REGION ATTIKI
Prefecture ATTIKI
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS (GREEK BRANCH)
Date of Initial
Completion: 3/10/1996 1st Update: 26/2/1998 2nd Update (CHAP.I):
6/12/1999
Date of Last Update: 24/4/2001
I. Identity of
Organisation
The Organisation
is a member of the: Mountain Wilderness (Italy, Rome)
Address
ATHENS Postal
Code 105 57 Street: 44, VOULIS STR.
Tel. 210-3243782 Fax 210-3243782
Contact Persons: KOSTAS TSIPIRAS Tel.
210-3243782
Legal Status
The Organisation
is Civic non Profit Organisation since 1988
Aims
Protecting middle
and high mountains of our countries from any human intervention which can lead
in breaking the
ecosystems’ balance
Members and
Friends
Material
Substructure
Office: Rented,
Operating days: Every Wednesday,
Operating hours: Evenings
There are databases in Paper its
morph and structure is Thematic
Performance material: Projector of
slides
For the organisation are offering
voluntary work: 8 persons.
Administrative
board
Tsipiras Kostas President
Chatzimanou Toula Vice President
Taxeri Elena General Secretary
Milogiannakis
Theodosis Special Secretary
Charokopos
Konstantinos Treasurer
II. Activities
General
Issue: Ecosystems protection
Issue-Topic: Establishment of new
national parks
The activity took
place in 1996 Range: National
Activities
- Results:
Proposal for the
establishment of 15 new national parks
Issue-Topic: Forests
From: 1988 To: 1993 Range: Prefectural
Activities
- Results:
Formation of
small groups of people in order to guard Parnitha mount against forest fires
(car petrol).
Issue-Topic: Olympus
From: 1988 To: 1998 Range: International
Activities
- Results:
Participation in
the international campaign organised by MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS INTERNATIONAL for
the protection of
the world's holly mountains (Greece's
contribution is Olympus) and frequent meetings with the members of the
international organisation.
Contacts made
with the authorities- Sensitisation of the public through the distribution of
leaflets and photographic
material with the purpose of
cancelling the sitting of a ski resort, the installation of mobile
communication tower and
the construction of a Disneyland-type
of project.
Organisation of
an international conference in Trikala with the co-operation of the Ministry of
the Environment,
Physical planning and public Works
and the participation of mountaineers and ecologists from around the world
The subject of
the conference was the protection of Olympus / In that purpose, signatures of
distinguished
international personalities were
collected
Issue-Topic:
Sensitisation of the public
From: 1988 To: 1998 Range: National
Activities
- Results:
Organisation of
various events and speeches - distribution of printed material , screening of
transparencies,
distribution of books, photographic
material, cards e.t.c
Issue-Topic: Valia Kalda
From: 1988 To: 1998 Range: National
Activities
- Results:
Launching of a
campaign in favour of saving Valia Kalda in collaboration with the Friends of
the Bear with the purpose
of preventing the installation of high voltage
electricity towers in the forest / Awarding the anti-price of 'Attila's' to
the Director General of the Public
Electricity Company.
Sensitisation of
the public and agencies in relation to the protection of Valia Kalda forest.
Participation of 15 members of our
organisation in the attempts made to put out the forest fire in Valia Kalda.
III. Source of Information
Source of information: Personal Experience from Members
Subject: Mountain Protection
Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
1/1988-9/1996 Ours Perfect
Source of information:
Contacts from the International
Network MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS
Subject: Mountain Protection
Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
1/1988-9/1996 Ours Perfect
IV. Relations with the Press
Press releases are sent to all
newspapers and we also have a collaboration with foreign magazines.
Title:
FALIRIKOS
Subject:
Olympus
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Newspaper Local 4/1995- once Ours Perfect
Title:
KORFES
Subject:
Olympus
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 4/1995- 4 times Ours Moderate
Title:
KIRIAKATIKI ELEYTHEROTIPIA (the Sunday Eleutherotipia)
Subject:
Olympus
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Newspaper National 4/1995- once Ours High
Title:
EREYNA
Subject:
Conference on Olympus that took place in Trikala
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 10/1995- once Ours Perfect
Title: ÌÏUNTAIN
WILDERNESS ÉÔÁËÉÁÓ
Subject:
Intervention on Olympus in 1988
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 1/1990- once Ours Perfect
Title: ÔÉ
Subject: In
reference to the intervention on Olympus
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 9/1993- once Ours Very Low
Title:
ENIMEROTIKO DELTIO T.E.E.
Subject:
Conference for the protection of Olympus
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 3/1996- once Ours Perfect
Title:
KALIMERA KIRA-GI
Subject:
Conference for the protection of Olympus
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Newspaper Local 3/1996- once Ours Perfect
Title:
RIVISTA DELLA MONTAGNA (ÉÔALY)
Subject:
Manifestation for the protection of Olympus
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine Local 7/1990- once Ours Perfect
Title:
CORRIERE DE LA SERRA
Subject:
Reportage on the manifestation of the protection of Olympus
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Newspaper National 1/1988- once Ours Perfect
Title:
GIRAMUNDI
Subject:
Menacing of Olympus from investors
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 6/1993- once Ours Perfect
V. Relations with
Mass Media
VI. Relations with others ENGO
Name: Ecological Movement of Drama
Subject: Protection of Olympos
Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level
No 1/1988-9/1996 Common Very High
Name: Ecological Movement of Thessaloniki
Subject: Protection of Olympos
Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level
No 1/1988-9/1996 Common Very High
Name: Ecological Movement of Volos
Subject: Protection of Olympos
Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level
No 1/1988-9/1996 Common Very High
VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies
Name: Greek federation of mountain associations
Subject: Protection of Olymbos
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
1/1988-9/1996 Common Very Low
Name: Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public
Works
Subject: Conference organising for
Olymbos
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
1/1996-4/1996 Ours Perfect
VIII. Printed material of the ENGO