FOREST PROTECTION VOLUNTEERS OF ATTIKA

REGION ATTIKI

Prefecture ATTIKI

FOREST PROTECTION VOLUNTEERS OF ATTIKA - EDASA

Date of Initial Completion: 14/5/1996 Updates: 1st --- 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 9/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 30/4/2001

e_mail: edasa@otenet.gr

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

ATHENS- OMONOIA Postal Code 104 31 Street: 12, AG.KONSTANTINOU STR.

Tel. 210-5200680, 210-5200681 Fax

Contact Persons: ANASTASIOS CHARITOS Tel. 210-5727895, 6946 723830

Legal Status

Today the Organisation is Association - Union since 1990

Initially the Organisation was Non Typical Collaboration since 1987

Aims

Voluntarily fire watch of Attikis’ forests – in time fire detection – warning authorities immediately / spreading the

idea of forests’ significance for life and health / warning and sensitizing citizens – authorities / providing aid in the

authorities for fire extinction / taking part in afforestations

Members and Friends

With voting right: 85 of whom have paid their membership fee: 37

Material Substructure

Office: Rented, Operating days: Daily from June-Septemper , the rest of the months every Tuesday, Wednesday

and Thursday, Operating hours: 18.30-21.30

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is By activities (there is an electronic file of members)

Activities Hall: 20 individuals

For the organisation is working with fee 1 person.

Administrative board

Charitos Anastasios President

Demiris Giorgios Vice President

Demiris Giorgios Responsible for Public Relations and Communication

Voulgarakis Ioannis General Secretary

Bourkoulas Anastasios Treasurer

Mantidis Giorgios Responsible for Equipment, Fire-fighting, and

Pontikas Athanasios Replacement Member

Stogia Aikaterini Replacement Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Aiding competent authorities in their attempts to put out forest fires.

Issue-Topic: Formation of a team for putting out fires

From: 1987 To: 1995 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Formation of a group of volunteers that aid the forest inspection force in their attempts to put out forest fires. The

members of this team have their own equipment.

General Issue: Ecosystems' protection

Issue-Topic: Tracking down of fires and informing the competent authorities

From: 1987 To: 1995 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Tracking down of fires and informing the competent authorities fires and informing the competent authorities.

Tracking down of poachers.

Operation of fire observatory adequately equipped and with constant communication with the Forest authorities.

General Issue: Environmental - landscape protection and restoration

Issue-Topic: Tree-planting and reforestation schemes

From: 1994 To: 1995 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Participation in reforestation schemes in Crete (twice)

Co-organisation of tree-planting initiatives with Grammatikos community.

General Issue: Promotion of the importance of forests to human life and health

Issue-Topic: Propaganda

From: 1987 To: 1995 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Forwarding of press releases.

Presentations at schools.

Participation in exhibitions that accommodate environmental concerns.

Future Plans

General Issue: Forest protection

Issue - Topic: Establishing a fire-protection voluntary team

Range Perfectural

Future Activities:

Tracing illegal activities in forest areas (rubble filling, illegal woodcutting, illegal constructions, illegal fencing enclosures,

illegal hunting, wastes)

III. Source of Information

Arkturos, Ethelontismos, To Panda, Vouna, Fisi kai Oikologia, Azimouthio, 1000 Dendra, Goulandri Museum of

Natural History, Fisiolatriki, Fisi

Source of information: Friends - Members of the Organization

Subject: Forest fire-fighting.

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

5/1990-6/1996 On a weekly basis. Common Perfect

Source of information: Ecological Organizations

Subject: Forest protection

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

5/1990-6/1996 Very often. Ours High

Source of information: Data from the General Secretariat of Forests

Subject: Characterisation of areas

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

5/1990-6/1996 2-3 times a year Ours High

Source of information: Forest Inspection

Subject: Area of fire in each circumstance/ characterisation of areas

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

5/1990-6/1996 2-3 times a year Ours Perfect

Future plans

Communication through an NGO representative with a seven-member Secretariat of a newly created

Environmental Network Organization.

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: ELEYTHEROTIPIA

Subject: Forest-fire protection