Sustainability
Environment
Greek Biologists Create Eco-Friendly Paper From Bacteria
Two young biologists from Greece have created an eco-friendly alternative to paper, made from cultivated bacteria.
Environment
Five Foods You Can Eat to Help Save the Planet
Improve your diet and also help save the planet by changing the food that you eat. The task of combatting climate change often feels daunting. One way you can help build a sustainable future while also transforming your own...
Environment
The Longest Underwater Tunnel in the World
Spanning eighteen kilometers, the new Fehrman Belt fixed link between Germany and Denmark is set to be the longest and fastest underwater tunnel in the world. When completed, it will cut travel time down to ten minutes by car...
Cyprus
Single-use Plastics Banned in Cyprus
Cyprus is taking an important step towards sustainability by banning single-use plastics, according to a law that is set to come into effect on October 1st.
As a result, products such as plastic cotton swabs, cutlery, and plates among other...
Environment
Athens Air Quality Ranks Near Bottom Among European Cities
Athens' air quality ranks 227th of 343 European cities in a new report by the European Environment Agency.
The air pollution in Greece's capital, which officials have grappled with for decades, is considered "moderate" according to data standards. The report...
World
World Environment Day—We Have “Only One Earth”
People in over 150 countries are coming together to participate in environmentally themed events to celebrate World Environment Day.
Culture
Evia Film Project Offers Five Days of Free Events, June 15-19
A new film festival set in Euboea island, Central Greece, aspires to become the new meeting point for the global green cinema industry.
Education
Greek School Students Compete in Entrepreneurship
School students from across Greece took part in the 2nd Panhellenic Student Entrepreneurship Competition of Evolve Entrepreneurship GR
Greek News
Astypalaia Development Can be “Model” for Sustainability
Astypalaia, soon to be home to a massive investment by Volkswagen, could become a "model island" for sustainable tourism and development, the CEO of Deloitte Greece Dimitris Koutsopoulos stated to AMNA on Wednesday.
Deloitte, a consulting and financial advisory firm,...
Environment
Free and Real: The Greeks Living in Nature With No Money (Full Documentary)
A group of young people who used to live in big Greek cities moved to a rural area of Euboea island in Greece to achieve self-sufficiency. The "Telethrion project," as it is called, is a micro-society living in harmony with...