Efpraxia (Aithra) Maria

• Office: 145 B 92
• Tel.: +30 28210 37753 FAX: +30 28210 37852
• Email:  efmaria<at>chenveng.tuc.gr
• Lab URL: https://www.eleg.tuc.gr/en/home
   
• Office Hours: Tuesday 15:00 - 17:00 and Wednesday 14:00 - 16:00 (Sabbatical Leave, Spring Semester 2024-2025)

• 1998: PhD in Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Athens, Greece
• 1988: MSc in Public Law, Faculty of Law, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• 1984: Law Degree, Faculty of Law, University of Athens, Greece

Legal and interdisciplinary research on:

• Biodiversity/Agro-biodiversity legal issues  
  • Forest protection,
  • Landscape protection 
  • Genetic resources
  • Plant genetic resources/forest genetic resources
  • In situ conservation/Protected Areas
  • Ex situ conservation
  • Gene Banks & Seed Banks
  • Botanical Gardens
  • Urban Gardens, Historical Gardens
• Forest policy and climate change legal issues
• Environmental and landscape governance
• Energy Law legal issues 
  • Renewable Energy Sources
  • Energy saving in buildings
  • Smart metering
• Monitoring and observation Earth technologies and environmental compliance legal issues

• Participation as Scientific Coordinator: "Legal issues derived from the use of monitoring and observation Earth technologies to ensure environmental compliance in the Hellenic legal order (HELLASNOMOSAT), https://www.eleg.tuc.gr/el/ereyna/hellasnomosat, ESPA (OPS MIS 5047355), Period 1.2.2020 - 31.5.2021.
• Participation as researcher: “Conservation Actions for Threatened Mediterranean Island Flora: ex-situ and in-situ joint actions” CARE-MEDIFLORA, http://www.care-mediflora.eu, April 2016-June 2019, MAVA Foundation [Legal framework investigation]
• Participation as General Scientific Coordinator: ESPA-EU (OPS 5000346), “Codification of forest legislation”, 2014-2016, www.kdn.ypeka.gr, European Social Fund- ESF through the Operational Programme  OP Public Sector Reform 2014-2020. 
• Participation as researcher: "BUILD UP Skills UPSWING-UPgrading the construction Sector Workforce traINing and qualification in Greece", Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE), 2014-2017,
• Participation as researcher: "ΝΕΖΕΗ - Nearly Zero Energy Hotels", Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE), 1-4-2013 until 31-3-2016.

• BOOKS – ANNOTATED LEGISLATION 

  • E.A. Maria, “Genetic Resources in Environmental Law. Concept, regulatory framework and governance”, Publ. Nomiki Bibliothiki, Athens 2021, ISBN 978-960-654-351-7 (book, 395 pages, monograph, in Greek).

  • E.A. Maria, “The legal protection of landscape in International, European Community and national law”, Publ. Ant. Sakkoulas, Athens 2009, ISBN 978-960-15-2298-2 (book, 569 pages, monograph, in Greek).

  • E.A. Maria, “Forest Legislation”, Publ. Nomiki Bibliothiki, Athens 2011, ISBN 978-960-272-785-0 (Annotated Forest Legislation i.e. with extensive bibliography and case law comments), p. 1372, (in Greek).

• BOOK CHAPTERS  

  • Efpraxia-Aithra Maria, 2022, “The landscape in the jurisprudence of the Hellenic Council of State", (contribution in Honorary Volume), pp. 309-319, in: Hellenic Society of Environmental Law (ed.), “The sustainable State”. An honorary volume for Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Sakkoulas publications A.E, Athens-Thessaloniki, ISBN 978-960-648-458-2.

  • E-A Maria, D. Manou, G-P Limniou, E. Asimakopoulou, 2020, «Βotanic gardens as “registered collections” under the EU ABS Regulation: Paving the way for sustainability in Greece», (book chapter, Conference Proceedings), pp. 202-207, in: M.D. Espírito-Santo, A.L. Soares & M. Veloso (eds), 2020, Botanic Gardens, People and Plants for a Sustainable World, IsaPress, Lisboa.

  • E.A. Maria, 2019, “The implementation of the European Landscape Convention in the Hellenic legal order: challenges, basic problems and concerns” (book chapter, Conference Proceedings), pp. 401-411, in: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Post-Graduate programme in Landscape Architecture, Publ. Ziti, Thessaloniki, ISBN: 978-960-456-542-9 (in Greek).

  • E-A Maria & G-P Limniou, 2015, “Legal framework in Greece regarding the ABS regime, implementation gaps and issues requiring national and international attention”, pp. 137-161 in : B. Coolsaet, F. Batur, A. Broggiato, J. Pitseys, T. Dedeurwaerdere (eds.), Implementing the Nagoya Protocol. Comparing Access and Benefit-Sharing regimes in Europe, ISBN 978-90-04-293205 (2015), Brill Nijhoff.

• JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS  

  • M. Maniadaki, D. Alexakis & E-A Maria, 2025, “Use of Drones in Disasters in the European Union: Privacy Issues and Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Mass Surveillance Jurisprudence of the ECtHR and the CJEU”, Laws 14(2), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/laws14020027

  • A. Papathanasopoulos, E-A Maria, 2023, “Fonctions forestières et domanialité des forêts publiques en France et en Grèce : une nouvelle perspective», Droit de l’Environnement, no 327, 12/2023, p. 443-447.

  • Efpraxia-Aithra Maria, 2023, "Forest fires in Greece and reforested land. The choices of the Legislature and the critical jurisprudence", Synigoros 159/2023, pp. 18-23.

  • M. Maniadaki, A. Papathanasopoulos, L. Mitrou & E-A Maria, 2021, “Reconciling Remote Sensing Technologies with Personal Data and Privacy Protection in the European Union: Recent developments in Greek legislation and application perspectives in Environmental law”, Special Issue “Laws and Emerging Technologies”, Laws 10 (2) 33; https://doi.org/10.3390/laws10020033, pp. 1-19.

  • E-A Maria, A. Papathanasopoulos, M. Maniadaki, 2020, “Natura 2000 Forest areas in Greece : a national implementation review”, Zeitschrift fur Europäisches Umwelt-und Planungs recht (EurUP I), vol. 18, Issue 1, pp. 68-85.

  • T.S. Terkenli, T. Daras, E-A Maria, 2019, “Landscape Notions among Greek Engineering Students: Exploring Landscape Perceptions, Knowledge and Participation”, Land 8 (5): 83, pp. 1-19, available in: https://doi.org/10.3390/land8050083.

• [CHENVE 201] Environmental Law I (3rd semester - Required) 
• [CHENVE 501] Environmental Legislation II - Introduction to Public Works Law (9th semester - ChE - Required) 
• [CHENVE 501] Environmental Legislation II - Introduction to Public Works Law (9th semester - EnvE - Required) 

Curriculum EnvEng (Valid for Ac. Year 2022-23)

• [SSCI 304] Environmental and Technical Legislation (9th semester - Required) 

Courses taught to other Schools of TUC

• [SSCI 204] Introduction to the legal system and to the technical legislation [ARCH, PEM, ECE, MRED]
• Planning and Urban Law [ARCH]

• [ΑΒ 305] Environmental Law and Sustainable Development governance (Elective)
• [GEnvE 867] Special Topics in environmental law, environmental policy and environmental governance

• Maria Maniadaki