On Sunday, June 23th, the group visited the high altitude plateaus, where the three temporary ponds are located. They were accompanied all-day-long by Georgios Karetsos, the manager of IMFE and deputy Scientific Coordinator of the project, and Christos Georgiadis, the Project Manager. During...
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Conservation of priority forests and forest openings in "Ethnikos Drymos Oitis" and "Oros Kallidromo" of Sterea Ellada, LIFE11 NAT/GR/1014
Actions
Actions for the management of forests and for the conservation of biodiversity on Mts. Oiti and Kallidromo.
Species
Veronica oetaea, Brown Bear, Tengmalm’s Owl, Rock Partridge, Black, Grey-headed, and White-backed woodpeckers.
Habitats
The project targets five Annex I 92/43/EEC priority habitat types: 9560*, 9530*, 6210, 6230*, 3170*.
Galleries
Photographs and videos of species, habitats, landscape, and from a variety of actions on Mt. Oiti and Mt. Kallidromo.
Life For Open Forests
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On June 14, 2013 the first meeting of the project stakeholders was held in Lamia. The meeting was attended by representatives of the local government, of community organizations, of farmers and hunters as well as members of local environmental NGOs. During the first part of the meeting the...
On June 7, 2013, the Inception Report of the project was submitted to the European Commission. This report is very important for all LIFE projects, because the Commission decides according to it, whether to continue funding. This report is the first of five that must be submitted throughout the...
On 11 and 12 May 2013, scientists from the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature, the University of Athens and the Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems visited the project area. Specifically, the field investigation was focused on the temporary ponds in the Oiti National Park and...
Since November 2012, the ornithologist of the project, with his colleagues, have been visiting Mt Oiti every month. After March, the vistis increased to twice a month. Efforts are made to locate the target species of the project, mostly with the use of taped calls. Up to now, all the target...