Member profile: Mουσείο Γουλανδρή Φυσικής Ιστορίας - Ελληνικό Κέντρο Βιοτόπων Υγροτόπων (Goulandris Natural History / Biotope Wetland Centre)

The Centre’s specific objectives are as follows:

To strengthen the scientific basis on renewable natural resources;
To monitor the genesis and progress of human activities in the sectors of agriculture, silviculture, fishing, energy, industry, transport, housing, leisure and tourism which might damage the natural environment, and to take actions to redirect these activities in the direction of sustainability;
To act as a provider of scientific information;
To raise public awareness of the natural, economic and cultural values of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems;
To promote education and vocational training in sustainable development and management of renewable natural resources;
To provide well-documented views and arguments to the competent authorities in order for them to introduce and implement policy measures and laws promoting sustainable development, as well as services related to the sustainable management of renewable resources.

The Centre is active in the following fields:

Natural areas management (Preparation of specifications and supervision of management plans, elaboration of management plans and restoration studies and support for their implementation);
Scientific and technical information , Applied Research (Research oriented towards addresing management problems);
Training;
Public awareness and education.