REGION CENTRAL MAKEDONIA

Prefecture SERRES

LAKE KERKINI WETLANDS PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

Date of Initial Completion: 4/8/1996 1st Update: 23/2/1998 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 18/2/2000

Date of Last Update: 12/3/2001

I. Identity of Organisation

The Organisation is a member of the: 1. Informal Shape of the Environmental Organizations of the Northeastern

Greece, 2. Pan-Hellenic Network of Ecological Organizations

Address

LITHOTOPOS KERKINIS Postal Code 624 00 Street:

Tel. 23250-41404, 23250-41205, 23270-28004 Fax 23270-28004, 23270-28005

Contact Persons: PANAGIOTIS CHATZIGIANNIDIS Tel. 23250-41404, 23250-41205, 6937 178177

Legal Status

The Organisation is Civic non Profit Organisation since 1990

Aims

Guarding and protecting lake Kerkini

Members and Friends

With voting right: 55 of whom have paid their membership fee: 10

Material Substructure

Office: Granted for free, Operating days: 3 days a week, Operating hours: 18.00-21.00

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for Provided from the commune for

writing documents

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Mail, file activities

Activities Hall: 70-100 inividuals (provided from the commune)

Performance material: Slides projector provided from the primary school

Administrative board

Chatzigiannidis Panagiotis President

Kotsakiachidis Anestis Secretary

Chalkidou Maria Treasurer

Savvidis Stefos Member

Chalkidis Christos Member

Apostolidis Charalabos Member

Efthimiadis Ioannis Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Ecosystems protection

Issue-Topic: Kerkini lake

From: 1990 To: 1996 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Petrol undertaking at the lake during winter months with the purpose of controlling illegal hunting and fishing.

Bringing charges to the police in favour of controlling illegal fishing, especially during the spawning period.

Bringing charges against the illegal wood-cutting at the forest and especially close to birding nests.

Submission of proposals to the prefecture, in collaboration with three other environmental organisations of Serres

prefecture concerning the prevention of Kerkini's levee rising and the widening of Lithotopos road.

General Issue: Information - Sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Environmental education - various events

From: 1990 To: 1998 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Information sharing and movie screening at lyceums, high-schools, and primary schools of Serres prefecture.

Organisation of various events on the occasion of the significant problems of the area / Provision of information -

guiding visitors from all over Greece.

Aiding environmental groups and scientists who are interested in Kerkini's estuary.

Surveying of pelicans populations in collaboration with the Aristotelion University of Thessalonica - Department of

Biology (1992-94).

General Issue: Protection of wild fauna

Issue-Topic: Nursing of birds

From: 1990 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Provision of first aid to injured birds and their transportation to EKPAZP in Aegina and to the Society for the protection

and nursing of wild birds in Paros island. Releases of birds to the wild in collaboration with these tow environmental

Future Plans

General Issue: Information - sensitization of the public

Issue - Topic: Ecotourism

Range Local

Future Activities:

Establishing a kiosk for the information of the visitors

General Issue: Protection of wild fauna

Issue - Topic: Nursing birds

Range Local

Future Activities:

Establishing a center for nursing wild animals and birds

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Department of Biology

Subject: Wetlands

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990-8/1996 Twice a week Common Perfect

Source of information: Greek Biotope/ Wetland Center (EKVY)

Subject: Wetlands

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1992-8/1996 Once a month Theirs High

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: ELEYTHERO VIMA

Subject: Wetland problems

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1990-8/1996 8 times Ours High

Title: NEA EPOCHI

Subject: Wetland problems

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1990-8/1996 7 times Ours High

Title: SERRAIKA NEA

Subject: Wetland problems

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1990-8/1996 5 times Ours High

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: TV SERRES

Subject: Wetland problems

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. Local 1/1993-8/1996 10 times Common Perfect

Title: TV EPILOGES

Subject: Wetland problems

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. Local 1/1995-8/1996 4 times Theirs Moderate

Lack of interest for the wetland problems

Title: RODON FM

Subject: Wetland problems

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 1/1992-8/1996 10 times Common Perfect

Title: Radio station of Serres (RADIOFONIKOS STATHMOS SERRON)

Subject: Wetland problems

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 1/1990-8/1996 10 times Theirs Perfect

Title: ΑΝΤΕΝΝΑ TV

Subject: Nursing of pelecans-wetland problems

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. National 1/1992-8/1996 once Theirs Moderate

Good presentation but no follow up

Title: ΕΤ 3

Subject: Kerkini

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. National 1/1992-8/1996 once a month Theirs Perfect

Title: ΕΤ 1

Subject: Kerkini

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. National 7/1995-8/1996 once Theirs Perfect

Title: ΕΤ 2

Subject: Kerkini

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. National 1/1994-8/1996 once Theirs Perfect

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Every two months, there is an institutionalized meeting of the North-Eastern Hellenic environmental organizations

that aims to co-ordinate actions taken on local issues and those of general interest.

Name: Ecological Movement of Serres

Subject: Problems of the wetland

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1990-8/1996 Common Very High

Name: Cultural Association of Byroneia

Subject: Problems of the wetland

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1990-8/1996 Common Very High

Name: Ecological-Cultural Association of Kerkini

Subject: Problems of the wetland

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1990-8/1996 Common Very High

Name: Ecological Movement of Drama

Subject: General environmental problems

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1993-8/1906 Ours Very High

Name: Ecological Movement of Rodopi

Subject: General environmental problems

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1993-8/1996 Ours Very High

Name: Hellenic Ornithological Society

Subject: Bird release-Exchange of informaion

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1991-8/1996 Theirs Very High

Name: Hellenic Wildlife Society

Subject: Nursing -bird release

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1990-8/1996 Ours Very High

Name: Wildlife Care and Protection Association of Paros

Subject: Nursing -bird release

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1995-8/1996 Ours Very High

Name: Ecological Association of Veroia

Subject: General environmental problems

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1991-8/1996 Common Very High

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Forest inspection of Sidirokastro

Subject: Illegal wood cutting-Hunting

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990-8/1996 Ours Moderate

Name: Agricultural

Subject: Information-Sensitization

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1994-8/1996 Ours Perfect

Name: Community of Lithotopos

Subject: Collaboration in lake's protection-assistance providing for demonstrations by the community

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990-8/1996 Ours Perfect

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

Subject: Accusations-informing on Kerkini's issues

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1993-8/1996 Ours Perfect

Name: Ministry of Agriculture-Hunting department

Subject: llegal wood cutting-Hunting

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990-8/1996 Ours Perfect

Name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki-Department of Biology

Subject: Information\Count of Pelicans in Kerkini's lake(1992-94)

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990-8/1996 Theirs Perfect

Name: Prefecture of Serres

Subject: Kerkini's problems\ illegal fishing

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1993-8/1996 Ours High

Name: Police

Subject: Accousations for illegal fishing,tree-cutting,hunting

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990-8/1996 Ours Moderate

Name: Fishing department of Serres

Subject: Illegal fishing

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1991-8/1996 Ours Perfect

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO

Title: "Aetos"

Comments: In colaboration with Kerkinhs cultural association.The interruption of the edition is caused by financial

Type Time period Frequency Way of Publication

Newspaper 1/1992-12/1994 12 TIMES ANNUALLY In cooperation with

another ENGO

Title: Diary with photos from Kerkinh

Comments: In donation from the printing office

Type Time period Frequency Way of Publication

Diary, Poster, Map 12/1995- 1 TIME In cooperation with

other public or

private body

Future plans

Publication of information material - map of the area