WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2024

Our land. Our future: Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience

About the event

Framing the problem
‘More than 75% of Earth’s land area is already degraded. A total area half of the size of the European Union degrades annually. The lives of 250 million people are currently affected by desertification, while 135 million people may be displaced by desertification by 2045.’

Art Installation Could we forsee the future? by Ms. Stella Evgena, Artist
Scientific posters display by Environmental Studies Professors, ACG
When: Wednesday, June 5 – Monday. September 30, 2024
Where: CN Building, top floor staircase (6 Gravias Street | Aghia Paraskevi) 

Expert talks & Open Discussion
Dr. Stella Apostolaki, Assistant Professor, Executive Director Center of Excellence in Sustainability, ACG
Dr. Dimitrios Voloudakis, Part-time Instructor, Department of Science and Mathematics Scientific Collaborator, Academy of Athens
Ioannis Kougkoulos, Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Mathematics, ACG.
When: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 | 10.00-12.00
Where: Arts Center Auditorium (6 Gravias Street | Aghia Paraskevi) 

Workshop Sustainability in artistic practices by Ms. Stella Evgena, Artist & Ms. Matina Charalambi, Art Theorist / Curator
When: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 | 12:45 – 14:45
Where: NPS Studios (6 Gravias Street | Aghia Paraskevi) 

Organized by:
Center of Excellence in Sustainability, ACG
Office of Sustainability-Public Affairs, ACG
ACG Arts Collection, Frances Rich School of Fine and Performing Arts, ACG
Ms. Stella Evgena, Artist