On 3-5 October 2016 the Chair of the Economic Committee of the Municipality and Representative of the Mayor for MAB candidacy of Samothraki participated in the international workshop “Unveiling the unexplored potential of Biosphere Reserves around the Mediterranean” which took place in Chania, Crete (Greece), and was co-organized by the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, the Samaria Gorge Management Body and the Region of Crete, with the support of the MAB Secretariat and of the Greek MAB National Committee. The aim of the workshop was to contribute to the sharing of good practice for the sustainable development of island and coastal Biosphere Reserves of the Mediterranean region.
