Our mission
Our team seeks to be part of the global endeavor towards halting biodiversity loss for a better world for nature and people. The Lab mission is to:
a.
increase the biodiversity knowledge base through continuous field data collection and relevant biodiversity databases update
b.
provide evidence-based solutions to major conservation problems by linking biodiversity research with policy and practice
c.
train, educate and inspire young scientists in the field of conservation biology
d.
promote biophilia, by disseminating biodiversity knowledge to the broad public and by engaging society to nature conservation
Our network
BCL is a member of the following international scientific networks
NEMOR: Network for European Mountain Research
Founding member
BCE: Butterfly Conservation Europe
-associate partner
BCL people have also strong associations with the following networks through their activities
International
IPBES: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
Stakeholder
NEMOR: Network for European Mountain Research.
Founding Member/ Steering Committee
BCE: Butterfly Conservation Europe.
Partner
Orthopterists’ Society.
Members
SCB-Europe Section.
Members/National Focal Point
SCB-PC: Policy Committee of SCB-Europe.
Member
IUCN-Grasshopper Specialist Group.
Members
IUCN-Butterlfy and Moth Specialist Group.
Member
Member
National
HELECOS-Hellenic Ecological Society.
Members
SHH-Societas Hellenica Herpetologica.
Member
HZC-Hellenic Zoological Society.
Members
NGOs
HOS-Hellenic Ornithological Society.
Members
Balkan chamois Society.
Founding Members
Pindos Perivallontiki
Scientific advisor