By the implementation of the International Conventions for "the protection of nature, fauna and flora" and the decrees applying to the protection and management of fauna in our country, it haw been modulated an extensive and with strong intentions of expansion network of protected areas. More specific, the categories of protected areas are determined, pursuant to the above legislation, as follows:

• The National Parks are the main category of the national protected areas, which have been determined and exist within the frame of the Forestall legislation. They include forestall areas which have a special interest, as far as concern the conservation of the conservation of the uncultivated flora and wild fauna, geomorphologic schematisms, subsoil, atmosphere, waters and of the natural environment in general. They usually include a full-protected area, the core and one protective regional zone. Some of the activities which are prohibited to be exercised in the cores of National Parks are, the Industry, the establishment of house settlements, houses, farm houses and barracks, pasturing, woodcutting, hunting, cutting, eradication, plants collection etc. Sixteen proposed areas consist the whole or include cores of National Parks, while six areas include peripheral zones of National Parks.
  
  
• As scheduled monuments of nature are declared areas, public or not, which have paleontological, geomorfological and historic interest and tufts or trees and rear species of plants as well, of special botanic, phytogeographic, aesthetic and historic importance. The restrictions applying to the cores of National Parks, apply also to these areas. From the areas under study, 14 include lands protected as scheduled monuments of nature. But in certain great areas, the protected lands cover a very small percentage of the total extent, so that, their coverage in percentage seems to be nilpotent.
  
  
• As aesthetic Forests are declared those forests or landscapes of special aesthetic, hygienic and tourist importance, so that, to be protected the flora, fauna and their special natural beauty. Twelve areas include or totally consist Aesthetic Forests.
  
  
• As permanent chases refuges are those areas fulfilling the requirements for the coverage of chases basic needs with regards their peace, food and water. The largest number of protected areas belongs to that category (119). Six areas include parts or totally consist chases breeding installations, while eight areas have been characterized as controlled hunting areas.
  
  
• Finally, the terrestrial and sea areas of North Sporades, have been characterized as National Park (1992) as they are the refuge of the Monachus monachus. It is impending the declaration of one more National Park in Laganas Gulf of Zante, which is an important area for the breeding of sea tortoise Caretta caretta
  
  

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