Within the framework of the LIFE MareNatura programme, a series of educational games was designed to help us better understand the marine megafauna of the Greek seas.
The aim of the programme is the protection of nine emblematic and vulnerable species: the Mediterranean monk seal, the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), the green sea turtle, the sperm whale, the harbour porpoise, Cuvier’s beaked whale, the common dolphin, the Mediterranean shearwater, and the Audouin’s gull.
LIFE MareNatura, which began in 2023 and will be completed in 2029, focuses on:
- recording migration routes, habitats, and threats,
- identifying marine hotspots,
- proposing new marine protected areas, strengthening the EU Natura 2000 network,
- developing unified European monitoring and early-warning tools for threatened species.
The programme’s activities take place in 44 Natura 2000 protected areas (41 in Greece and 3 in Italy).
The games were designed and developed by Dr. Marianna Giannoulaki and Ms. Ιrini Filiopoulou.
https://www.lifemarenatura.eu/en/games/
more info: https://www.lifemarenatura.eu/