Greece to ban development in mountain areas to protect habitats

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Greece will forbid new road building and development in six of its mountain areas, taking a first step to protect its last remaining virgin habitats, Environment Minister Kostas Skrekas said on Tuesday.

Making the transition to green energy a key priority, the conservative government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised to shut down nearly all its lignite-fired plants by 2025 and protect areas with native plants and animals.

For that reason, Greece will not allow any new roads or any other kind of human construction in six mountains on the islands of Crete and Samotrace, on the Peloponnese peninsula and in central Greece - which have a huge environmental value and are an integral part of our tourism, he said.

 

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