{"id":5457,"date":"2023-11-24T14:07:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T12:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekby.netgraphics.gr\/?page_id=5457"},"modified":"2025-05-30T15:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T12:13:29","slug":"history-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ekby.gr\/en\/profile\/history-2\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5457\" class=\"elementor elementor-5457 elementor-5456\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c77b30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c77b30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adc71b5\" data-id=\"adc71b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc6fae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbc6fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>History of establishment of Greek Biotope\/Wetland Centre (EKBY by its Greek initials) in the words of its founding team<sup>1<\/sup><\/h3><p><em><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gerakis.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-aJE0WSJi\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6788\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gerakis.jpg\" alt=\"P.\u0391. Gerakis\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gerakis.jpg 697w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gerakis-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gerakis-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gerakis-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gerakis-48x36.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;The Greek Biotope\/Wetland Centre came into being as the maturing of an idea-an idea born from fieldwork, in the laboratory, in the classroom, in ministerial offices, in the offices of journalists, environmental agencies and the EU.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p><strong>P.\u0391. Gerakis<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed45e8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed45e8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46bdda4\" data-id=\"46bdda4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004f715 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"004f715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/goulandri.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-aJE0WSJi\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6791 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/goulandri.jpg\" alt=\"Aggelos and Niki Goulandris\" width=\"336\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/goulandri.jpg 336w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/goulandri-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/goulandri-18x24.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/goulandri-26x36.jpg 26w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/goulandri-35x48.jpg 35w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;In 1991, the Goulandris Natural History Museum decided, at the recommendation of the European Commission and the Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, to create in Greece a special body to promote the conservation and sustainable management of renewable natural resources. The Museum can look back with pride at the foundation of the Greek Biotope\/Wetland Centre (or EKBY by its Greek initials). Through its network of selected associates, EKBY has become a bright example of excellent organisation, responsibility and significant results.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Niki Goulandris<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26b9391 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26b9391\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e42d5e\" data-id=\"9e42d5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec5dbea elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec5dbea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dafis.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-aJE0WSJi\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6793\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dafis.jpg\" alt=\"Spyros Dafis\" width=\"400\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dafis.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dafis-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dafis-17x24.jpg 17w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dafis-25x36.jpg 25w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dafis-34x48.jpg 34w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Like any living and growing organisation, as it matures, EKBY has acquired greater self-confidence, knowledge and experience, without ceasing to strive for change and improvement. Faithful to its guiding principles, it seeks to adapt to new challenges and constantly changing social conditions, confident that it will continue in the future to offer its services with the same consistency and reliability, working to the same high standards, continuing to assist in the conservation and sustainable management of the natural environment.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Spyros Dafis<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02eecbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02eecbe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6081274\" data-id=\"6081274\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980cca7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"980cca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Now&#8230;<\/h3><p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/EKBY_1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-aJE0WSJi\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6795\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/EKBY_1.jpg\" alt=\"Greek Biotope\/Wetland Centre (EKBY)\" width=\"400\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/EKBY_1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/EKBY_1-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/EKBY_1-1024x1004.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/EKBY_1-768x753.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/EKBY_1-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/EKBY_1-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/ekby.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/EKBY_1-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>The Greek Biotope\/Wetland Centre (EKBY) operates as a branch of the National Museum of Natural History Goulandris (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gnhm.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gnhm.gr<\/a>).<\/p><p>Since its establishment, EKBY has linked its name with wetlands, the inventory and monitoring of biodiversity, the NATURA 2000 Network, the Water Directive, as well as with forests as ecosystems. Its contribution has been recognized by the European Union (eg Best LIFE and Natura 2000 awards).<\/p><p>EKBY is based at Thermi, close to the city of Thessaloniki.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01f1ec5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01f1ec5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2c472f\" data-id=\"a2c472f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cab7f9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cab7f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><sup>_________________________<br \/>1<\/sup>EKBY Linking \u039can and \u039dature. 2008. 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