ENVIRONMETAL CONSCIENCE NOW

REGION ATTIKI

Prefecture ATTIKI

ENVIRONMETAL CONSCIENCE NOW

Date of Initial Completion: 18/9/1996 1st Update: 26/1/1998 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 8/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 11/4/2001

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

ANAVISSOS Postal Code 190 13 Street: P.O. BOX 22 DEXAMENI

Tel. 22910-39046 Fax 22910-39222

Contact Persons: PEPPA ELENI Tel. 22910-39046

Legal Status

The Organisation is Civic non Profit Organisation since 1991

Aims

Aiming at the promotion of an anthropocentric ecological consciousness

Members and Friends

With voting right: 4 Without voting right: 17 of whom have paid their membership fee: 17

Material Substructure

Office: Granted for free, Operating days: Only during demonstrations

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for Elaborating documents-picture

editing / statistic data

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Book of activities

Administrative board

Bakogiannis Kostas Vice President

Psallida Peppa President and Treasurer

Psallidas Vasilis Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Information - Sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Cooperation with other environmental organisations

From: 1995 To: 1996 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Development of cooperation with the seven-member Secretariat of the Ministry of Culture. Establishment of a Pan-

Hellenic Network of Environmental Organisations.

Issue-Topic: Creation of a photographic album for nature.

From: 1992 To: 1988 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Collection - filling -classification of photographs and transparencies relative to the environment and the pressures

Issue-Topic: Development and production of educational material

From: 1992 To: 1996 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Development of an educational album under the title: 'Network of Life'

Development of an educational album under the title: 'The Social Network'

Production of a photo CD entitled 'Estuaries of Greece'.

Issue-Topic: Elaboration of environmental education programmes

From: 1990 To: 1988 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Elaboration of environmental education programmes in relation to estuaries with the co-operation of the General

Secretariat of New Generation.

Elaboration of the same programmes at schools.

Planning / implementation of a four-language (Greek, English, Turkish, Iraqi) environmental education programme at

the pupils of Lavrion Political Refugee Shelter (10/96-6/97)

Issue-Topic: Excursions in estuaries

From: 1989 To: 1988 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Organisation of excursions and trips in order to photograph nature and the creation of a photographic album.

Issue-Topic: International co-operation

From: 1994 To: 1998 Range: International

Activities - Results:

Developing and gathering of educational material for schools in Zimbabwe, Uganda and Rwanda.

Participation in international meetings with the view of promoting environmental education (Brazil).

Participation in environmental education seminars in collaboration with various agencies and ecological organisations

of Corsica and Alaska (U.S.A)

Cooperation with the organisation called 'Citizens of the world' (4/97-1/98).

Issue-Topic: Participation in coordinating committees

From: 1993 To: 1998 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Dealing with local ecological issues. Cooperation with the local government, societies, and individuals for the creation

of coordinating committees such as that responsible for the removal of Horse racing stadium to Alikes of Anavissos.

Issue-Topic: Planning and participation in a mobile photographic exhibition

From: 1993 To: 1998 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Planning and participation in a mobile photographic exhibition which highlights the importance of estuaries as a

nature resource, their use and value for human societies.

Issue-Topic: Presentation of books of ecological interest

From: 1989 To: 1998 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Organisation of the innovative presentation of three ecologically-oriented books at bars in collaboration with the

Ecological Institute of Greece, ECO LTD, the Institute for Environmental Education and Evonimos Ecological Library.

Issue-Topic: Training of teachers from Greece and Italy

From: 1993 To: 1998 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Organisation of educational visits in relation to environmental education issues and in particular the adoption of

ecological principles by the Greek educational system. The Educational Institute of Lombardy, the INTERNATIONAL

ASSEMBLY and Alaska University also participated.

Issue-Topic: Various events

From: 1992 To: 1993 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Organisation of photographic exhibitions (Serres, 1992, 1993).

Organisation of speeches, screening of transparencies in collaboration with local interest groups with the view of

sensitising the public about the protection of Attica's gorges and river beds.

General Issue: Social action

Issue-Topic: Cooperation for protecting Stavros Kalergis historical files

From: 1994 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Registration, classification and production of PHOTO CD in collaboration with the 'Institution of Historical and Social

Research of Stavros Kalergis', with the view of protecting and retrieving the historical information included in Stavros

Issue-Topic: Cooperation, provision of support and expression of solidarity to Kurdish political refugees.

From: 1993 To: 1998 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Collection and provision of educational material to the children at the Political Refugee Centre at Lavrio.

Collection and provision of cloths and toys to Kurdish families (political refugees).

Participation in environmental education programmes involving the children at the Political Refugee Centre at Lavrio.

Future Plans

General Issue: Information - sensitization of the public

Issue - Topic: Environmental education

Range National

Future Activities:

Establishment of the collaboration between photographers of the nature and promotion of picture taking on

Environmental Education programmes / Presentation of ecological content books in original ways

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Scientific Training of Members

Subject: Environmental Education/ Oceanography

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1991-9/1996 Ours Perfect

Source of information: Conferences, Use of Contemporary Technological Devices, Scientific Journals,

Bibliographies

Subject: Ecology, Icthiology, Heavy Metals, Marine Pollution, Soil Pollution, Health Education, Architectural,

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1991-9/1996 Ours Perfect

IV. Relations with the Press

No initiative has been taken to present the NGO’s work through the printed or electronic press.

Title: "E" from the Kiriakatiki Eleutherotipia

Subject: Historic archive of Stavros Kallergis

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Magazine National 5/1994-5/1994 once Theirs Perfect

Title: AMPHIBIO

Subject: Photo exhibtion of E.K.B.Y. - supply of photographic material

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Magazine National 1/1991-9/1996 continually Theirs Perfect

V. Relations with Mass Media

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Ecological Institute

Subject: Books presentations

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1992-9/1996 Ours Very High

Name: Association Pikrodafni Palaio Faliro

Subject: Demonstrations for Pikrodafnis gully

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1992-12/1993 Common High

Name: International Assembly (Greece)

Subject: Educators training- Sending educators to Italy and Alaska

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1993-9/1996 Common Very High

Name: Environmental Association of Lavrio

Subject: Collaboration for local issues of interest

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1994-9/1996 Ours Very High

Name: Seven- member secretariat for the under establishment " Pan-Hellenic Network

of Ecological Organisations"

Subject: Issues on how to coordinate the management of Attiki's waste

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1995-9/1996 Theirs Very High

Name: Coordinative committee against the removal and placement of the Hippodrome

to Anavissos

Subject: Fighting against the establishment of the Ippodrome in the salterns of Anavisssos

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1992-12/1995 Common Very High

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Institute for environmental education

Subject: Books presentation