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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LIFE IGIC at the 4th ESP Europe Conference
Life IGIC participated at the 4th ESP Europe Conference, held in Heraklion, Greece, 10-14 October 2022. Two oral presentations with the titles “Improving ecosystem services,

LIFE IGIC at the 15th International Congress ICZEGAR
Life IGIC project was presented at the 15th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions held in Mytilene, Greece, 23-27

Life IGIC project at the 18th Panhellenic Entomological Congress
Life IGIC project presented at the 18th Panhellenic Entomological Congress, held in Komotini between 15-18 October 2019. During the oral presentation of the works “Olive

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.