CARE-C of The Cyprus Institute, hosted a three-day meeting of WG3 and WG4 of the COST Action CA21158 “Enhancing Small-Medium IsLands resilience by securing the sustainability of Ecosystem Services (SMILES)”

Last week (10-12/5), the COST Action CA21158 “Enhancing Small-Medium IsLands resilience by securing the sustainability of Ecosystem Services (SMILES)” organized a three-day joint meeting on Working Group 3: Effects of Land use and climate changes (LU/CC) on Ecosystem Services and Working Group 4: Nature-based solutions (NbS) for safeguarding Ecosystem Services of small-medium islands. The successful hybrid event was hosted by the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C) of the Cyprus Institute, which is also co-leading Working Group 3 with Dr. George Zittis Associate Research Scientist at CARE-C.

SMILES aims in providing a platform for coordinated interdisciplinary research on several aspects of mapping and assessment of Ecosystem Services in small and medium European Islands in order to synthesize and strengthen the knowledge base for conservation of island realms and contribute to their sustainable development.