ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF CORFU

REGION IONIAN ISLANDS

Prefecture CORFU

ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF CORFU

Date of Initial Completion: 2/9/1996 1st Update: 25/10/1997 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 14/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 25/4/2001

e_mail: ecolcorf@otenet.gr

I. Identity of Organisation

The Organisation is a member of the: European Environmental Bureau

Address

CORFU Postal Code 491 00 Street: 11, THEM. KOTARDOU STR.

Tel. 26610-24877 Fax 26610-27062

Contact Persons: THEODOROS FAGOGENIS Tel. 26610-24877

Legal Status

The Organisation is Civic non Profit Organisation since 1981

Aims

Protect natural environment and historic and cultural heritage / promote the concept of solidarity between the

members of the organization. To inform and sensitize students on environmental subjects

Members and Friends

With voting right: 900 of whom have paid their membership fee: 450

Material Substructure

Office: Rented, Operating days: Daily, Operating hours: Continuously

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is The organizations activities photographic file /

videocassette file for environmental education

Activities Hall: 100 individuals

Performance material: VIDEO

Administrative board

Fagogenis Theodoros President

Tzortzopoulou Aggeliki Vice President

Karidis Vasilis Secretary

Meliou Zoi Treasurer

Mamaliou Stella Member

Theotokis Stathis Member

Kentachos Dimitrios Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Conservation of cultural heritage

Issue-Topic: Historical character of cities

From: 1981 To: 1995 Range: Regional

Activities - Results:

Interventions made to the local authorities and litigation against the deterioration of the historical character of cities.

Issue-Topic: Historical character of cities

The activity took place in 1997 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Speeches made at 45 traditional settlements of Corfu regarding their restoration.

Issue-Topic: Old and new fort of Corfu.

The activity took place in 1997 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Cleaning of the walls and monuments of Corfu from litter by members of our organisation.

General Issue: Conservation of ecosystems

Issue-Topic: Beaches

From: 1984 To: 1997 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Members and friends of our organisation have been cleaning beaches form litter on a annual basis.

General Issue: Conservation of natural heritage

Issue-Topic: Old and new fort of Corfu.

From: 1982 To: 1993 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Depilation-Cleaning on an annual basis of the walls of the Old and new fort of Corfu in collaboration with the Ministry

General Issue: Environmental protection

Issue-Topic: Illegal building

From: 1985 To: 1997 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Interventions made to the local authorities and competent ministries in order to tackle illegal building, especially on

Litigation against illegal actions. Result: There were verdicts of guild, the fine was paid, the illegal activity however is

still in operation.

General Issue: Information - Sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Environmental education

From: 1982 To: 1997 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Giving environmental, folklore and historical tradition education lessons, in collaboration with teachers in our

organisation's office.

Announcements made on similar issues to schools of all levels of education.

Issue-Topic: Photographic exhibition

The activity took place in 1997 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Operation of a museum at our organisation's offices with photographic exhibition regarding the activities of the

Issue-Topic: Various events

From: 1984 To: 1997 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Organisation of weekly speeches in the organisation's offices about environmental and cultural heritage issues such

as estuaries, biotopes, protection of Olympus mountain from tourist exploitation.

Participation in similar events organised by other agencies.

Annual organisation of a photographic exhibition in Corfu regarding the action of our organisation.

Announcements were made with regard to the above and similar issues, to the newspaper 'Perivallon' published by

our organisation.

General Issue: Landscape protection, conservation and restoration

Issue-Topic: Coasts - gulfs -coastal zone

The activity took place in 1997 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Elaboration of demonstrations, dispatching of documents to the competent agencies and symbolic occupation of a

ship with the purpose of stopping illegal sand grabbing activities at Asprokampos cape, in collaboration with the

president of the local community.

General Issue: Quality of life

Issue-Topic: Cleaning the public road network from litter

From: 1984 To: 1997 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Cleaning the public road network of Corfu from litter, especially during the summer from members of our organisation.

General Issue: Urban planning issues

Issue-Topic: Public works

The activity took place in 1984 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Interventions made against the opening-up of a new road at Aggeliokastro in collaboration with the Cultural Society

of Krini community.

General Issue: Wild fauna protection

Issue-Topic: CARETTA-CARETTA (sea turtle)

From: 1982 To: 1997 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Provision of care to injured sea turtles (CARETTA-CARETTA). A member of our organisation is ichthyologist.

III. Source of Information

Leaflets from all environmental NGOs/ Informative material from international organizations such as Greenpeace,

UNESCO, WWF

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: KATHIMERINI

Subject: Cultural issues concerning the whole of Greece