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"Blue Flag beaches: Spain hits a new record with 794 sandy stretches awarded, followed by Greece"
#Greece #Spain #Environment

Blue flag beaches: All the newly awarded sandy stretches in Europe
Mediterranean beaches have swept the Blue Flag awards again this year.

"Greece increases the number of beaches where sunbeds are banned to protect the environment"
#Greece #Beaches #Environment

Greece has increased the number of beaches where sunbeds are banned
The ban means that you will not be able to hire umbrellas or sunbeds at some 251 beaches, many of which are marine NATURA 2000 sites.

Snow cover on Greek mountains has more than halved in four decades, study finds #Greece

Snow cover on Greek mountains has more than halved in four decades, study finds
Snow cover in the mountains of Greece—an important water source for communities, agriculture and natural ecosystems during the dry summer months—has more than halved over the past four decades, a study has found.

Whenever I see these obvious offsets in #OpenStreetMap, I have this itch to move them so they align with each other. But since I am not a local, I won’t do so and will leave it to Greek OpenStreetMappers to reconcile. But yeah, the 100-meter offset looks bad.
Island of Skopelos, #Greece 🇬🇷:

Glocal Roots ist eine Organisation mit Sitz in Zürich. 'Solidarity with people on the move'
«Integration ist eine Investition in die Gesellschaft und nicht einfach nur Gutmenschentum.» Liska Bernet, Politikwissenschafterin, Aktivistin
#switzerland #Greece

Glocal Roots | Solidarität mit Menschen auf der Flucht
Wir bilden Netzwerke und Strukturen, die vertriebene Menschen darin unterstützen, resilient und wieder autonom zu werden!

"Greece installs 1.9 GW of PV capacity in 2025"
#Greece #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Greece installs 1.9 GW of PV capacity in 2025
Greece installed around 1.9 GW of new solar capacity in 2025, bringing total installed solar capacity to roughly 11.5 GW, according to industry estimates.

"Greek utility completes 2.13 GW solar cluster at former coal mine"
#Greece #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Greek utility completes 2.13 GW solar cluster at former coal mine
Greece’s PPC Group has finished construction of its 2.13 GW solar portfolio in northern Greece. The company is now working on its third large-scale battery storage facility in the area, with plans for two pumped-hydro storage projects also progressing.

"Greece receives 12.2 GW of merchant battery applications for 4.7 GW program"
#Greece #Energy #Batteries #Renewables

Greece receives 12.2 GW of merchant battery applications for 4.7 GW program
Investors have submitted applications for 12.15 GW of utility-scale, standalone merchant battery storage projects in Greece, far exceeding the 4.7 GW the country plans to approve. But with wrestling over financing and key policy details still unresolved, the path to construction remains unclear.