As Greece marks World Environment Day amid another summer of climate extremes, the country will rightly celebrate new commitments to conservation, biodiversity, and climate resilience.
But plans alone do not reduce wildfire risk. Policies do not monitor ecosystems. Strategies do not restore landscapes. People do.
And that raises a simple question: Who will carry them out?
The uncomfortable reality is that the climate crisis is no longer primarily a problem of awareness. It is a problem of investment and willingness.
We know what needs to be done. We know how to reduce wildfire risk. We know how to monitor biodiversity. We know how to restore degraded ecosystems, support protected areas, and strengthen the resilience of local communities. Scientists, environmental organizations, municipalities, and government agencies have spent years identifying the actions required to prepare Greece for a warmer, more volatile future.
