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 the 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?" and the themes covered were the NATURA 2000 sites at European, national and local level and the socio-economic benefits provided by nature and wildlife. The workshops were completed with a speech dedicated to the NATURA 2000 areas of the respective Municipalities. During the workshops, the new documentary of the project was presented to the attendants who discussed its content with the scientists of NHMC (Action C14: Open events).