REGION ATTIKI

  Prefecture   ATTIKI

              ASSOCIATION FOR ECOLOGIGAL FOREST PROTECTION "ROBEN TON

                                                              DASON" ("ROBIN HOOD")

   Date of Initial Completion: 18/7/1996                     Updates: 1st ---                 2nd Update (CHAP.I):  6/12/1999

                                                             Date of Last Update: 7/5/2001

  e_mail: kosobits@otenet.gr

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

NEA PENDELI Postal Code 152 36 Street:  27, 25th OF MARCH STR.

Tel. 210-8049967 Fax 210-8030491

Contact Persons: KOSTAS KOSOVITSAS Tel. 210-8049967, 6937 048499

Legal Status

Today the Organisation is Association - Union since 1996

Initially the Organisation was Non Typical Collaboration since 1990

Aims

Protecting the forest ecosystem in Attiki and in whole Greece

Members and Friends

With voting right: 150 of whom have paid their membership fee: 150

Material Substructure

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

Activities Hall: Almost 50 individuals

Performance material: Projector of slides

For the organisation are offering voluntary work: 3 persons.

Administrative board

Karalis Themistoklis                                          President

Pentsis Evgenios                                               Secretary

Lazarou Chrisoula                                             Treasurer

Kosovitsas Kostas                                             Member

Athanasiadis Chrisostomos                                Member

Mourikis Nikolaos                                              Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Ecosystems protection

Issue-Topic: Fire fighting activities

From: 1990  To: 1996                                               Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Participation in fire fighting activities in Attica.

Issue-Topic: Forest guarding

From: 1990  To: 1996                                               Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Operation of a permanent observation station in Daveli's cave in Penteliko mount.

Protection of the forest against summer time fires by volunteers

Voluntary forest guarding in Parnitha

Issue-Topic: Reforestation

From: 1990  To: 1996                                               Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Participation in reforestation scheme sin Penteli and Kokonara mounts organised by other agencies


Issue-Topic: Sensitisation of the public

From: 1990  To: 1996                                               Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Organisation of daily excursions to get in touch with forestall  landscapes.

Future Plans

General Issue: Forrest protection

Issue - Topic: Education

                                                                                    Range     Local

Future Activities:

Organization of  fire protection courses for the members of the organization / extending the field range of the organization

General Issue: Protection of cultural heritage

Issue - Topic: Promotion of archeological sites

                                                                                    Range     Local

Future Activities:

Placing special marking spots in historical sites (monuments, churches) on mountain locations

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Forest Inspection

Subject: Established protection - maps

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

1/1990-7/1996                                       Continually                                               Ours                    Moderate

Source of information: General Secretariat of Forests

Subject: Established protection - maps

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

1/1990-7/1996                                       Continually                                               Ours                    Moderate

Source of information: Organization for Prescriptive Plan and Environment Protection of Athens

Subject: Established protection - maps

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

1/1990-7/1996                                       Continually                                               Ours                    Moderate

Future plans

Greater connection with local auto-governance.

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: Daily Athenian Press

Subject: Press releases on forest protection

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      1/1990-7/1996             when it is needed                      Ours                     Moderate


V. Relations with Mass Media

Future plans

Encourage our mass media collaborations.

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Ecological Institute

Subject: Scientific documentation

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

Yes                                     1/1990-7/1996                                                         Common                 Very High

Name: NGO's of Penteli

Subject: Environmental issues

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

Yes                                     1/1993-7/1996                                                         Common                 Very High

Future plans

Expand collaboration with the environmental organizations

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Association of Municipalities and Communities for the protection and reformation

of Penteli

Subject: Penteliko's forest

Time Period                                                                                                       Initiative              Satisfaction level

1/1993-7/1996                                                                                                  Common                    Perfect

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO