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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Meeting of the LIFE IGIC’s project team and scientific committee.
The LIFE IGIC project management team and scientific committee from HMU, UoC and FORTH had a meeting on Wednesday, 16th of July 2025, discussing the project’s
LIFE IGIC was presented at the Organoleptic Laboratory of Crete ACR, in a seminar focused on organoleptic characteristics and best farming practices to produce high-quality olive oil.
The Sensory Evaluation Laboratory of Crete ACR (Οργανοληπτικό Εργαστήριο Κρήτης ΑΣΡ) successfully organised a hybrid seminar from July 5th to 6th, 2025, focusing on organoleptic
Results regarding functional ant and carabid beetle diversity in olive orchards of the LIFE IGIC project were presented at the 15th International Congress ICZEGAR
The Life IGIC project was presented at the 15th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions (ICZEGAR), held at the
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.
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