Workshop with cultural and agricultural organisations © Kalliope Pediaditi

The project supports the local community of the Sitia UNESCO Geopark overcome its present scientific isolation. It is enabling the community to establish and operate an auxillary but essential scientific governance mechanism to help it defend itself against planned injustices as well as to empower itself, to take positive actions in formulating and implementing a sustainable strategy for their area.

Applicant: Dr Kalliope Pediaditi, independent researcher, France