NEWS & EVENTS
Cyprus Workshop on GUARDEN Project and Ecosystem Services
On October 31st, the Department of Environment (Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment) and Frederick University collaborated to implement a workshop in Kalavasos, Cyprus, under the framework of GUARDEN project. The primary objective of this workshop was to inform the project’s stakeholders about the Cyprus’ case study, the project’s tools as well as their use for future decision making and request their contribution on the ecosystem services of the target area, for the purposes of the project.
The workshop took place at the Cultural Center of Kalavasos village which is one of the communities neighboring the area of the case study (Vasilikos area). The invitees were the communities neighboring Vasilikos area, governmental departments and companies operating at the area, as well as the members of the Environmental Impact Assessment Committee (core stakeholder group).
The workshop involved various project partners:
- The project’s objectives (by the Department of Environment).
- The aim of the project to present a complete mapping of ecosystem services at the target area (by Harokopeio University of Athens).
- The questionnaire prepared for the collection of information about the ecosystem services, from the people interacting with the target area (by Harokopeio University of Athens).
- The type of field data collected and the use of specific GUARDEN tools (by Frederick University).
- The GUARDEN’s tools and the «GUARDEN Integrated Dashboard» (by eBOS Technologies LTD).
The participants understood the importance of their contribution to the collection of information about the ecosystem services and their immediate involvement will be made through the completion of the presented questionnaire.
