ECOTOPIA

REGION CENTRAL MAKEDONIA

Prefecture THESSALONIKI

ECOTOPIA

Date of Initial Completion: 15/7/1996 Updates: 1st --- 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 13/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 9/3/2001

e_mail: oikotopia@otenet.gr

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

THESSALONIKI Postal Code 546 24 (105 62 Athens) Street: 9, FRAGINI STR. [31, KOLOKOTRONI STR., Gr-10561,

ATHENS]

Tel. 2310-273483, 2310-277977 (210-3247364, 210-3224344 Athens) Fax 2310-273483 (210-3224344 Athens)

Contact Persons: STAVROS IFANTIS Tel. 2310-273483

Legal Status

The Organisation is Civic non Profit Organisation since 1989

Aims

Promoting ecological awareness.

Members and Friends

With voting right: 14 Without voting right: 30

Material Substructure

Office: Cohabitation, Operating days: Whenever there is work

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for Data base / organization of the

library / copywriter / Access to Internet

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Thematic (there is an electronic file) / file of publications

which includes almost every publication that has circulated from Environmental Organizations in Greece

Activities Hall: 50 individuals

Performance material: 2 projectors

Remarks: Volunteer contributions are accepted / Informal secretariat group (consisting of five members) is operating

Administrative board

Promponas Michalis Administrator

Kakouros Petros Administrator

II. Activities

General Issue: Information - Sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Campaigns - events

From: 1992 To: 1996 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Launching an informational campaign against Nestos dams in collaboration with WWF Greece, the Greek

Ornithological Society, the Greek Society for the Protection of Nature, the Greek Society and the Society for the

Protection of Nature and Eco-Development.

Launching an informational campaign with the co-operation of all the local environmental groups against the building

of Chortiatis area. Judicial decision from the State Council is pending.

The reason for that the situation with Chortiatis area is unclear is the enormous financial interests involved.

Participation in Thessalonica's Citizens Union campaign for the suburban forests.

Issue-Topic: Campaigns - Events

From: 1992 To: 1996 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Co-organisation with Goethe Institute and the University of Macedonia of a happening entitled 'To be or not to be'.

Organisation of a photographic exhibition entitled 'Environmental disasters around the Globe' and a four-days

Organisation and participation in numerous events with environmental focus.

Submission of a proposal to the organisation called 'Cultural Capital - Thessalonica 1997' aiming at subsidising the

Chortiatis museum of sub-urban nature..

Issue-Topic: Environmental education

From: 1995 To: 1996 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Elaboration of environmental education programmes involving 19 school classes of the primary schools of Sikeon

municipality. The themes included: 'Man and Nature', 'Chortiatis forest', 'Lets bring Koronia Lake back to life'.

Elaboration of a pilot environmental education programme at a high-school of Sikea municipality entitled 'The forests

surrounding our town', with the voluntary participation of the students.

Participation in the international youth meeting on environmental education held in Kriopigi of Chalkidiki.

Issue-Topic: Mutual information sharing

From: 1995 To: 1996 Range: International

Activities - Results:

Setting up of the first ever Greek Ecological Internet mailing list in collaboration with Democritos University of Thrace.

Issue-Topic: Publications

From: 1989 To: 1996 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Publication of 'Ecotopia'

Future Plans

General Issue: Informing - sensitizing the public

Issue - Topic: Publications

Range National

Future Activities:

Improving the “Ecotopia” edition in another form, more pages, and organizing the printed material on special thematic

Issue - Topic: Establishment of a museum

Range Perfectural

Future Activities:

Establishment of an Interurban nature museum on the Chortiati in collaboration with the local newspaper "Chortiatis 570"

General Issue: Information - sensitization of the public

Issue - Topic: Environmental education

Range Perfectural

Future Activities:

Promoting the implementation of environmental education programmes in other municipalities of Thessaloniki

Issue - Topic: Reciprocal information

Range International

Future Activities:

Construction of sites in Internet in collaboration with the Dimokritio University of Thrakes, which sites will include

information on Greek nature and other ecological issues

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Network of collaborators from many Greek Cities-Mailing list on the internet.

Subject: Environmental issues.

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

3/1989-7/1996 On a weekly basis. Common High

IV. Relations with the Press

Most of the daily and periodic press present the new editions of “Oikotopia” and often republish articles. Degree of

satisfaction: Decent

V. Relations with Mass Media

Most local mass media presents the “Oikotopia” journal with every new edition published and for specific

environmental issues to a satisfying degree.

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Hellenic Ornithological Society

Subject: Campaign for Nestos-informing