CategoriesEvros Reptiles Thrace Cumulative impactAfter the 2023 fire: What is changing for reptiles in the Dadia Forest The Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Forest Park is one of the most important biodiversity treasures in Greece and Europe. The devastating fires of 2022 and especially 2023 burned a large part of its area, causing intense pressure on the populations of terrestrial fauna. For the […]
CategoriesESC Volunteers Evros Events ThraceMeeting of European volunteers “Dadianos 2025” This summer ended in a very special way, as from August 28 to 31, the 6th meeting of volunteers and friends of WWF Greece and the Thrace Biodiversity Protection Society took place in Dadia! «Dadianos», as we call it! This year’s meeting brought together people who connected […]
CategoriesESC Volunteers Evros Events Thrace6th Dadianos Reunion What kind of reunion is this? Classmates from Dadia school, dance clubs, Vlachs, professionals, peers, the generation of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s? It is a reunion related to the recent history of Dadia, the environmental history. Through the actions of the environmental organization WWF Greece and then the Society for the Protection of […]
CategoriesBirds of prey The Egyptian vulture Evros ThraceA small ring reveals the story of the last Egyptian vultures in the Balkans For years now, our vultures have been proving that wildlife knows no borders. For this reason, their research and protection often requires cross-border cooperation. A few days ago we had a pleasant update from our colleagues in Bulgaria (Bulgarian […]
CategoriesThe Dadia Forest Evros ThraceThe power of natural regeneration This summer, it will be two years since the devastating fire of 2023, which struck the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Park and the entire region of central and southern Evros. During this time, nature – with the mechanisms it has – has begun to recover and […]
CategoriesESC Volunteers Evros ThraceMy experience at Dadia Jon Ander Legarda Echarri from Spain (European Solidarity Corps volunteer) When I first learned about the Thrace Biodiversity Protection Society, I immediately knew that I wanted to volunteer with them! The work they do is very important especially in such a special place where biodiversity is so rich. I wanted to […]
Fatal flight for the owl Another victim of electrocution was found on Thursday, July 10, 2025, on a medium-voltage power transmission line that carries electricity to the antenna facilities located on the highest peak of the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Forest Park, Kapsalo. A black vulture and an owl from […]
CategoriesESC Volunteers Evros ThraceDiscovering Greek culture! Floriane Saliou from France (European Solidarity Corps volunteer) Hello, my name is Floriane, I am 21 years old and I have been volunteering in Dadia for 6 months as part of the European Solidarity Corps program. I would like to talk to you about discovering Greek culture and my experience of integrating […]
“The vultures of Thrace in the spotlight” This spring, our environmental organization successfully completed the information and awareness-raising campaign for the vultures of Thrace, entitled «The vultures of Thrace in the spotlight» with the aim of protecting these rare and valuable birds. 7 schools, 241 students and 28 teachers participated in the initiative, the […]
RECENT DECISION OF THE COE highlights the importance of the opinions of OFYPEKA for the licensing of projects. The decision of the CoE, which briefly states that the Ministry of Economic Development must listen to the scientific opinion of OFYPEKA, that is, its existing scientific body, comes to close another path that investors had paved in order to obtain licenses […]
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