Tasting Festival which was held in Sivas, Municipality of Faistos
The 7th Food Tasting Festival that took place in Sivas village was successfully completed. Hosts of the event were the Cultural Association “Themos Kornaros” and the Network of Mesara Associations. The main thematic sections of the festival were local cuisine, traditional Cretan recipes, and various combinations of tastes, as well as local arts and crafts. Traditional food and delicacies were offered to the visitors.
News Release: Workshops of the project LIFE Natura2000 Value Crete in Ierapetra and Sitia, 10-11/7/2017
The workshops of the project LIFE Natura2000Value Crete took place in Ierapetra and Sitia, Municipalities of Ierapetra and Sitia on the 10th and 11th of July 2017 respectively. They constitiute the 14th and the 15th of a series of 24 workshops which will be held in all of the Municipalities of Crete in the context of the project's actions. The workshops were entitled ''NATURA 2000 sites: Opportunity or obstacle for the development?".
A Local workshop at the City Hall of Siteia on Tuesday 11th of July 2017
In the context of the communication strategy of the project "LIFE Natura2000Value Crete", the University of Crete - Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC), in collaboration with the Municipality of Siteia organised a workshop entitled: "NATURA 2000 Sites: Chance or obstacle for the development?". The workshop took place on Tuesday, the 11th of July 2017, at the City Hall of Siteia at 18.30 p.m.
News Release: LIFE Natura2000Value Crete participated in the Cretan Diet Festival, 1-2 July 2017
The Administrative Region of Crete-Regional Unit of Rethymno and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Rethymno co-organised the 5th Cretan Diet Festival with the aim to support and promote the products of the Cretan land and the culture of its people. The festival took place in the Municipal Botanic Garden of Rethymno on 1-7 July 2017. A representative of the project ''LIFE Natura2000Value Crete'' was present at the location of the festival, on the 1st and the 2nd of July (Saturday & Sunday), along with an information kiosk and distributed printed material to the public.
News Release: Organisation of a workshop by ''LIFE Natura2000 Value Crete'' at the Exhibition Premises of the Natural History Museum of Crete on the 24th of June 2017
The workshop of the project LIFE Natura2000Value Crete took place in Heraklion, Municipality of Heraklion on the 24th of June 2017 and it is the 13th of a series of 24 workshops which will be held in all of the Municipalities of Crete in the context of the project's actions. Topic covered in the workshop was "NATURA 2000 Sites: Ally or enemy of the social prosperity?" with the aim of informing the public with regards to the NATURA 2000 sites at European, national and local level, the legal framework that governs them and the degree of citizens' compliance with it, the socio-economic benefits provided by nature and wildlife, the funding opportunities in the primary sector, as well as an example of connection between nature and tourism through the promotion of traditional products by tourist enterprises.
News Release: Project ‘’LIFE Natura2000Value Crete’’ organised workshop at Ano Viannos, Municipality of Viannos, on the 15th of June 2017
The workshop of the project LIFE Natura2000Value Crete took place in Ano Viannos, Municipality of Viannos on the 15th of June 2017 and it is the 12th of a series of 24 workshops which will be held in all of the Municipalities of Crete in the context of the project's actions. Topic covered in the workshop was "NATURA 2000 Sites: Ally or enemy of the social prosperity?" with the aim of informing the public concerning the NATURA 2000 sites at national and local level and the socio-economic benefits provided by nature and wildlife.
News Release: The project "LIFE Natura2000Value Crete" organises a workshop at the Municipality of Viannos, on the 15th of June 2017
In the context of the communication strategy of the project "LIFE Natura2000Value Crete", the University of Crete - Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC), in collaboration with the Municipality of Viannos and ANIMA are organising a workshop entitled: "NATURA 2000 Sites: Ally or enemy of the social prosperity?". The workshop will take place on Thursday, the 15th of June 2017, in the City Hall of Viannos (Ano Viannos) at 10.00 a.m. Following the workshop, griffon vultures will be released close to the entrance Chondros gorge (church of Ag. Rafail - Chondros village).
News Release: Participation of the project LIFE Natura2000Value Crete in an event organized by the kindergarten of Tavronitis, Municipality of Platanias
An all-day kindergarten in Tavronitis, Municipality of Platanias, organised an event on Wednesday, 7/6/2017, in the framework of the European project Teachers 4 Europe, dedicated to the Natura 2000 (N2K) Network sites. The event was also held on the occasion of the celebration of the World Environment Day (WED) on the 5th of June.
Ms Maria Manadaki, coordinator of the West Crete Law Observatory, informed the attendants on the legal framework under which N2K Network operates. She briefly presented how EU protects the environment through environmental legislation and policy.
News Release: LIFE Natura2000 Value Crete supported the awareness-raising activities of the Municipality of Heraklion for the World Environment Day
The environmental awareness-raising activities of the Municpality of Heraklion and the Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC) were completed with great success, on Tuesday the 6th of June. The activities were part of the celebration of the World Environment Day (WED) (5 June).
The Department for the Environment of the Municipality of Heraklion gave out cloth bags in order for people to use them instead of plastic ones, aiming at the application of the European Directive 2015/720 dedicated to the direct decrease of plastic bags consumption.
News Release: The travelling photo exhibition of the project LIFE Natura2000 Value Crete was presented at Loggia (Municipality of Heraklion) in the context of the World Environment Day
The travelling photo exhibition along with the new documentary of the project, were presented at the patio of Loggia on Tuesday, the 6th of June 2017. These actions took place in the context of the environmental awareness-raising activities of the Municipality of Heraklion and the Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC), as a part of the celebration of the World Environment Day (WED) (5 June).