REGION IONIAN ISLANDS

Prefecture ZAKYNTHOS

ECOLOGICAL MOVEMENT OF ZAKYNTHOS

Date of Initial Completion: 12/9/1996 Updates: 1st --- 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 16/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 16/3/2001

I. Identity of Organisation

The Organisation is a member of the: 1. WWF, 2. Association for the Sea Turtle Protection

Address

AGIOS DIMITRIS Postal Code 290 90 Street:

Tel. 26950-61099 Fax 26950-63084, 26950-28658

Contact Persons: NIKOLAOS LALOTIS Tel. 26950-61099

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association - Union since 1985

Aims

Environmental protection and citizens’ sensitization / environmental education / cultural activities

Members and Friends

With voting right: 22 Without voting right: 350

Material Substructure

Office: Cohabitation, Operating days: Daily, Operating hours: Working hours

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is File of press releases / newspapers / refugee’s decisions

Performance material: Photocopy machine

Vehicles: They are using the cars of the members

For the organisation is offering voluntary work 1 member.

Remarks: They have no contributions

Administrative board

Lalotis Nikos Representative

Lykouresis Nikos

Pettas Stelios

Kardaris Theodoros

II. Activities

General Issue: Biotope protection

Issue-Topic: Illegal building

From: 1994 To: 1995 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Intervention made to the European Union in relation to illegal building activities at biotopes and especially those of

caretta-caretta.

Lodging of an appeal to the State Council which decided that the building activities within biotopes is illegal and

therefore should be banned.

Symbolic occupation of the prefecture of Zante in collaboration with Greenpeace.

General Issue: Environmental protection

Issue-Topic: Sewage -Forest fires

From: 1994 To: 1996 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Representations made to the prefecture and the public was informed through the local media and the press.

General Issue: Information - Sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Co-operation with the media

From: 1986 To: 1996 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Production of radio programmes, publication of the newspaper entitled 'Zante information'.

Issue-Topic: Various events

From: 1986 To: 1987 Range: International

Activities - Results:

Organisation of two European ecological meetings in Zante under the title 'Animals and biotopes of the

Mediterranean' in collaboration with other agencies.

III. Source of Information

Resident denunciations – First hand observations/ Nea Oikologia/ En Aithria/ Mediterrane/ To Panda/ Tarazontas

IV. Relations with the Press

Press releases get published from the local press/ Publishing the bimonthly newspaper "Zakinthini Enimerosi".

V. Relations with Mass Media

The local mass media presents the NGO's actions.

Title: Free radio of Zakynthos (ELEYTHERI RADIOFONIA ZAKYNTHOY)

Subject: Production of "ecologise because we are losing ourselves" ("Oikologeite giati hanomaste")

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 1/1992-9/1996 weekly Ours Perfect

Title: Free radio of Zakynthos (ELEYTHERI RADIOFONIA ZAKYNTHOY)

Subject: Production of "A biker tells a story" ("enas mihanobios diigeite")

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 1/1990-9/1996 weekly Ours Perfect

Title: Free radio of Zakynthos (ELEYTHERI RADIOFONIA ZAKYNTHOY)

Subject: Production on various art topics

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 1/1996-9/1996 weekly Ours Perfect

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Sea Turtle Protection Society

Subject: Some NGO’s members are also members in the Association for the Protection of the Sea Turtle, of which

one has participated in the Board of Directors

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1983-9/1996 Common Very High

Name: Greenpeace

Subject: Drift net/Laganas gulf/Marathonisi

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1994-9/1996 Common Very High

Name: WWF Greece

Subject: Purchasing Sekania's biotope in the Lagana gulf area

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1994-9/1996 Common Very High

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Municipalities of Lagana gulf region

Subject: Information stations about Lagana's gulf from the tourism consequences -coast cleaning

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1989-9/1996 Ours High

Name: Commune of Louhas

Subject: Preservation of Cobble-stone pavement

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1994-12/1995 Ours High

Name: Urban planning

Subject: Conservation of cultural heritage-architectural traditions

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1989-12/1990 Ours High

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO

Title: "Information of Zakynthos"

Type Time period Frequency Way of Publication

Newspaper 1/1992-9/1996 6 TIMES ANNUALLY Alone

Title: Poster "Gia mia alli Zakyntho"(for anothr Zakynthos)

Type Time period Frequency Way of Publication

Diary, Poster, Map 1/1991-12/1991 1 Alone

Title: Reports of europpean ecological meeetings on the issue "Animals and biotopes of

Mediterranean"(two volumes)

Comments: Funding from prefecture

Type Time period Frequency Way of Publication

Books 1/1986-12/1987 1 In cooperation with

other public or

private body