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WWF Greece warns of 'unchecked construction'
The promotion of big investments, particularly in Greeces tourism industry, has kept environmental concerns on the back burner, the local branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a report released Monday, slamming the government for repeated violations of the environmental rulebook.
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New plan for protecting sea turtle nesting grounds in Messinia
By Giorgos Lialios
The European Commission has on numerous ocassions demanded that Greece tighten its protection of Kyparissia Bay on the western coast of Messinia in the southwestern Peloponnese, which is a key nesting site of the endangered Caretta caretta loggerhead sea turtle.
Environmentalists issue Caretta caretta warning
A group of 11 environmental groups including WWF Greece have written a joint letter to the Environment Ministry warning that a key breeding ground of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) the Gulf of Kyparissia in the western Peloponnese is under threat.
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European Commission takes Greece to court over failure to protect sea turtles
The European Commission on Friday announced that it is taking Greece to court over its failure to impose legislation for the protection of the Caretta-caretta loggerhead sea turtle, an endangered species that is endemic to the southern Ionian Sea and which nests there.