Research Programs

PROJECT TITLE	ACRONYM	CATEGORY	FUNDING SOURCE	START DATE	END DATE	PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR/Email	WEBSITE	LOGO
AGRIFOOD4FUTURE: Centers of Vocational Excellence in Smart Farming and Sustainable Food Systems	AGRIFOOD4FUTURE	European	Erasmus+	01/06/2023	31/05/2027	Dr. Dimitrios Fotakis fotakis@elgo.gr
I3-4-BIOFERTILIZERS: Interregional innovation investments for biofertilizers and circular bioeconomy solutions for a sustainable agriculture	BIOFERTILIZERS	European	Interregional Innovation Investments	01/09/2024	31/08/2027	Dr. Dimitrios Fotakis fotakis@elgo.gr
COST Action CA 21138 CLEANFOREST “Joint Effects of Climate Extremes and Atmospheric Deposition on European Forests”	CLEANFOREST	European	COST Action	28/10/2022	27/10/2026	Dr. Mariantzela Fotelli fotelli@elgo.gr	https://cleanforest.eu/
Enhancing Forest Monitoring Infrastructure in the Mediterranean region for long-term climate-change impact assessment	EnhanceForMed	European	European Forest Institute	15/5/2025	15/11/2026	Dr. Mariantzela Fotelli fotelli@elgo.gr
European Network for the Integrative Approach of Urban Forestry		European	COST Action	25/09/2024	24/09/2028	Dr. Dimitrios Fotakis fotakis@elgo.gr
COST Action CA20108 FAIRNESS – FAIR NEtwork of micrometeorological measurements	FAIRNESS	European	COST Action	14/10/2021	13/10/2025	Dr. Mariantzela Fotelli fotelli@elgo.gr
Joint of Networks for Wild Fungi	JONEF	European	IMPEL	08/06/2023	12/30/2027	Dr. Eleni Topalidou etopal@elgo.gr
NBS CORES: Nature-Based Solutions to Increase Community Resilience Against Climate-Induced Disasters for a sustainable agriculture	NBS-CORES	European	INTERREG NEXT BlackSea	15/07/2024	16/01/2026	Dr. Dimitrios Fotakis fotakis@elgo.gr	NBS-CORES https://www.blacksea-cbc.net/interreg-next-bsb-2021-2027/projects/bsb00208
Responses of European Forests to Global Change: Building synergies among flagship manipulation experiments through a network of next generation scientists	FUTUREFORESTS	European	HORIZON MSCA DN	1/7/2025	1/7/2029	Dr. Mariantzela Fotelli fotelli@elgo.gr	https://futureforests.uk/
COST Action CA20132. URBAN TREE GUARD – SAFEGUARDING EUROPEAN URBAN TREES AND FORESTS THROUGH IMPROVED BIOSECURITY (UB3Guard)	URBAN TREE GUARD	European	COST Action	26/10/2021	10/25/2025	Dr. Eleni Topalidou etopal@elgo.gr

Promoting the sustainability of wild olive ecosystems for the production of products of high nutritional value – Action 2	WILDNESS	National	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development	14/12/2022	13/12/2025	Dr. Theano Samara theasam@elgo.gr
Improvement of wet meadows for the development of buffalo farming, environmental protection and adaptation to climate change (ACTION 2).	WATER BUFFALO	National	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development	05/12/2022	04/12/2025	Dr. Elias Karmiris iliask @elgo.gr
Innovative processes for creating grasslands with plant species containing complementary secondary bioactive components and grazing practices for optimal nutrition and increased production of animal products – Action 2	ORGANIC SHEEP	National	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development	14/12/2022	1312/2025	Dr. Thomas Papachristou thomas.papachristou@elgo.gr
Management of Mediterranean Pine forests for Optimizing carbon and water balance under climate change	PineOptim	National	ELIDEK	01/02/2024	12/31/2025	Dr. Mariantzela Fotelli fotelli@elgo.gr	https://pineoptim.fmenr.duth.gr/wp-content/index.html
Synergetic beneficial microbial consortia for improving plant productivity and adaptation in challenging environments	ICON	National	ELIDEK	23/11/2023	23/11/2025	Dr. Mariantzela Fotelli fotelli@elgo.gr	https://eicona.aua.gr/

Development of a methodology for inventorying and assessing the status of mountain hydrology projects in torrent basins: Pilot application in the Portaikos torrent basin of Thessaly	TorRes	Contracts – Public Sector	Ministry of Education and Research-Green Fund	4/6/2025	4/6/2028	Dr. Stefanos Stefanidis sstefanidis@elgo.gr
Chestnut brown rot (Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi): investigation of the etiology, bio-ecology of the pathogen and methods of integrated disease management	Chestnut Rot Disease	Contracts – Public Sector	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development	8/2023	12/2026	Dr. Eleni Topalidou etopal@elgo.gr
	ForOaks	Contracts – Public Sector	ELKE – Democritus University of Thrace	2023	2025	Dr. Gabriel Spyroglou spyroglou@elgo.gr	https://foroaks.fmenr.duth.gr/

*Feeding habits of the Lesser Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus* ) at Thessaloniki airport**	FALCON – FRAPORT	Contracts – Private Sector	FRAPORT – Greece	01/04/2024	31/03/2026	Dr. Savvas Kazantzidis savkaz@elgo.gr
Research on forest hydrology parameters in the mountain basins of Greece	ForWater	Contracts – Private Sector		10/10/2024	10/10/2025	Dr. Stefanos Stefanidis sstefanidis@elgo.gr
Ecological corridors – From mapping to implementation, aiming to improve the sustainability of the red deer population in Attica-Boeotia	WWF-Parnitha	Contracts – Private Sector	WWF Greece	22/01/2025	28/02/2027	Dr. Christos Astaras c hristos.astaras@elgo.gr
Action plan for the protection and promotion of the ecosystem services of the SANI Forest Estate	ECOSERVICES II	Contracts – Private Sector	Sani Resort SA	15/06/2024	15/06/2029	Dr. Mariantzela Fotelli fotelli@elgo.gr	–

Providing services for all kinds of forestry problems		Provision of Research Services to address forestry problems	Private	Continuous	Continuous	Dr. Savvas Kazantzidis savkaz@elgo.gr
Inspection of wood packaging material for the quarantine pest, nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus		Provision of Research Services to address forestry problems	Private	Continuous	Continuous	Dr. Dimitrios Avtzis dimitrios.avtzis@elgo.gr
Provision of meteorological data		Provision of Research Services to address forestry problems	Private	Continuous	Continuous	Dr. Nikolaos Markos nmarkos@elgo.gr

Identification of red deer and chamois population movement corridors	CORRIDORS	Completed	WWF Greece	01/11/2024	12/31/24	Dr. Christos Astaras c hristos.astaras@elgo.gr
Carbon footprint assessment of the Sani Forest Estate	ECOCARBON	Completed	Sani Resort SA	01/04/2022	31/03/2024	Dr. Mariantzela Fotelli fotelli@elgo.gr
Provision of scientific know-how for the cultivation, monitoring and management of a Paulownia plantation (Paulownia spp.) – use and exploitation of forest products (technical timber, woody biomass, flowers) – Agia Marina Stylida.		Completed	PRIVATE	01/01/2023	12/31/2023	Dr. Konstantinos Spanos kspanos@elgo.gr
Dissemination, Training and Development of Collaborations in Passive Acoustic Monitoring Techniques	SF-AWARD	Completed	EYATH (Smart Forest Innovation Challenge Award)	01/01/2023	12/31/2024	Dr. Christos Astaras c hristos.astaras@elgo.gr
Installation of an experimental agroforestry system of Paulownia (Paulownia spp.) in Stylida – obtaining biometric data		Completed	CENTER FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (CRES)	01/05/2023	12/31/2023	Dr. Konstantinos Spanos kspanos@elgo.gr
Conservation of Soil-Dwelling Coleoptera		Completed	NECCA	15/03/2023	12/31/2023	Dr. Dimitrios Avtzis dimitrios.avtzis@elgo.gr
Management actions for the protection and conservation of the wood mouse (Dryomys nitedula) and the wood mouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)	VOUNOMYOXOS	Completed	NECCA	01/05/2023	12/31/2023	Dr. Christos Astaras c hristos.astaras@elgo.gr
Promote Online Education for Agriculture		Completed	Erasmus+	01/02/2022	31/07/2024	Dr. Dimitrios Fotakis fotakis@elgo.gr
Nature-Based Solutions for prevention and mitigation of natural disasters		Completed	ERDF – INTERREG IPA CBC	22/07/2022	15/12/2023	Dr. Dimitrios Fotakis fotakis@elgo.gr
Protection and promotion of the ecosystem services of the Sani Forest Estate	ECOSERVICES	Completed	Sani Resort SA	01/05/2022	30/04/2024	Dr. Mariantzela Fotelli fotelli@elgo.gr
Installation of a paulownia plantation on agricultural land in the Municipality of Fyli with the aim of producing forest products, protecting and improving the environment, and strengthening the local economy.	MUNICIPALITY OF PHILIS-FOREST PLANTATION	Completed	MUNICIPALITY OF PHILIS	02/01/2022	12/31/2024	Dr. Konstantinos Spanos kspanos@elgo.gr
Estimation of hunting activity in the Evros Delta during the 2022-2023 hunting season using passive acoustic monitoring	EVROS-PAP	Completed	NECCA	01/09/2022	31/08/2023	Dr. Christos Astaras c hristos.astaras@elgo.gr
Management actions to reduce the risk of forest crime in Lake Kerkini National Park		Completed	NECCA	01/10/2022	31/10/2023	Dr. Savvas Kazantzidis savkaz@elgo.gr
Ringing of passerine birds		Completed	NECCA	01/10/2022	31/10/2023	Dr. Savvas Kazantzidis savkaz@elgo.gr
Dendrochronological study of the plane tree of Agios Gerasimos, Kefalonia		Completed	NECCA	13/10/2022	13/01/2023	Dr. Ioannis Spanos ispanos@elgo.gr
Monitoring of small mammals of community interest (Rhodopi)	MYOXI-RODOPI	Completed	NECCA	15/10/2022	31/10/2023	Dr. Christos Astaras c hristos.astaras@elgo.gr
Special Management Plan for the Dwarf Goose		Completed	NECCA/ OIKOM LTD.	08/04/2022	31/04/2023	Dr. Elias Karmiris iliask @elgo.gr
Estimation of bird poaching levels during the 2022 spring migration in the Ionian Islands using passive acoustic monitoring	DOVE-PAP	Completed	Hellenic Ornithological Society	01/05/2022	15/10/2022	Dr. Christos Astaras c hristos.astaras@elgo.gr
Installation of a paulownia plantation on agricultural land of the SOUROTI AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE with the aim of producing forest products, improving the environment, and strengthening the local economy	SOUROTI-FORESTPLANT	Completed	Sourotis Agricultural Cooperative	01/10/2021	12/31/2023	Dr. Konstantinos Spanos kspanos@elgo.gr
Biodiversity of flooded rice fields and populations of herons and black-headed gulls		Completed	Thermaikos Wetlands Management Agency	20/1/2021	30/10/2022	Dr. Savvas Kazantzidis savkaz@elgo.gr
Impacts of grazing on selected rare endemic species		Completed	NECCA	07/07/2021	06/07/2023
Presence of habitat type 6230		Completed	Parnonas Management Body	07/07/2021	06/07/2023	Dr. Fotios Xystrakis fotios.xystrakis@elgo.gr
Variants of priority habitat types [6220, 6230,9560)		Completed	Parnassos National Park Management Body	07/09/2021	06/09/2023
Water balance calculation		Completed	Volvi-Koronia-Chalkidiki Management Body	15/05/2021	15/11/2022	Dr. Dimitrios Fotakis fotakis@elgo.gr
Investigation services for management measures for the conservation and protection of the wild goat (Rupicapra rupicapra) in Oiti	OITI	Completed	NECCA	07/09/2021	06/04/2023	Dr. Christos Astaras c hristos.astaras@elgo.gr
Pilot application of passive acoustic monitoring in real time of anthropogenic pressures on the Balkan wild goat (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanicus) in the Aoos area	AOOS-PAP	Completed	HUAWEI Greece	31/10/2020	31/5/2022	Dr. Christos Astaras c hristos.astaras@elgo.gr
Experimental plantation with paulownia ( Paulownia spp .) in the surrounding area of the fibran company factory in Terpni (Nigritas – Serres)		Completed	FIBRAN	01/02/2020	31/05/2021	Dr. Konstantinos Spanos kspanos@elgo.gr
Conservation of Habitat Type 92A0		Completed	Parnonas Management Body	01/01/2020	28/02/2021
Monitoring of the species Dryomys nitedula (wood mouse) and Muscardinus avellanarius (mountain mouse)	MYOXI	Completed	CORONAVIRUS MANAGEMENT BODY	01/05/2020	31/10/2021	Dr. Christos Astaras c hristos.astaras@elgo.gr
	WildMAPsFiT	Completed	Erasmus+	01/09/2020	31/08/2022	Dr. Dimitrios Fotakis fotakis@elgo.gr
Setting Conservation Objectives for the habitat types in Annex I of Directive 92/43/EC		Completed	University of Patras-ELKE	01/06/2020	31/12/2020
*Conservation of Habitat Types 6220& 5210**		Completed	Dadia Forest National Park Management Body	25/09/2020	25/09/2023
Estimation of bird poaching levels during the 2020 and 2021 spring migration in the Ionian Islands using passive acoustic monitoring		Completed	Hellenic Ornithological Society	01/07/2020	31/12/2021	Dr. Savvas Kazantzidis savkaz@elgo.gr
	FIRElinks	Completed	COST Action	2019	2023
Estimation of bird poaching levels during spring migration in Zakynthos using passive acoustic monitoring		Completed	Hellenic Ornithological Society	01/04/2019	30/09/2019	Dr. Savvas Kazantzidis savkaz@elgo.gr
	COFORMIT	Completed	Democritus University of Thrace-ELKE	12/07/2019	11/07/2021	Dr. Mariantzela Fotelli fotelli@elgo.gr Dr. Gabriel Spyroglou spyroglou@elgo.gr
	CARTON	Completed	INRAE	15/10/2019	14/10/2023	Dr. Mariantzela Fotelli fotelli@elgo.gr
	FORESTMIT	Completed	Democritus University of Thrace-ELKE	27/08/2019	31/03/2021	Dr. Mariantzela Fotelli fotelli@elgo.gr
Application of ground-based optical and acoustic sensors and use of information technology for monitoring fauna and human activities in protected areas of Greece	BIOMONITORING	Completed	EYDE – ETAK	18/07/2018	17/01/2023	Dr. Christos Astaras c hristos.astaras@elgo.gr	https://rhodopeproject.gr/
FOREST MODELS		Completed	Self-employed ID	15/11/2017	14/11/2020	Dr. Gabriel Spyroglou spyroglou@elgo.gr
	Fire Detection System	Completed	INTERREG	20/10/2017	01/07/2020