YLAIKOS LIMENAS

REGION IONIAN ISLANDS

Prefecture CORFU

YLAIKOS LIMENAS

Date of Initial Completion: 2/9/1996 Updates: 1st --- 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 17/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 2/3/2001

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

KANALIA Postal Code 491 00 Street: 3rd klm CORFU-LEFKIMIS

Tel. 26610-31505, 26610-32678 Fax 26610-37265

Contact Persons: ARISTIDIS SKLAVOUNOS Tel. 26610-31505, 26610-32678

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association - Union since 1991

Aims

To clean, protect and make use of the lagoon (Halkiopoulou) Ylaikou and consequently of the other natural

Members and Friends

With voting right: 22 Without voting right: 500 of whom have paid their membership fee: 22

Material Substructure

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

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Photographic file / publications of local press / data for

fishing activities (fishery methods for the lagoon, cooperations)

Activities Hall: 100 individuals

Administrative board

Sklavounos Aristidis President

Avlonitis Alexandros Secretary

Avloniti Tasoula Treasurer

Tsora Aggeliki Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Ecosystems protection

Issue-Topic: Ilaikos harbour

From: 1995 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Litigation for the clarification of the land-use rights of Ilaikos harbour, in collaboration with the prefectural

government and communities surrounding the lagoon. The court decision refers to the public ownership of the

The court decision also specifies that the undertaking of any activity within that area, will require the permission of

the competent authorities.

Issue-Topic: Ilaikos harbour

From: 1994 To: 1995 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Mapping of the seashore so as to monitor with the use of air photographs the extent of the illegal grabbing of public

Furthermore, the precise location of the illegal constructions around the lagoon is possible which enables the

administration to intervene (pending).

General Issue: Environmental protection

Issue-Topic: Illegal building

From: 1991 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Representation made to the prefectural services and elaboration of provision of information at the field.

Lodging of complaints by the media (The situation remains unchanged).

Issue-Topic: Industrial pollution

From: 1991 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Representations made to the prefectural services, in collaboration with the local residents, in relation to the illegal

operation of concrete production plant which pollutes the lagoon with its waste and causing inconvenience to the

The plant continues to operate upon an encroached land.

Issue-Topic: Landfilling

From: 1991 To: 1995 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Attempts made to sensitise the citizens and public services through radio and T.V. programmes and publications to

Starting a prosecution (positive results).

Issue-Topic: Sea pollution

The activity took place in 1995 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Representations made to the Directorate of Agriculture in relation to the canalising of waste from crop spraying

airplane tanks to a ditch that lead the waste water to the lagoon (positive result).

The problem of channelling the urban waste to the lagoon remains. The only solution is the installation of a biological

waste treatment plant.

Representations made to the Civil Aviation Service against the throwing of litter to the lagoon from the airplanes

(positive result)..

General Issue: Information - Sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Informational actions - various events

The activity took place in 1991 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Presentation of the goals of our organisation and of concrete problems through local visits and photographic material

to Corfu's residents, to the press, the TV, and the local radio.

Also to municipalities, prefects, ministries, the police and the Port Authority.

Future Plans

General Issue: Protection of ecosystems

Issue - Topic: Ilaikos Limenas

Range Local

Future Activities:

Dealing with lagoon problems which come from: 1) the airport’s function 2) an existing footbridge at the entrance of the

lagoon, which limits the coming sea waters and the renewing ability of the living population

Range Local

Future Activities:

3) Protection from the illegal hunting which destroys its bird fauna (Alba-Alba and Egreta-Alba) as well as the rare

mammal Vidra in the coasts of the lagoons,

III. Source of Information

Leaflets from ecological - environmental organizations.

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: ELLEYTHERIA

Subject: Lagoon

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1991-9/1996 frequently Common Perfect

Title: KERKIRAIKO VIMA

Subject: Lagoon

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1991-9/1996 frequently Common Perfect

Title: ENIMEROSI

Subject: Lagoon

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1991-9/1996 frequently Common Perfect

Title: KERKIRA SIMERA

Subject: Lagoon

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1995-9/1996 frequently Common Perfect

Title: FOS TIS KERKIRAS

Subject: Lagoon

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1991-9/1996 frequently Common Perfect

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: RADIO KERKYRA

Subject: Lagoon