REGION KRITI

  Prefecture   RETHYMNO

                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SOCIETY OF CRETE (NAWA CRETE)

   Date of Initial Completion: 25/7/1996                1st Update: 18/3/1998             2nd Update (CHAP.I):  10/12/1999

                                                            Date of Last Update: 12/3/2001

  webpage: www.geocities.com/biocretegr, www.watertrust.com

  e_mail: simergon@otenet.gr

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

AGIA GALINI Postal Code 740 56 Street: 

Tel. 28320-91338 Fax 28320-91338

Contact Persons: THOMAS PASKOE Tel. 28320-91338

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association - Union since 1994

Aims

Nature conservation / waste management / conducting researches on the development programmes and their

interaction with the environment / environmental education

Members and Friends

With voting right: 41 Without voting right: 70

Material Substructure

Office: Granted for free, Operating days: Monday and Wednesday,  Operating hours: 9.00-18.00

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for Elaborating D.T.P documents.

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Contact Files with governmental authorities and the

European Union / data base of flora and fauna by region in Crete

Vehicles: The members' cars are used

For the organisation is offering voluntary work 1 member.

Administrative board

Stavroulakis Idomeneas                                    President

Tsiktinos Stratos                                               Vice President

Paskoue Thomas                                               Secretary

Chatzidakis Charis                                            Treasurer

Roud Nikals                                                      Member

Daouben Iokim                                                 Member

Troulinos Ioanis                                                Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Management of the natural environment

Issue-Topic: Studies - programmes

From: 1995  To: 1996                                               Range:  Regional

Activities - Results:

Elaboration of a study for 29 areas of Crete and its submission to the Ministry of the Environment and the European

Union, concerning their protection and ecological management.

Submission of a proposal for the elaboration of a programme within LIFE framework, concerning the socio-economic

amelioration of the Cretan environment through the information - sensitisation of the local population.

General Issue: Protection of the natural environment

Issue-Topic: Biotopes

From: 1996  To: 1997                                               Range:  Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Bringing charges against the prefecture of Rethimno for the construction of a dam in Amari.

Lodging an appeal to the State Council for the sitting of a quarry at Diktamos canyon (pending). Lodging of a

complaint to the EU for the quarry in Amari.


Issue-Topic: Sustainable development

The activity took place in 1995                                   Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Organisation of a three-day conference at Chania entitled 'International Conference for Sustainable Development'.

Future Plans

General Issue: Preserving natural environment

Issue - Topic: Green sites

                                                                                    Range     Local

Future Activities:

Negotiating with the airline corporations on the financial support of a professional tree planting programme

III. Source of Information

IV. Relations with the Press

Collaboration with all local newspapers.

Title: RIZOSPASTIS

Subject: description of explorations-presentation of activities

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      7/1982-7/1982                      once                               Ours                        High

Title: KATHIMERINI

Subject: description of explorations-presentation of activities

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper         National      8/1993-8/1993                      once                              Theirs                       High

Title: AGORIANITIKA NEA

Subject: description of explorations-presentation of activities

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper           Local       1/1989-12/1989                      once                               Ours                        High

Title: OLIMPOS

Subject: description of explorations-presentation of activities

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper           Local       1/1991-12/1991                      once                               Ours                        High


Title: EIKONES

Subject: description of explorations-presentation of activities

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Magazine           National          11/1984-                         4 times                            Theirs                       High

Title: KATADISI

Subject: description of explorations-presentation of activities

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Magazine           National      2/1996-7/1996                    4 times                             Ours                        High

V. Relations with Mass Media

Collaboration with all local radio stations.

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Collaboration between 7 environmental organizations in Crete have led to the creation of the “Pan-Cretan Co-

ordinative Secretariat” (1 regular and 1 replacement member of each organization) that aims in informing each

other and taking common action.

Name: WWF

Subject: Fauna-Flora of Kriti/Support in applying for European Union projects

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

No                                      1/1994-7/1996                                                            Ours                    Moderate

Name: Birdlife International

Subject: Exchange of information on birds

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

No                                      1/1994-7/1996                                                            Ours                    Very High

Name: The World Conservation Union

Subject: Exchange of  information on the protection of the environment- Sustainable development-Ecotourisme

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

No                                      1/1994-7/1996                                                            Ours                    Very High

Name: Sea Turtle Protection Society

Subject: Informing on the detection of sea turtles in Kriti

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

No                                      1/1995-7/1996                                                         Common                 Very High

Name: International Federation for Organic Agriculture Movements

Subject: Exchange of information on organic agriculture

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

No                                      1/1994-7/1996                                                            Ours                    Very High

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies


Name: ×É General division of European Union

Subject: Legal frame for the environment-projects submission

Time Period                                                                                                       Initiative              Satisfaction level

1/1994-7/1996                                                                                                     Ours                       Perfect

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO