Law No. 3889 on the funding of environmental projects, the Green Fund, approval of Forest Maps and other provisions. Country/Territory Greece Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 182, Part I, 14 October 2010, pp. 4123-4144. Subject Environment gen., Forestry Keyword Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Environmental planning Financing Institution Procedural matters Special fund Sustainable development Urban land Policy/planning Forest management/forest conservation Inventory Zoning Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes The Law shall enter into force as from the day of its publication on the Official Gazette unless otherwise stated in individual sections. Abstract The present law aims at establishing an integrated system specifically designed for funding environmental initiatives and projects with the purpose of strengthening development through the environmental protection and the effective and transparent management of resources so as to upgrade and re-establish the natural environment and address the climatic change effects. This funding system includes the enactment of the Strategic Committee on Environmental Policy, the allocation and management of financial resources which are made available for the protection of the environment as well as the structural re-organization of the institution responsible for managing such funds which shall be named the “Green Fund”. The law through Chapter A prescribes rules and policies for the functioning of the Green Fund. Chapter B provides for an efficient utilization of procedures for creating and approving forest maps. The procedure for the delineation of urban settlements’ boundary lines are set out in articles 23 and 24. Chapter C deals with the sustainable urban planning of the city of Athens and the wider area of Attica while among the remaining provisions falling under the competence of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, matters regarding the management of renewable energy resources are dealt with under article 29 of the law. Full text Greek Website www.et.gr References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Decree No. 165387/410 establishing the procedure, information and accompanying documentation needed for changing the land use of forest land extending within illegal urban settlements (paragraph 2, article 24 of Law No. 3889/2010). Legislation | Greece | 2012 Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Classification/declassification, Public forest, Registration, Right of use, Zoning, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Law no. 4964/2022 concerning provisions for the simplification of environmental licensing, establishing a framework for the development of Offshore Wind Farms, dealing with the energy crisis, environmental protection and other provisions. Legislation | Greece | 2022 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Natural gas, Renewable energy, Transport/storage, Framework law, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Climate change, Financing, Hazardous waste, Inspection, Protection of environment, Recycling/reuse, Risk assessment/management, Sustainable development, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Flood, Marine area, Tourism, Land-use planning, Aquaculture, Agro-forestry, Classification/declassification, Ecosystem preservation, Forest fires, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Timber extraction/logging, National parks, Animal production, Packaging/labelling, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX