REGION ATTIKI

Prefecture ATTIKI

FILOTHEI ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Date of Initial Completion: 22/5/1996 1st Update: 27/2/1998 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 8/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 8/5/2001

e_mail: nikipap@otenet.gr

I. Identity of Organisation

The Organisation is a member of the: Greek Biotope/Wetland Centre (EKBY)

Address

FILOTHEI Postal Code 152 37 Street: 11, VASILEOUS GEORGIOU AVENUE

Tel. 210-6744410 Fax 210-6744410

Contact Persons: MARIA PAPAIOANNOU, LITSA SVOLOPOULOU Tel. 210-6827528, 210-6819893

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association - Union since 1990

Aims

Protecting Filothei as a garden city and especially protecting its green spaces and its free spaces

Members and Friends

With voting right: 500 of whom have paid their membership fee: 350

Material Substructure

Office: Guest, Operating days: Every Tuesday, Operating hours: 19.00-21.00

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Files by subject: illegal structure / professional use of

spaces / Podoniftis / general environmental issues / selling of Podoniftis / water of Filotheis / hill of saint Filothei

Activities Hall: Almost 100-150 individuals

Performance material: The available equipment of the room used in each case

For the organisation is offering voluntary work 1 member.

Administrative board

Svolopoulou Litsa President

Dromazou Lena Vice President

Mitakou Efi Secretary

Papaioannou Maria Treasurer

Apostolidou Persephoni Member

Dimitriou Platon Member

Kalaitzis Takis Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Conservation - saving of natural resources

Issue-Topic: Water supply of Filothei

From: 1993 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Lodging a complaint in favour of the construction of a second water supply system

General Issue: Landscape conservation

Issue-Topic: Housing - urban planning issues

From: 1990 To: 1991 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Making a request to the Ministry of the Environment in relation to the incorporation of Filothei area to the provisions

of the Law 22/1650/86 which allows the elimination of illegal professional uses

Lodging an appeal to the State of Council against the demolition of Agia Filothei church.

General Issue: Protection and preservation of the natural environment

Issue-Topic: Podoniftis river- bed

From: 1991 To: 1993 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Letter and request forwarding to the Ministry of the Environment in favour of the characterisation of the area as an

'area of special environmental interest'.

Lodging of an appeal to the State Council against the National water company's decision to sell part of the Podoniftis

river-bed to a private company

Issue-Topic: Urban and fringe green

From: 1990 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Lodging of an appeal to the Forestry against the cutting down of trees

Tree planting and cleaning up of groves

Future Plans

General Issue: Local environmental issues

Issue - Topic:

Range Local

Future Activities:

Participation in an event organized by 20 associations for preserving the open spaces of Attikis basin / Constructing a

parallel net for garden and forest irrigation from an old water supply / Organizing an event for the preservation of Podonifti

III. Source of Information

EKVY, Hellenic Ornithological Society, Hellenic Wildlife Hospital, Panhellenic Center for Ecological Research (PAKOE),

Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature, WWF, Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and

Source of information: Private Denunciations and Observations from Members

Subject: Selling Podonifti, Urban Planning violations, Business issues, Tree-cutting

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990-6/1996 Occasionally Theirs High

IV. Relations with the Press

Press releases and abstracts of NGO member declarations get published in articles and reportages.

Title: ELEYTHEROS TIPOS

Subject: Agia Filothei hill

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1991-12/1992 6 times Ours Low

Remarks: the publication was not pro NGO

Title: ESTIA

Subject: Agia Filothei hill

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 4/1991-4/1991 2 times Ours Very Low

Remarks: the publication was not pro NGO

Title: MESIMBRINI

Subject: Agia Filothei hill - Podoniftis

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1991-12/1993 4 times Ours Perfect

Title: ETHNOS

Subject: Agia Filothei hill

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 5/1991-5/1991 once Ours High

Title: ΑΝΤΙ

Subject: Agia Filothei hill

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Magazine National 5/1991-5/1991 once Ours Perfect

Title: TAHIDROMOS

Subject: Agia Filothei hill/ Podoniftis

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Magazine National 2/1992-2/1992 3 times Ours Perfect

Title: APOGEUMATINI

Subject: Podoniftis

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 12/1992- once Ours High

Title: ΤΑ ΝΕΑ

Subject: Podoniftis

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 12/1992- once Ours High

Title: ELEYTHEROTIPIA

Subject: Agia Filothei hill

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 3/1993-3/1993 once Ours High

Title: KATHIMERINI

Subject: Agia Filothei hill

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 6/1991-6/1991 once Ours High

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: ΑΝΤΕΝΝΑ TV

Subject: Coverage on Podonifti

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. National 12/1992- once Ours Perfect

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Movement of Galatsi Citizens

Subject: Co-organising meeting for the afforestation of Tourkovounia and trying to put off the contruction of

heliport in Veikou property (possitive result)

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 2/1996-6/1996 Common Very High

Name: Association for Environmental Protection of Palao Psyhiko

Subject: Co-organising meeting for the afforestation of Tourkovounia and trying to put off the contruction of

heliport in Veikou property (possitive result)

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 2/1996-6/1996 Common Very High

Name: Association of Nea Ionia "Filoi tou dasous" (Forest's friends)

Subject: Co-organising meeting for the afforestation of Tourkovounia and trying to put off the contruction of

heliport in Veikou property (possitive result)

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 2/1996-6/1996 Common Very High

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Municipality of Filothey

Subject: Urban and interurban green / professional office

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1995-6/1996 Common Perfect

Name: Association of girl guides and girl scouts

Subject: Tree- plantantions- organising demonstrations

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1992-6/1996 Common Perfect

Name: Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works

Subject: There is a kiosk for the Day of the environment

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1994-6/1996 Ours Moderate

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO