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Partnerships & Commitments

The below is a listing of all partnership initiatives and voluntary commitments where Greece is listed as a partner or lead entity in the Partnerships for SDGs online platform
Elaboration of National Maritime Spatial Planning Strategy by 2021

National Maritime Spatial Planning Strategy (NMSPS) will by the strategic framework of maritime spatial planning in Greece, setting priorities and giving strategic guidance for more elaborate maritime spatial plans. NMSPS will cover all the Greek maritime territory and will help achieve a harmonious coexistence of all maritime activities and uses, the sustainable growth of maritime activities, the sustainable use of marine resources, the protection of the environment and the biodiversity conservation through a synthesis of ecological, environmental, economic, social and cultural parameters...[more]

Partners
All ministries with sectoral maritime activities, regional and local authorities concerned, academia
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
Expansion of network of marine protected areas in Greece

Greece, is firmly committed to the protection, conservation and restoration of its marine ecosystems, aiming to the further expand our marine protected areas network. To that end, Greece / Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy has already completed an evaluation of 183 areas as prospective additions to the national part of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas. 95 of these areas have already been selected for inclusion, either as expansions of existing protected areas or as outright new additions to the network, the vast majority of them being marine or coastal areas. The selection ...[more]

Partners
Ministry of Environment and Energy - Government Ministry of Rural Development and Food - Government Ministry of National Defense - Government Ministry of Shipping and Island policy - Government Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Research Aegean University - Academic Various NGOs (mOM, Archelon, Medasset, Pelagos, iSea)
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals
IHO Hydrography Capacity Building Programme for Coastal States

The IHO capacity building programme seeks to assess and advise on how countries can best meet their international obligations and serve their own best interests by providing appropriate hydrographic and nautical charting services. Such services directly support safety of navigation, safety of life at sea, efficient sea transportation and the wider use of the seas and oceans in a sustainable way, including the protection of the marine environment, coastal zone management, fishing, marine resource exploration and exploitation, maritime boundary delimitation, maritime defence and security, and o...[more]

Partners
International Hydrographic Organization (IGO); 87 IHO Member States (Governments); International Maritime Organization (UN); World Meteorological Organization (UN); International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (NGO)
Action Network
Sustainable Development Goals