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Traditional Pottery of Lesbos Receives UNESCO Recognition

Traditional Pottery of Lesbos Receives UNESCO Recognition

In a quaint seaside workshop on the Greek island of Lesbos, 70-year-old Nikos Kouvdis is keeping an ancient craft alive, a labour of love that has now been honoured with a place on UNESCO’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage.The recognition celebrates his family’s dedication to preserving traditional pottery techniques in an era dominated by…

From Fortress Europe to Border-Filter: Vulnerability, Biopolitics, and the Management of Migration in Greece and the European Union after 2015

Following increased migration flows in 2015, the European Commission (EC) and the Greek government implemented new strategies and legislation to regulate mobility in the EU area. The impact of one of these strategies is especially important. The EC “European Agenda on Migration” was implemented by Greek Asylum Law 4375/2016 and followed up with subsequent legislation….

These Biobased Products Point to a Regenerative Future

These Biobased Products Point to a Regenerative Future

Discover seven products that represent a new wave of bio-derived offerings for interior design and architecture. WHAT IF THE MATERIALS of the building industry weren’t sourced from mining and extraction, but rather from agriculture and animal husbandry? This dream—that we could someday grow our building products—is represented the offerings shown here. Some bring ancient materials…

Dark fleet spills proliferate

Dark fleet spills proliferate

Regulators around the world worried about the risks posed by the so-called dark fleet of tankers have seen ample evidence of how shady operations lead to environmental damage. The latest example, as highlighted by TankerTrackers.com, shows a messy ship-to-ship transfer in the Persian Gulf. TankerTrackers.com, one of the world’s leading watchers of illicit cargo movement,…

A new hub for illicit ship-to-ship transfers between Lesvos and Chios

Cargo ships, tankers etc are usually loaded at land-based terminals but sometimes it is necessary for various reasons for cargo to be transferred from one ship to another while at sea. Many of these ship-to-ship transfer (STS) operations involve the transfer of liquid fuels. This can be a risky business with a danger of spillage…

Of land and sea.“Interested solidarities” and the migration industry from below

This paper explores economic interactions between displaced people, local societies and spatial dimensions of migration management and border controls, most notably camps, focusing on the northeast Aegean islands of Chios and Lesvos. It explores the diverse activities, practices, transactions and relations developing in, around and in relation to migrant camps, the array of economic actors…

Notes on ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Lesvos island, Greece

With an area of 1,633 km2 and approximately 400 km of coastline, Lesvos isthe third-largest Greek island and the eighth-largest in the Mediterranean. Situated in the northeastern part of the Aegean archipelago and bordering Turkey, Lesvos has been known to host 59 ant species and morphospecies. In this article, we present a list of 84…

North Aegean island landscapes as ecomuseums: the case of Lesvos Island

The main advantage of the Aegean islands, in generating national, regional, or international competitiveness, compared to the areas on the continental mainland, is their natural and cultural assets, their cultural landscapes. Consequently, the organized utilization of cultural heritage, rich biodiversity, and the unique Aegean landscape, could make the islands attractive as places to live or…

Mundane surrealism: bureaucratic deterrence, violence and suffering

This chapter explores the bureaucratic procedures surrounding registration, identification and asylum that are implemented upon arrival and which produce uncertainty, protracted waiting and bureaucratic limbo by mentally exhausting people >>> Iliadou, E. Border Harms and Everyday Violence, 88-118 (2023) Recent related articles in this category All articles in this category >>>