Υπάρχουν τόποι που δεν είναι απλώς η γενέτειρα κάποιου. Είναι κάτι περισσότερο: ένας τρόπος να βλέπεις τον κόσμο. Ένας τρόπος να αισθάνεσαι το μέτρο, την σιωπή, την αρμονία. Ένας τρόπος να καταλαβαίνεις ότι ο άνθρωπος δεν είναι κυρίαρχος του τοπίου, αλλά σύντροφός του — όπως το δέντρο είναι δεμένο με τη γη.

The 2011 symposium was not just an academic conference — it was the beginning of a cultural movement. It involved site visits, ecological walks, bird releases, and the symbolic opening of the Cape Malea Lighthouse — blending memory with action, and heritage with vision. The official naming of the peninsula is not an end, but a beginning of that endeavor. It requires rededication to education, ecotourism, international research, and wise stewardship of one of Greece's most his

We are living in a time when humanity is stretched by planet-scale challenges — climate change, loss of biodiversity, environmental degradation — and we must reimagine the mission of our institutions. We must ask: can defence do more than deter? Can it defend more than borders?