Healing Lesvos supports the national goal for marine protection and sustainable development, and launches related initiatives on the island of Lesvos
Healing Lesvos welcomes Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ commitment to creating a national network of marine parks, as recently announced under the “Amorgorama” initiative. This initiative opens new paths for the management of marine ecosystems, with the meaningful participation of fishers and local communities. Healing Lesvos began its activities in 2016 with the mission of protecting […]
Focus group with fishers and stakeholders on Sustainable Marine Management by Healing Lesvos in Petra, Lesvos
A focus group on the protection of the marine environment of the wider area was held on Friday, August 22, at the “Stelios Pavlis” Cultural Center in Petra, organized by Healing Lesvos in collaboration with the University of the Aegean, with the participation of professional fishermen, representatives of Local Government, and citizens. The event concluded […]
“Healing Lesvos” featured in UNESCO Green Citizens
Healing Lesvos projects are featured in the UNESCO Green Citizens platform: Addressing the urgent threats to marine biodiversity in the Aegean Sea The Lesvos Mission Blue Hope Spot tackles the alarming decline of marine biodiversity in the Aegean Sea, primarily caused by plastic pollution, ghost fishing nets, habitat degradation, and the lack of marine conservation […]
Organization of “CLIMATHON 2019” in Lesvos
The University of the Aegean, in collaboration with the local initiative Healing Lesvos, is organizing CLIMATHON 2019 in Lesvos on October 24–26, 2019, as part of its educational actions to achieve the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and promote youth entrepreneurship on the Aegean islands. This marks Lesvos’s first participation in the global European […]
From California to Lesvos: the Blue Heart Project beat begins
A Blue Heart beats in Avlaki Hope Spot, near Petra-Lesvos. The Blue Heart was created in San Francisco and delivered by students of New Village School to mark the Avlaki Hope Spot, and the start of our partnership for the Blue Heart project together with the local high school of Petra as part of Healing […]
“Lesvos Mission Blue”: partnership with The American College of Greece
Another wonderful partnership for our Foundation! This time with The American College of Greece (ACG), where we support them on the kick-start of the following project. ACG joins forces with Healing Lesvos and the University of the Aegean to implement the “Lesvos Mission Blue Project” (LMBP); a research initiative that engages science and society to […]