From time to time, new technologies emerge that can play an important role in the study and protection of nature and endangered species. One of these is telemetry, i.e. the automatic measurement and wireless transmission of data from remote sources.
Recognising the critical need to protect areas of high ecological value in order to effectively tackle the interlinked biodiversity and climate crises, the European Biodiversity Strategy sets a target to “strictly protect at least a third of the EU’s protected areas, including all remaining EU primary and old-growth forests” by 2030.
The network of MPAs was significantly expanded in December 2017 with the inclusion of new marine Natura 2000 sites. MPAs currently occupy an area of 22,796 km2 and cover 18.3% of Greek territorial waters. Most recently, key commitments related to the 30×30 and the MPAs were announced by the Greek Government at the 9th Our Ocean Conference hosted in Athens in April 2024. These commitments are deemed positive, but effective management and tangible action are the key challenges.
