Management Body

The responsibilities of the Management Body

According to the law 2742/1999, art. 15:

1. The preparation and responsibility for implementation of administrative rules of the protected objects and the management plans.
2. Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of regulatory requirements and restrictions imposed by the Common Ministral Decision and the administration and operational regulations and management plans. In this context, management bodies shall ensure the collection, collation and processing of environmental information and data for the areas of their responsibility, and for the establishment and operation of databases and related documentation, in accordance with existing national standards.
3. The provision of advice prior to the adoption of Environmental Assessment and Evaluation and approving the environmental terms of projects and activities within its areas of responsibility, and any other matter which is consulted by the authorities.
4. The assistance of administrative and judicial authorities in monitoring the implementation of environmental legislation and environmental and urban conditions in force or applied for, respectively, for projects and activities conducted in the areas of responsibility. To this end, the management bodies recommend or refer to the appropriate authorities acts or omissions of those who breach the conditions and restrictions for areas of responsibility.
5. The preparation of studies and research activities, contained in the relevant management plan or in corresponding action plans, and are necessary to illustrate the protected subjects within its area of responsibility. The construction, repair and maintenance of necessary infrastructure and the supply of necessary scientific and technical equipment to perform the functions of management.
6. The undertaking of national or European programs and activities relative to their area of responsibility, to promote or highlight the purpose of management of protected objects.
7. The informing, education and training of the population on matters relating to the functions and purposes of the management structures and of protection of the area of responsibility. In this context, management bodies can set up information centers located near protected objects, organize training courses and training in collaboration with other relevant public or private institutions, as well as conferences, workshops, seminars and other awareness events to display objectives and achievements of the management and take on publishing print or electronic form.
8. The promotion, support, organization and implementation of ecotouristic programs, tour permits and licensing of scientific research and technical testing and analysis within the subject matter, according to the specific terms and conditions specified in the CMD and administrational operation of the protected area.
9. The management of public land granted to the management body or leased by them, and the hiring of private land inside the area of responsibility and the realization inside of these, of all the estimated interventions.