The Appropriate Assessment/ Special Ecological Assessment for the protected objects of the Special Area of Conservation (SAC) GR2330005 (“Dunes and coastal forest of Zacharo, Lake Kaiafas, Strofylia, Kakovatos”) was prepared as part of the process for issuing a decision approving environmental conditions for the existing facilities of the Kaiafas Hydrotherapy Center in the Municipality of Zacharo, Regional Unit of Ilia.
The Special Ecological Assessment was carried out in accordance with the provisions of Law 4014/2011 and, more specifically, according to Annex 3.2.1, “Specifications for the Special Ecological Assessment for projects and activities located within a Natura 2000 Network area for which no specific protection and management provisions are in place, or where no special conditions apply”, of Ministerial Decision no. 170225 (Government Gazette 135B/27.01.2014) entitled “Specification of the contents of environmental licensing dossiers for Category A projects and activities under Ministerial Decision no. 1958/2012 (B’ 21), as in force, pursuant to Article 11 of Law 4014/2011 (A’ 209), and any other related details.”
The primary objective of the study was to appropriately assess the potential impacts of the existing project under review (facilities and activities) on the protected features and populations listed in Tables 3.1–3.2 of the Standard Data Forms, namely the habitat types and species included in Annexes I–II of Directive 92/43/EEC. The Special Ecological Assessment was based on bibliographic data as well as on fieldwork carried out in 2025, concerning terrestrial fauna species, habitat types, and bats.
The project was assigned to OikoM Ltd by the Hellenic Public Properties Co. (HPPC).