{"id":4401,"date":"2014-09-11T18:08:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T15:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dadia-np.gr\/?page_id=4401"},"modified":"2014-12-17T16:05:04","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T13:05:04","slug":"%ce%bd%ce%bf%ce%bc%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8c-%cf%80%ce%bb%ce%b1%ce%af%cf%83%ce%b9%ce%bf-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dadia-np.gr\/?page_id=4401&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Legal Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"

Short History of the protection of environment in Greece<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Greece, the first protected area, the Olympus National Park, was established in 1938, according to Law 856\/37. However, other legislative documents that had been issued in previous years considered the protection of specific areas, like Law 4273\/1929 that established the term of \u201cProtective Forests\u201d. Later on, within the framework of the Forest Legislation, new categories of protected areas were introduced, such as \u201cAesthetic Forests\u201d, \u201cNatural Monuments\u201d, \u201cControlled Hunting Areas\u201d, \u201cGame Reserves\u201d and \u201cGame Breeding Stations\u201d. In addition, the \u201cArchaeological Legislation\u201d (Law 1469\/1950) provided also the category \u201cLandscapes of Outstanding Natural Beauty\u201d.<\/p>\n

By Law 2637\/1998, game reserves were renamed as Refuges of Wildlife and new management objectives were specified. Their establishment aims to the\u00a0maintenance of the natural attributes and qualities of the environment that are essential for the protection of wild fauna and flora, which are either necessary for the survival of one or more species, that are unique, rare or endangered or constitute representative habitat types. The law-framework 1650\/1986 underlies the basic concept for the protection of natural environment in Greece. It refers specially to the \u201cProtection of Nature and the Landscape\u201d in which provisions for protected areas are laid. The most important regulations of Law 1650\/1986 are those concerning the division of protected areas in five categories (absolute nature reserves, national parks, nature reserves, protected significant natural formations and landscapes, eco-development areas) and the procedures for the declaration and management of protected areas (Articles 18, 19, 21 and 22).<\/p>\n

By law 3044, in 2002, the following Management Bodies were\u00a0established:<\/p>\n