photo: T. Bounas photo: T. Bounas photo: D. Vavilis

PROJECTS

  1. Delineation of Hellenic Ramsar wetlands (Evros Delta,Lakes Koronia and Volvi) (Ministry of Environment, Housing and Public Works, 1984).
  2. Establishment of bird ringing in Greece (Hellenic Ornithological Society [HOS], 1985).
  3. Ecotourism in Evros Province (Youth Secretariat General,1985-1986).
  4. Study project of Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) (Coordinated by Wader Study Group, 1985).
  5. Project «Hellas 1986» (National Museum of Natural History, Pague, 1986) (as Greek counterpart).
  6. Anser erythropus and Numenius tenuirostris in the Evros Delta (HOS, supported by RSPB, 1987-88).
  7. Numenius tenuirostris project in Greece (supported by Birdlife International and  Earthwatch, 1988-90).
  8. Birds of the wetlands in north-east Greece, spring 1987 (WIWO-HOS, 1987).
  9. Management plans for Kalochori marsh, Megalo Emvolo salines and Epanomi wetland (Ministry of Environment, Housing and Public Works, 1992-1993).
  10. Study and ringing of the White Stork in Greece (Drama Technological Institute, 1993-1995).
  11. Importance of anthropogenic and natural habitats for preserving the populations of threatened wading birds in the Axios Delta (PENED 91, Scientific Responsible: V. Goutner, 1995).
  12. Conservation of Audouin’s Gull in Greece (LIFE project 96, HOS) (as scientific advisor, 1997-1999).
  13. National plan for Pygmy Cormorant (WWF-HOS) (as project co-worker, 1998-1999).
  14.  Environmental impact assessment on extension of Alyki Kitrous salworks (Hellenic Salworks, Univ. of Thessaloniki) (as member of the team, 1998-1999).
  15. Phalacrocorax pygmeus and Oxyura leucocephala conservation in the Balkans (HOS- Ministry of Environment, Housing and Public Works) (as project co-worker 2001-2002).
  16. Restoration of Drana lagoon in the Evros Delta (LIFE project, Development Company of Evros) (as member of the team, 2002-2004).
  17. International ringing project on Mediterranean Gull (Larus melenocephalus) (responsible of the Greek team, since 1997).
  18. Creation of a database on the diversity of Greek fauna (except exapods) as a means for providing training, research promotion and preservation of natural heritage (“Pythagoras ΙΙ”) (Scientific Responsible: V. Goutner, 2005-2008).
  19. Project of the University of Ferrara (Italy) on the genetic composition of Testudo hermanni in Europe (as Greek counterpart)