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Mediterranean ecosystems are highly valuable mainly due to their increased biodiversity levels. Safeguarding those ecosystems under the increased challenges of climate change is not easy. Educating people is one of the powerful tools to further enhance environmental sustainability. When properly inform on the structure and function of ecosystems this will results in well-informed students and well-trained professional that can detect potential environmental threats and suggest solutions to problems. Reduced regeneration success and problems associated to increased invasiveness are a few examples that Mediterranean ecosystems face, mainly due to increased disturbances associated with abrupt climatic variation as well as mismanagement. A characteristic example at Nestos River protected area in Greece is the problematic regeneration of the historic species of Quercus robur mainly associated with invasive problems. Further actions should be taken to protect the biodiversity levels of those valuable ecosystems and enhance regeneration success. Education is a key factor for long-term sustainable management.
Keywords: Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecology, Endangered species, Restoration
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