COST Action Conference 2026

SMILES Conference

Islands at a Crossroad: Rethinking Ecosystem Services in Small and Medium-Sized Islands

24-25 June 2026

Brussels

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SMILES Knowledge Platform

A comprehensive repository showcasing the scientific work and research outcomes developed under the SMILES project.

  • Published papers
  • Abstracts, graphical abstracts, infographic, data, maps
  • Presentations from STSM and TS
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  • Spatial identification of areas suitable for other effective area-based conservation measures in the European Union

    Published papers
    Authors: George Kefalas, Roxanne Suzette Lorilla, Stefanos Boutsios, Dimitrios Bormpoudakis, Pierre Bonnet, Alexandra Demertzi, Camino Liquete, Ioannis Ν. Vogiatzakis, Joseph Tzanopoulos, Jasmin Upton, Emily Howland, Heather Bingham, Konstantina Apostolopoulou, Neil Burgess, Evangelia G. Drakou
    Abstract: Although significant biodiversity has been safeguarded by protected areas (PAs), biodiversity trends continue downward. Within the frameworks of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the new EU Restoration Regulation (2024), conserving … read all
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  • Understanding Ecosystem services (ES) in small and medium islands (SMI)

    Member presentations
    Authors: Evangelia (Valia), Drakou (GR)
    Abstract: CA21158 – Enhancing Small-Medium IsLands resilience by securing the sustainability of Ecosystem Services
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  • Roadkill in a highly fragmented landscape: Insights from a Mediterranean Island

    Presentations from STSM and TS
    Authors: Marilena Stamatiou, Savvas Zotos, Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis
    Abstract: IALE 2025 European Landscape Ecology Congress
    Bratislava September 2-5, 2025
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  • Understanding the Relationship between Ecosystem Services and Pressures of Islands: Fuzzy- cognitive Modelling Approach

    Presentations from STSM and TS
    Authors: Milica Ilić Paunić, Renata Martins Pacheco, Aristides Moustakas, Zorica Srdjević, Bojan Srdjević
    Abstract: XIII World Congress of the European Water Resources Association

    New challenges in understanding and managing water-related risks in a changing environment
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  • Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in European Islands

    Presentations from STSM and TS
    Authors: Kefalas G., Lorilla R.S., Boutsios S., Bormpoudakis D., Tzanopoulos J., Vogiatzakis I., Drakou E.G.
    Abstract: Session 1E
    Islandscapes: from Biodiversity to Ecosystem Services
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