Navarino Environmental Observatory (ΝΕΟ) Five years of frontline research and education on climate change in the Mediterranean region

Athens, May 18 2015 – The research and educational work carried out by the Navarino Environmental Observatory (ΝΕΟ) since 2010 were the main themes of a successful event that took place at the Academy of Athens on May 18th. NEO is the result of the collaboration between Stockholm University, the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA) and TEMES S.A. - Developers of Costa Navarino.

Held under the Auspices of the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic, the well-attended event was honored by the presence of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos and of the President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Professor Barbara Cannon. Representatives of the state, the regional and local authorities, the academic and the scientific world, as well as many other dignitaries joined on this occasion.

NEO, which operates since 2010 in Costa Navarino, Messinia, is a paradigm of an international partnership between the academic community and the private sector, focusing on the field of research and education on climate change and the environment in the Mediterranean region. It is a unique collaboration on a European level and a leader in innovation in Greece.

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