ATHENS, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Nine in ten Greek citizens are concerned about environmental degradation and state that they are trying to do their part to protect nature, according to the findings of a survey released on Thursday in Athens.

Of the poll respondents, 91.1 percent said that they consider environmental degradation a real threat.

Nine in ten of the 1,204 participants in the survey across Greece said that they were taking actions to help protect the environment.

Seventy percent said they were recycling waste, while 20 percent said they did not litter.

Poor garbage management was the top environmental issue they faced in their neighborhood (30.6 percent). Air pollution followed with 19.4 percent and water pollution with 8.9 percent.

Eight in ten respondents suggested stricter laws to protect the environment.

The poll was conducted by Marc polling firm for WWF Hellas, the Greek branch of the international nature conservation group WWF. Enditem

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