Life IGIC project aims at the development of Green Infrastructure and supportive sustainable farming methods in olive orchards in Messara, Crete, an area surrounded by Natura 2000 sites and of great cultural, nature and agricultural value. Main objectives, biodiversity conservation, agroecosystem services enhancement and reconnection of existing nature areas.
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A training seminar focusing on “Olive Orchards, Green Infrastructure, and Olive Tourism/Oleotourism.” was held by the LIFE IGIC project at the Natural History Museum of Crete.
On Monday, 17th of March 2025, a training seminar was held by the LIFE IGIC project (www.lifeigic.eu)) at the Natural History Museum of Crete, focusing

The impacts of climate change in olive orchards and mitigation solutions, were presented on TV Creta and SKAI Kritis 92,1 FM radio interview.
An interview on TV Creta and on SKAI Kritis 92,1 FM radio, was given by Dr Emmanouil Kabourakis, coordinator of the LIFE IGIC project, discussing

Decision Support Tool for Green Infrastructure (DST-GI)
In the context of the LIFE IGIC project, for the large-scale implementation of Green Infrastructure (GI) development, the Laboratory of Olive and Agroecological Production Systems

The project LIFE IGIC – Improvement of Green Infrastructure in agroecosystems: reconnecting natural areas by countering habitat fragmentation – LIFE16 NAT/GR/000575 is being implemented with the contribution of the LIFE Programme of the European Union. Also, the project is being implemented with the contribution of the Green Fund.