REGION ATTIKI

Prefecture ATTIKI

ECOLOGICAL MOVEMENT TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF PEFKI

Date of Initial Completion: 27/5/1996 1st Update: 26/1/1998 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 6/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 11/4/2001

webpage: www.oikologia.gr

e_mail: pefki@oikologia.gr

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

PEFKI Postal Code 151 21 Street: 15, NIKOLAOU PLASTIRA STR.

Tel. 210-8021603 Fax 210-8325650

Contact Persons: MARITA KOUROUPI, ARIS LIAKOURAS Tel. 210-8021603

Legal Status

Today the Organisation is Civic non Profit Organisation since 1988

Initially the Organisation was Non Typical Collaboration since 1981

Aims

Protecting the environment of Pefki / conserving the suburban “character” of Pefki / promoting environmental

awareness of citizens / spreading the ecological opinion

Members and Friends

With voting right: 29 Without voting right: 250 of whom have paid their membership fee: 29

Material Substructure

Office: Guest, Operating days: Daily, Operating hours: Office hours

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for File / mail / elaboration of

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Mail / publications / interventions data

Activities Hall: 150 individuals

Performance material: Projector of slides

For the organisation are offering voluntary work: 2 persons.

Administrative board

Kouroupi Maria Representative

Papadaki Efi Replacement - Representative

Liakouras Aris Member and Representative of Newpaper

Ghiaghianos Giorgos Secretary

Liakoura Niki Treasurer

II. Activities

General Issue: Environmental education

Issue-Topic: Environmental issues

From: 1978 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Participation in annual children's festivals regarding the environment and organised by Pefki municipality

Issue-Topic: Recycling

From: 1992 To: 1993 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Environmental education visits to schools regarding recycling of paper issues

General Issue: Environmental protection

Issue-Topic: Green areas

The activity took place in 1983 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Lodging complaints to the State Council in relation to the utilization of a building site owned by the Municipality as a

playing ground

Issue-Topic: Protection of Pefki woods

From: 1978 To: 1998 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Lodging an appeal to the State Council against a Presidential Degree according to which, a forest was placed in the

urban zone of the local plan

Submission of petition to the Ministry of Agriculture in relation to the protection and utilization of another forest

Attempt to remove an airplane that was used as 'playing ground'

Lodging a complaint to the urban planning offices regarding the re-designing of Kimis avenue

General Issue: Protection of the natural environment

Issue-Topic: Chemical pollution from local factories

From: 1990 To: 1995 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Lodging a complaint against 'Karmy' factory to the health authorities in relation to the illegal operation and effluent

Lodging a complaint against ''Baragis'' factory to the health authorities

Issue-Topic: Forest protection

The activity took place in 1987 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Lodging an appeal against the illegal spraying of the municipal green, using "GRAMOXON", a chemical substance, its

use of which is forbidden in nearby inhabitable areas

Issue-Topic: Forest protection

From: 1987 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Setting-up of voluntary groups for forest protection against summer fires

General Issue: Urban and spatial planning issues

Issue-Topic: Illegal housing

The activity took place in 1997 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Lodging an appeal to the Ministry of the Environment in favour of the abrogation of the law N.2508 which refers to

Issue-Topic: Illegal land-grabbing

From: 1992 To: 1993 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Lodging an appeal to the Urban planning offices and the Ministry of Agriculture against land-grabbing for the purpose

of constructing a basket stadium

Issue-Topic: Illegal land-grabbing

From: 1991 To: 1994 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Lodging an appeal to the Urban planning offices against the illegal construction of a municipal refreshment bar

Issue-Topic: Traffic management measures in Pefli municipality

From: 1986 To: 1997 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Interventions - protests (occupation of a street) demanding the change in existing traffic management measures in

the municipality

1996: Lodging an appeal to the Committee against the operation of a restaurant

III. Source of Information

Printed material of environmental organizations from Greece and some from Italy

Source of information: Resident Denunciations

Subject: Local Environmental Issues

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1981-6/1996 Occasionally Theirs High

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: ELEYTHEROTIPIA

Subject: Publication of denunciations for illegal buildings

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1978-6/1996 5-7 times Ours Perfect

Title: ΤΑ ΝΕΑ

Subject: Publication of denunciations on the Kimis avenue.

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1978-6/1996 5 times Ours Moderate

Title: EXORMISI

Subject: Publishing of denunciations concerning environmental issues - NGO's activities

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1982-12/1982 3 times Ours Moderate

Title: APOGEUMATINI

Subject: Publishing of denunciations concerning the illegal building of a nursery

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1990-2/1990 2 times Ours Moderate

Title: NEA OIKOLOGIA

Subject: A selection of issues from the NGO's printed material

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Magazine National 1/1990-5/1996 every time we have an Ours Perfect

Title: ELEYTHEROS TIPOS

Subject: street occupation

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1987-12/1987 once Ours Moderate

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: ERA 2

Subject: Land grabbing of forest ranges

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio National 1/1988-12/1989 once Ours Moderate

Title: DIAYLOS 10

Subject: Land grabbing of forest ranges and the consturction of illegal sites

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 1/1988-12/1990 2-3 times Ours Perfect

Title: ANTENNA 97,1 FM

Subject: Land grabbing of forest ranges- construction of illegal sites

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio National 1/1991-12/1992 1-2 times Ours Moderate

The NGO did not participate every time it was invited

Title: ΑΝΤΕΝΝΑ TV

Subject: Land grabbing of forest ranges

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. National 1/1991-12/1992 once Ours Moderate

The NGO did not participate every time it was invited

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Consumer and Quality of Life Association -"EKPIZO" and Association for the

Quality of Life "EPOIZO"

Subject: Participating in demonstrations and using material of Association for the Quality of Life "EPOIZO" for

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1985-6/1996 Theirs Very High

Name: New Ecology

Subject: Publishing an article about Amiantus

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1988-12/1988 Common Very High

Name: Nature and Ecology

Subject: Child Festival of Peuki

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 6/1995-6/1995 Common Very High

Name: Attika-SOS

Subject: Some subjects like "Megaro Mouisikis", the pollution of Mediterranean etc

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1989-6/1996 Common Very High

Name: Hellenic Ornithological Society

Subject: Diversion of Aheloos

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1988-6/1996 Common Very High

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Municipality of Peuki

Subject: Sedding notes to the municipality for local issues

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1981-6/1996 Ours Moderate

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO