The area has been proposed for the accession into the European Web of Nature (Natura) 2000, category A under the title "Drapanos – Georgioupolis Beach – Kournas Lake". Into the area Nature 2000 is covered also the sandy coastal zone with total length approximately 5,5 km and the sea area of the Gulf and the river of Almiros as far as the equal in depth of 50 meters.
A remarkable characteristic of the district is the natural water system which is considered as one of the most important systems in the East Mediterranean. It includes the Lake of Kounas, the Marsh of Georgioupolis, the Mouths of the Almiros River, and an amount of springs and streams, like Delfinas River that ends on the beach.
Characteristics plants of the district are the osiers, the holm-oak, the oleander, the myrtles, the reed thickets, the Cretan cyclamen, the aquatic and hydrophilous plants of the rivers and the lake as the potamogeton pectinatus and the living in sand plants as the sensitive lily of the sand which decorates the seaside.
In the biotopes of Georgioupolis have been recorded until now 204 different kinds of birds. From these the 62 kinds (permanent or summer visitors) nest in the biotope of Kournas Lake and the Marsh of Gerogioupolis. The rest of them are observed during the migration. Regarding the fauna finally, there are sea kinds (the turtle Caretta caretta, the seal "Monachus monachus", one kind living close to the water of Kournas Lake and the mouths of rivers, the water turtle "Mauremys caspica" and one reptile housesnake "Elaphe situla".
In the general area of the beach is organized water sports which the visitors can take part and enjoy themselves with them. They can also rent a car, bicycle or motor bicycle for their transport.