Five Greek wonders of nature are among the world’s top 100 sustainable destinations, a list created by TravelMole.com, Vision on Sustainable Tourism, Totem Tourism and Green Destinations,

The list was compiled to celebrate the preservation and management efforts of the most sustainable destinations on Earth, the result of open calls on social media, followed by a selection by 30 international tourism sustainability experts, with particular guidance by Dr. Randy Durband, CEO of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council.

“These 100 destinations stand out for making meaningful and measurable progress in their individual journeys toward greater sustainability,” says Durband. “Measuring sustainability is not simple and straightforward. This list recognizes those destinations that are moving in the right direction according to the assessments of neutral experts utilizing objective criteria.”

See below the list of the Greek destinations that made the list for 2014.

1. Alonissos, a rugged island in the central Aegean known as the biggest refuge of the Mediterranean monk seal, monachus monachus

2. Mt. Athos, the all-male autonomous monastic community on one of three jutting peninsulas of spectacular Halkidiki prefecture

3. Ierapetra, a small city in eastern-most Crete, the largest island of Greece

4. Naxos, the largest island of the Cyclades chain in the central Aegean

5. Samothraki (Samothrace), a stunning and verdant island in the northeast Aegean famous for its springs and ancient remains, one of which yielded the Nike of Samothrace