National regulatory model of biodiversity policy - GREECE

Evangelia Apostolopoulou, Konstantinos Touloumis, John D. Pantis

In this report we explore the development of the Greek regulatory regime of biodiversity conservation by focusing mainly on PAs, the main policy instrument adopted in Greece to deal with drivers causing biodiversity loss. We explore the governance developments and challenges during the last 20 years from the perspectives of administrative resources, nature conservation instruments, site selection, management, integrative conservation and monitoring. We also present key findings regarding stakeholders’ perceptions on the main scale-related challenges of Greek biodiversity governance.