REGION ATTIKI
Prefecture ATTIKI
MEDASSET
Date of Initial
Completion: 15/5/1996 1st Update: 18/11/1997 2nd Update (CHAP.I):
6/12/1999
Date of Last Update: 2/5/2001
webpage: www.euroturtle.org/medasset, www.medasset.gr
e_mail: medasset@hol.gr
I. Identity of
Organisation
The Organisation
is a member of the: 1. Herpetofauna International Conservation, 2. British
Chelonia Group, 3.
European Union for Coastal
Conservation, 4. UNEP, 5. Council of Europe, 6. International Union of
Conservation, 7.
Creak Animal Welfare Fund, 8.
GREENPEACE, 9. WWF, 10. M.I.O./ECSDE.
Address
ATHENS Postal
Code 106 72 Street: 1C, LYKABETTOUS STR.
(4th floor)
Tel. 210-3613572, 210-3640389 Fax
210-3613572
Contact Persons: VIKI PALIVOU Tel.
210-3613572
Legal Status
The Organisation
is Association - Union since 1993
Aims
Contributing in
the conservation of all species of marine turtle in their natural environment /
international
promotion – support – organization –
educational – research programmes / providing advisory
Members and
Friends
With voting
right: 28 Without voting right: 450 of whom have paid their membership fee: 200
Material Substructure
Office: Owned
privately, Operating days: Daily,
Operating hours: 9.00-17.00
The organisation has access to
personal computer and it is mainly uses it for File / office assistance /
planning of
publications / connection with the
Euroturtle bank of data in Internet / electronic mail, Fax
There are
databases in Electronic its morph and structure is Thematic / by activity
Activities Hall: 25-30 individuals
Performance material: Projection of
slides, TV, Video
For the organisation are working with
fee: 3 persons.
The organisation has 1 payable member
For the organisation are offering
voluntary work: 20 persons.
Administrative
board
Venizelou Lili President
Tsabarlaki Eleni General Secretary
Georgakopoulou
Eleni Treasurer
Imbrahim Dharat Honorary Member - International Institutions
II. Activities
General
Issue: Contribution to the preservation of all species of sea turtle in their
natural habitats
Issue-Topic:
Corfu
From: 1992 To: 1997 Range: National
Activities
- Results:
Contacts with
representatives of local authorities, media appearances and meetings with the
Prefect and the
Secretary General of the Ministry of
the Environment in order to promote the establishment of a sea park in Laganas
Presentation to
the 13th Meeting of the Bern Convention of a study regarding the problems that
the species face, by
the President of MEDASSET. 17
meetings have been held to date 11/97)
Submission of a
proposal to the Ministry of Marine involving the placing of a permanent buoys
and the frequent use of
a police petrol boat in order to prevent
anchoring of boats on Lagadas Bay
Issue-Topic: Cyprus - Malta - Turkey
From: 1992 To: 1993 Range: International
Activities
- Results:
Participation in
the project for the protection and recording of green turtle (CHELONIA MYDAS)
in North Cyprus that
was undertaken by the University of
Glasgow
Co-operation with
the government of Malta and the Society for the study and the protection of
nature of Malta on
issues regarding the protection of
sea turtles
Protection of the
DALYAN-PATARA coasts in Turkey where sea turtles use for egg-laying. This
project was undertaken
in collaboration with the local
University and environmentalists
Issue-Topic:
Cyprus - Turkey
The activity took
place in 1997 Range: International
Activities
- Results:
Yearly reports
produced by MEDASSET and submitted to the Council of Bern relating to the
environmental baseline of
those coastal areas where sea turtles
give birth (Northern coasts of Cyprus, Dalyan, Patra in Turley e.t.c
Issue-Topic: Fraternization of areas
From: 1994 To: 1997 Range: National
Activities
- Results:
Fraternization of
Milos island with Sontosima town in Japan under DEDASSET's intervention. The
fraternization aims at
bringing together the two areas and at the
exchange of cultural experiences.
Issue-Topic: Information - Educational seminars
From: 1993 To: 1997 Range: International
Activities
- Results:
Elaboration of a
questionnaire survey covering the opinion of tourists in Laganas Bay. This
project was supported by
the Biology Department of Kings
College (UK)
Development of a
database and the provision of the use of PCs by students and any other
interested parties
Issue-Topic: Italy - India
From: 1990 To: 1994 Range: International
Activities
- Results:
Exertion of
influence on the EU and the Italian government through the use of international
media against the use of
10-fold (than the legal size) fishing
nets by Italian fishing boats
Lodging a
complaint to the Indian government and
the local government of Drissa targeting the continuation of the
protection of the Viitar Kanika
area which is considered to be the most
important reproduction areas of 'Olive Ridley'
Issue-Topic: Kefallonia
From: 1992 To: 1994 Range: International
Activities
- Results:
Provision of
office space, equipment, and personnel for the elaboration of a 10-day project
of Southampton University
(Professor J. SUTHERLAND) regarding the rendering back to the wild of 3
sea turtles
Contacting local
authorities and CTS PER LAMBIENTE (Italian organization) in order to facilitate the smoother
implementation of a programme for the
protection of sea turtles
Issue-Topic: Kefallonia
The activity took
place in 1997 Range: International
Activities
- Results:
Co-operation
with K.M.T.P (KEFALLONIAN MARINE TURTLE
PROJECT-U.K) and the Kateleion Association (for the study
of aquatic and terrestrial life) on
the programme 'for the protection of the sea turtle and environmental
education'
MEDASSET's
communication to local authorities and other competent authorities for the
effective carrying out of the
programmes for the protection of sea
turtle / Implementation of a research project for the releasing of a turtle to
the
wild in order to monitor and record
its migratory route
General
Issue: International call for the preservation of species
Issue-Topic: Participation in
seminars and social events
From: 1992 To: 1993 Range: International
Activities
- Results:
Experts' meetings
for the preparation of 'Agenda 21' for the Mediterranean and Malta
!2th annual symposium for Biology and
the protection of sea turtles
International TV symposium entitled
'The Present and the Future of Enclosed Coastal Waters' held
in Japan
Seminar on the relationship between
economic development and the environment held in Italy
Issue-Topic: Participation in
seminars and social events
From: 1992 To: 1993 Range: International
Activities
- Results:
International
seminar entitled 'Mediterranean Sea: An Environmental Emergency' held in Italy
International conference for the
environment in Rio
Symposium held in Chios entitled
'Management of islands and coastal ecosystems in Mediterranean'
Annual seminar organised by the
International Network of Environmental Lawyers held in Athens
Issue-Topic:
Participation in seminars and social events
From: 1992 To: 1994 Range: International
Activities
- Results:
Meeting of
national competent authorities in Athens in relation to the protected areas of
Mediterranean sea
4th EU seminar on coastal protection
held in Marathon and entitled 'Coastal Management and Habitats Protection'
European seminar on the renewable
sources of energy organised by environmental NGOs
Bern conversion Council, Commission
of experts for the conservation of amphibians and reptiles
General
Issue: International publicity - Support
of educational projects
Issue-Topic: Public information and
sensitisation
From: 1992 To: 1997 Range: National
Activities
- Results:
Provision and
promotion to the market of ecological cloths in order to inform and sensitise
the public in relation to the
protection of sea turtles. Art
activities
Publication of
information documentation subsidised by the international shipping exhibition
'Poseidonia', the Bank
Midland, Body Shop, Shell and Mobil
Participation in
exhibitions and social events
Publication to the media of papers
and dissertations relevant to MEDASSET's activities. Participation to the
international UNESCO conference on
the environment and environmental education 12/97). Participation in the Greek
network of environmental NGOs. Implementation
of the educational project
"EUROTURTLE" in ACS and Alimos high
General
Issue: Organisation - Carrying out of projects and provision of scientific
advice
Issue-Topic: Research projects
From: 1988 To: 1997 Range: International
Activities
- Results:
Extensive field
surveys in isolated coastal areas of Greece and Mediterranean for the purpose
of tracing the presence
of sea turtles (7000 kms surveyed in Northern
Aegean, North-West Peloponnese, Syria, Sardinia)
Measures taken
for the prevention of unintended captures of sea turtles (careta-careta) in
fishing nets in Ionian sea.
These initiatives were co-financed by
the British Fund for the Protection of Animals in Greece (9until 1996)
Survey of the
Mediterranean coastal zone from Alexandria to El Salem (600 Kms) with the
support of the Tunisian
RAC/SPA (Mediterranean Information
Bureau), the National Oceanographic Institute and Fisheries of Egypt, and the
III. Source of Information
Source of information: Research Studies
Subject: Geomorphology of the regions
in which sea turtles lay their eggs. Statistical facts on marine and coastal
Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-6/1996 Continually Ours Moderate
Source of information:
Universities
Subject: Sea turtles- Environment
Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-6/1996 Continually Ours High
Source of information: Museums
Subject: Exhibition material
Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-6/1996 Continually Common Very Low
Inexistance of
appropriate material.
Source of information: Bibliographies-
Publications
Subject: Sea turtles - Environment
Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-6/1996 Continually Ours Perfect
Source of information:
N.G.Os
Subject: Sea turtles- Environment
Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-6/1996 Continually Common Low
Inexistance of a
good collaboration
IV. Relations with
the Press
Title:
"OCEANORAMA", FRANCE
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 7/1993-6/1996 once yearly Ours Perfect
Title:
EXANTAS
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 3/1996-6/1996 frequently Ours Moderate
Title:
"FISI"
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 10/1995-6/1996 frequently Ours Moderate
Title:
"NEOS SCHOLIASTIS" (new commentator)
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Newspaper Local 3/1996-6/1996 once Theirs Perfect
Title:
"MARINE TURTLE NEWSLETTER"
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 1/1983-6/1996 frequently Ours High
Title: BBC
WILDLIFE MAGAZINE
Subject:
Turtles-tourism
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 2/1996-6/1996 frequently Ours High
Title:
"ORYX"
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 7/1990-6/1996 4 times Ours High
Title:
NATUROPA
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 1/1987-6/1996 frequently Ours Perfect
Title:
UNEP MEDWAVES
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 1/1983-6/1996 every month Ours High
Title: LE
MONDE
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Newspaper National 1/1988-6/1996 frequently Common Perfect
Title:
FIGARO
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 1/1989-6/1996 frequently Common Moderate
Title:
OIKOTOPIA
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 12/1993-6/1996 once Ours Perfect
Title:
VRADINI
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Newspaper National 12/1993-6/1996 once Ours High
Title:
"THALASSOGRAFIA"
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 1/1990-6/1996 once Ours Perfect
Title:
"PEOPLE"
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 2/1991-2/1991 once Ours Moderate
Title:
GREEK NEWS
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 5/1993-5/1993 once Ours High
Title:
ELANHE
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 2/1994-2/1994 once Ours Perfect
Title:
"THE SIREN"
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 12/1987- once Ours Moderate
Title: ÅÉÍÁÉ
Subject:
fraternization of cities
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 10/1992- once Ours Perfect
Title:
ESTIA
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Newspaper National 5/1996-5/1996 once Ours Low
Title:
AVGI
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Newspaper National 10/1995- once Ours High
Title:
DAILY MAIL LONDON
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Newspaper National 2/1996-2/1996 once Ours High
Title:
ATHENS NEWS
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Newspaper National 1/1987-6/1996 5 times Ours High
Title:
HERPETOFAUNA
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Magazine National 2/1987-2/1987 once Ours Perfect
Title: NEW
YORK TIMES
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Newspaper National 9/1986-9/1986 once Ours High
Title:
ATHENIEUM
Subject:
Turtles
Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level
Newspaper National 8/1988-8/1988 once Ours Low
V. Relations with
Mass Media
Title: ANTENNA TV
Subject: Sea turtles of Zakynthos
Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
T.V. National 10/1993-7/1994 6 times Theirs High
Title:
JERONYMO TV
Subject: Protection of sea turtles
Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
T.V. National 7/1993-7/1993 once Common High
Title: NEW CHANNEL
Subject: Protection of sea turtles
Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
T.V. National 1/1992-1/1992 once Common Perfect
Title: OGK TV JAPAN
Subject: Protection of the
environment on a global scale.
Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
T.V. National 3/1992-3/1992 once Theirs High
Title: AGLIA TV ESSEX
Subject: Discussions with primary
school students
Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
T.V. Local 1/1991-1/1991 once Theirs High
Title: ET2
Subject: Sea turtles of Zakynthos
Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
T.V. National 1/1988-1/1988 once Theirs Low
Title: ÁÍÔÅÍÍÁ TV
Subject: Fraternity of regions
Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level
T.V. National 10/1992-6/1995 3 times Theirs Moderate
VI. Relations with others ENGO
Name: Hellenic Society
Subject: Exchange of information
Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level
Yes 7/1993-6/1996 Common High
Name: Greek Society for the
Protection of Nature
Subject: Exchange of information
Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level
Yes 7/1993-6/1996 Common Very High
Name: WWF
Subject: Exchange of information
Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level
Yes 1/1995-1/1995 Ours Very Low
Name: Hellenic Society for the study and Protection of the Monk
Seal
Subject: Informing
Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level
Yes 1/1995-1/1995 Ours Moderate
Name: Association for the Protection of Marine Turtle
Subject: Informing
Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level
Yes 1/1995-1/1995 Ours Very Low
Name: Mediterranean SOS
Subject: Provinding support for their
activities
Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level
Yes 1/1995-6/1996 Ours Moderate
Name: Hellenic Society for the study and protection of the
Dolphins and Whales
Subject: Cetaceans in Ionian sea
Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level
Yes 1/1996-1/1996 Ours High
Name: Hellenic Ornithological Society
Subject: Exchange of information
Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level
Yes 1/1996-1/1996 Ours Moderate
Name: Hellenic Marine Environment Association (HELMEPA)
Subject: Exchange of information
Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level
Yes 1/1993-1/1993 Ours Very High
VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies
Name: Ministry of Agriculture
Subject: Certification for
subjects exportation -Publishing
licenses for researches
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-6/1996 Ours High
Name: Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public
Works
Subject: Promoting legal issues,
which refer to the marine park of Zakynthos
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-6/1996 Ours Very Low
Name: Ministry of Education and Religious affairs
Subject: Primary and secontary
education
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
1/1996-1/1996 Ours Very Low
Name: Ministry of Merchant Marine
Subject: Marine park-supervision of
the park in Lagana's gulf
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-7/1993 Ours Perfect
Name: General Secretariat for New Generation
Subject: Exhibitions- participation
in the creation of an information network for young people by NGO’s
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
1/1996-1/1996 Theirs High
Name: ×É, ×ÉÉ divisions of Europpean Union
Subject: Turtles
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-7/1993 Theirs Very Low
Name: Council of European
Union
Subject: Turtles
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-7/1993 Theirs High
Name: UNEP
Subject: Turtles
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-7/1993 Common High
Name: Museum of Natural History of Bonni
Subject: Turtles
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
1/1995-1/1995 Common Moderate
Name: Municipality and Prefecture of Zakinthos
Subject: Turtles
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-7/1993 Ours Very Low
Name: University of Athens, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki,University of Crete
Subject: Participating in conferences
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-7/1993 Ours Moderate
Name: Kings College
Subject: Tourisme-Turtles
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-6/1996 Common High
Name: Exeter University, Southampton, Bornmouth
University,University of Napoli
Subject: Tourisme-Turtles
Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level
7/1993-6/1996 Common Moderate
VIII. Printed
material of the ENGO
Title: Newsletter about the NGO's activities
Type Time period Frequency Way of Publication
Magazine 1/1989-6/1996 1 TIME ANNUALLY Alone
Future plans
1.Publication of a newspaper on a
four month basis, 2. Production of Environmental education material since the
September 1996