REGION ATTIKI

Prefecture ATTIKI

ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF

VOULIAGMENI

Date of Initial Completion: 4/7/1996 1st Update: 12/3/1998 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 28/2/2000

Date of Last Update: 8/5/2001

e_mail: nikos05@hol.gr

I. Identity of Organisation

The Organisation is a member of the: Pan-Hellenic Network of Ecological Organizations

Address

VOULIAGMENI Postal Code 166 71 Street: 5, ZEFIROU STR.

Tel. 210-8962461 Fax 210-8960822

Contact Persons: DENI PAPAIOANNOU Tel. 210-8962461

Legal Status

The Organisation is Civic non Profit Organisation since 1985

Aims

Protecting Vouliagmenis environment from pollution, contamination, noisy and green spaces destruction /

promoting social and cultural life / strengthening the ties of friendship between citizens and friends of

Vouliagmenis /

Contacting the social services and authorities for the protection of natural environment and for ensuring high

quality of life in the city / dealing with regional

Members and Friends

With voting right: 400 Without voting right: 200 of whom have paid their membership fee: 200

Material Substructure

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

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Thematic / mail

Performance material: Grass cutter, cleaning machines

Administrative board

Nikolaidis Giogos President

Papaioannou Nteny Vice President

Kposinis Evaggelos General Secretary

Kouta Neli Special Secretary

Kokkinopoulou Rena Treasurer

Seggou Stiliani Consultant

Anastasiou Christina Consultant

II. Activities

General Issue: Amelioration of the quality of life

Issue-Topic: City cleansing - traffic

From: 1994 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Attempts made for the maintenance of a clean town and in particular of downgraded areas such as Megalo Kavouri

and areas of increased tourist and visitor concentration

Co-operation with all the relevant agencies in order to find the appropriate solutions to the traffic problem. This

problem is especially acute during the summer period

General Issue: Environmental protection

Issue-Topic: Bouliagmenis lake - curative baths

From: 1994 To: 1998 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Lodging of four appeals to the State Council in relation to the protection of the lake, its restoration to its old physical

state, and its declaration as a 'Nature's monument'

problems and problems of illegal construction Issue-Topic: Forest

From: 1997 To: 1998 Range: Regional

Activities - Results:

Co-operation with environmental groups for the protection of Himettus mountain

Issue-Topic: Forests at the fringe of the cities and green areas

From: 1994 To: 1997 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Tree planting and reforestation schemes at burned areas (2,500 trees were planted in 1995-96)

Fire prevention and protection exercises with the view of avoiding encroaching upon forest land

Lodging of an appeal to the State Council and submissions of numerous petitions and representations to the

competent authorities

Lodging of an appeal to the State Council in relation to the Tassiani forest

Issue-Topic: Green areas around the city

From: 1996 To: 1998 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Planting of 4,000 trees in Vouliagmeni - Purchase and installation of a water tank - Cleansing of the area from dry

Issue-Topic: Megalo Kavouri / Green areas / Free park

From: 1985 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Lodging of two successful appeals against the tourist development of the area that will have damaging effects on the

environment, submitted to the State Council

Issue-Topic: Megalo Kavouri / Green areas / Free park

From: 1997 To: 1998 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Conservation of land in Laimos and of the building blocks 100 and 101

Issue-Topic: Night clubs

From: 1994 To: 1998 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Constant battle and submission of complaints to the local authority and central government with the view of avoiding

the operation of new and the shutting down of the old, illegally operating, night clubs that pollute the beaches and

the city and cause traffic and noise pollution

Issue-Topic: Vouliagmeni coasts, seashore and gulf

From: 1994 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Attempts made to decrease or/and eliminate pollution and contamination sources

General Issue: Information - sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Urban / sub-urban environment

From: 1997 To: 1998 Range: Regional

Activities - Results:

Interviewees given to the media about Vouliagmeni and the ecological problems of the surrounding areas

General Issue: Strengthening of the ties developed between the inhabitants and

friends of Vouligmeni

Issue-Topic: Fellow citizens' problems - social events

From: 1994 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Provision of support to those citizens who face environmental and quality of life problems, including co-operation

efforts with the local authorities

Organisation and participation of various environmental, social and educational events

Future Plans

General Issue: Protection of Vouliagmenis environment

Issue - Topic: Afforestation

Range Local

Future Activities:

Works for the construction of water tanks for the irrigation of afforestation regions.

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Mass Media

Subject: Environmental issues and quality of life.

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1985-7/1996 Daily Ours High

Source of information: Local and Central Authorities and Institutions.

Subject: Environmental issues and quality of life.

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1985-7/1996 Daily Ours Moderate

There is some difficulty in communicating and in reaching agreements mainly from their side.

Source of information: Local Press

Subject: Environmental issues and quality of life.

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1985-7/1996 Daily Ours High

Source of information: Citizens

Subject: Environmental issues and quality of life.

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1985-7/1996 Daily Theirs High

Future plans

Creating stronger contacts in order to ameliorate the information received by the organization.

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: KATHIMERINI

Subject: Lake Vouliagmeni - Megalo Kavouri

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1985-7/1996 once every two months Ours High

Title: ΤΑ ΝΕΑ

Subject: Lake Vouliagmeni - Megalo Kavouri

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1985-7/1996 once every two months Ours High

Title: ELEYTHEROTIPIA

Subject: Lake Vouliagmeni - Megalo Kavouri

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1985-7/1996 once every two months Ours High

Title: ELEYTHEROS TIPOS

Subject: Lake Vouliagmeni - Megalo Kavouri

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1985-7/1996 once every two months Ours High

Title: PONTIKI

Subject: Lake Vouliagmeni - Megalo Kavouri - night clubs

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1985-7/1996 once every two months Ours Perfect

Title: ETHNOS

Subject: Lake Vouliagmeni - Megalo Kavouri - night clubs - NGO's activities

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 1/1985-7/1996 once every two months Ours High

Title: TOPIKI ENIMEROSI

Subject: Lake Vouliagmeni - NGO's activities - night clubs

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1985-7/1996 continually Ours High

Title: ADESMEYTI GNOMI

Subject: Lake Vouliagmeni - NGO's activities - night clubs

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 4/1994-7/1996 continually Ours High

Title: ANTIKEIMENIKI ENIMEROSI

Subject: Lake Vouliagmeni - NGO's activities - night clubs

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 4/1994-7/1996 continually Ours High

Title: PALMOS

Subject: Lake Vouliagmeni - NGO's activities - night clubs

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 4/1994-7/1996 continually Ours High

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: ΕΤ 2

Subject: Night clubs

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. National 4/1995-7/1996 2 times Common High

Title: ΕΤ 1

Subject: Lake Vouliagmeni

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. National 1/1989-7/1996 2 times Common Perfect

Title: SKY TV

Subject: Environmental issues- green spaces- cleanness

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. National 1/1994-7/1996 3-4 times Common High

Title: SKY 100,4 FM

Subject: Night clubs- Lake Vouliagmeni

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio National 1/1995-7/1996 2 times Theirs High

Title: RADIO NEOY IRAKLEIOY 94,1

Subject: Ruining of green spaces

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 6/1996-6/1996 once Theirs High

Title: RADIO ATHINA

Subject: Ruining of green spaces

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 4/1996-7/1996 2 times Theirs High

Title: ΕΤ 2

Subject: Ruining of green spaces

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio National 3/1995-3/1995 once Theirs High

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: 65 Environmental NGO's of the Pan-Hellenic Network-Participation in the seven-

member committee for the creation of the Network

Subject: Environmental protection

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1994-7/1996 Common High

Name: NGO's of Coast

Subject: Coast's issues

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1988-7/1996 Common Moderate

Name: Improvement Association of Ano Voula

Subject: Protection of green (Forest of Tasiani)

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 4/1994-7/1996 Common High

Name: Improvement Association of Varkiza

Subject: Protection of green-demonstrations

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1992-7/1996 Common Very High

Name: Association of friends of the mountain and sea

Subject: Environmental proctetion-marine pollution-night clubs

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1994-7/1996 Common High

Future plans

To promote collaboration with environmental organizations on a national and local range.

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Special collaboration and reciprocation from the Greek Ministry for the environment, physical planning and public

works(Ypehode) and the minister Kostas Laliotis

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

Subject: Lake of Vouliagmeni-illegal construction

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

4/1994-7/1996 Ours High

Name: Ministry of Agriculture

Subject: Forest protection

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1995-7/1996 Ours High

Name: Ministry of Culture

Subject: Vouliagmeni lake

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1995-12/1995 Ours High

Name: Greek National Tourisme Organisation (EOT)

Subject: Night clubs

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1995-12/1995 Ours Moderate

Name: National landed service

Subject: Night clubs

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1995-12/1995 Ours High

Name: Municipality of Vouliagmeni

Subject: Environment protection of Vouliagmeni

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1985-7/1996 Ours Very Low

Name: Parliamentary political parties

Subject: Night clubs-Cantines of Megalo Kavouri

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

5/1995-7/1996 Ours High

Name: Carriers and assosiations of Vouliagmeni

Subject: Environment protection of Vouliagmeni

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1985-7/1996 Ours Moderate

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO