The Greek presence is remarkable. The 5th World Congress on Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere ( MAB) Programme and the 37th Session of the ICC (International Coordinating Council) were successfully held between 20 and 28 September 2025, in Hangzhou, China, with the participation of 4000 delegates from 150 countries and with significant results. […]
Asterousia has been included in the MAB/UNESCO Network. Their inclusion was initiated by the Conservation Association of Asterousia and the cooperation of the Heraklion Development Company SAE OTA and the Region of Crete. The integration effort was supported by the competent local authorities, as indicated in the attached form, and is funded by the Region […]
Dear fellow citizens, We are pleased to invite the local communities of the Asterousia Biosphere Reserve to participate in participatory research activities on marine litter, which will take place at 6 beaches located in and around the Biosphere Reserve! The beaches that will be studied are: ● Three Churches ● Dytikos ● Psili Ammos ● […]
In the Region of Calabria, in the Sila National Park “Biosphere Reserve” of Unesco, the annual meeting of the European Euromontana network was scheduled on 25-27 October, on the theme: smart mountains. At this meeting, which aimed to discuss how to make our regions more attractive and future-oriented, good practices from different regions of Europe […]
On Monday 3 February, the President of the Local Management Committee of Asterousia (LMCA), Mrs. Theano Vrentzou-Skordalaki and the executive of Heraklion Development Company, Dr. Aikaterini Mandadaki, participated in an information and awareness-raising event on the Wetlands of Eastern Crete organized by the Management Unit of Protected Areas of Eastern Crete of the Natural Environment […]
The activities on the topic of “Education for Sustainable Development in the Protected Area of the Asterousia Biosphere Reserve” were presented to 24 students of the 2nd High School of the GEL Pobia in the presence of Nikolaos Toumanidis, Director and teachers of the school. The activities, lasting 2 teaching hours, were carried out by […]
Part of the Program was the implementation of prototypes of experiential activities on the theme of “Education for Sustainable Development in the Protected Area of the Asterousia Biosphere Reserve” to students of the last grades of the Vagionia Primary School and small delegations of students of the Vagionia High School and a total of 44, […]
The Region of Crete continues to promote internationally the UNESCO areas of Crete The UNESCO Regions of Crete (Samaria-Psiloritis-Asterousia-Siteia) had a separate presence with their own stand, in the field of alternative tourism, at the great ITB tourism exhibition in Berlin. The presence in Berlin took place through the project of the Region of Crete […]
Just as other biosphere reserves and protected areas, the Asterousia Biosphere Reserve is increasingly being affected by marine litter, which is building up, threatening habitats and species and inhibiting sustainable development. With the aim of improving the marine litter knowledge and evidence base in the biosphere reserve, MIO-ECSDE kick- started this week the first community-based […]
Asterousia have joined the MAB/UNESCO Network. Their inclusion took place at the initiative of the Association for the Protection of Asterousia and the cooperation of the Development of Heraklion AAE OTA and the Region of Crete. The integration effort was supported by the competent local authorities, as stated in the attached form, which is financed […]
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