AITOLOS stands for “Cross-border collaboration to fight illegal logging and timber trade to protect trans-boundary Greek-F.Y.R.O.M. ecosystems”. It is a project funded under the IPA Cross-border programme. AITOLOS aims to answer the need for integrated regional action on monitoring forests in order to minimize Illegal logging and the cross-border trade in illegally logged timber, which is currently a major concern among many countries worldwide.
The AITOLOS project aims to foster cross-border collaboration and coordinate the activities of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia against illegal logging and timber trade. Specifically, AITOLOS contributions are towards the following directions: