REGION SOUTHERN AEGEAN ISLANDS

  Prefecture   DODEKANISA

                                                                 CITIZENS FOR NATURE

   Date of Initial Completion: 28/6/1996                     Updates: 1st ---                 2nd Update (CHAP.I):  28/1/2000

                                                             Date of Last Update: 1/3/2001

  e_mail: rodi@otenet.gr

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

RHODOS Postal Code 851 00 Street:  9, MANOLI TRIADAFILLIDI STR./ASGOUROU

Tel. 22410-62018, 22410-66219 Fax 22410-62802

Contact Persons: GIORGOS PASTRIKOS Tel. 22410-62018, 22410-66219

Legal Status

The Organisation is Civic non Profit Organisation since 1993

Aims

Protection of biotopes and especially of forests / environmental protection from the pollution and irrational use of

natural resources/ environmental education on environmental protection subjects / promoting environmental

awareness Protection of flora and fauna (and especially of indigenous species), edition of several works about the

natural wealth of Rhodes / development of relationships between native and foreign authorities, organizations,

Members and Friends

With voting right: 25 of whom have paid their membership fee: 15

Material Substructure

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

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

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Photographs file and notes taken for orchids.

Activities Hall: 200 Individuals

Administrative board

Saroukos Nomikos                                            President

Michailidis Takis                                                Vice President

Goudoulaki Georgia                                           Secretary

Papatheodorakis Manolis                                    Treasurer

Pastrikos Georgios                                            Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Biotope protection

Issue-Topic: Cancellation of the sitting of a thermo-electric -plant in Fournoi which is included in the 

NATURA 2000 programme

From: 1995  To: 1996                                               Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Collection of data and development of a file in order to highlight the significance of the biotope. The file was

forwarded to the relevant authorities and the prime minister

General Issue: Co-operations for environmental issues

Issue-Topic: Inter-country communication

The activity took place in 1995                                   Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Site-seeing tour for a Swedish ecologist in Corfu as part of a youth exchange programme between Corfu  and Visby

General Issue: Ecosystems protection

Issue-Topic: Forests

The activity took place in 1995                                   Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Undertaking of reforestation schemes in Siana (Corfu)

Training of members in relation to the tackling of fires


movements which have similar aims.General Issue: Elaborations of environmental studies

Issue-Topic: Corfu's orchids

From: 1993  To: 1996                                               Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Surveying and photographing of Corfu's orchids

Organisation of a photographic exhibition.

General Issue: Saving of natural resources

Issue-Topic: Paper, aluminium and glass recycling

The activity took place in 1994                                   Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Submission of a proposal-study for the operation of a transportation mechanism for the recycling material in Athens

Future Plans

General Issue: Protection of ecosystems

Issue - Topic: Forests

The action has been programmed for the year 1996          Range     Local

Future Activities:

Participating in afforestation activities

General Issue: Saving – Rational management of the natural resources

Issue - Topic: Recycling

The action has been programmed for the year 1996          Range     Local

Future Activities:

Continuing the fight for calling off the heat-electric station construction of the Public Power Corporation in the Fourni

region / Campaign for the recycling

III. Source of Information

Information from newspapers, magazines, and television

Source of information: "FISI" (Nature)

Subject: Environmental issues

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

1/1994-7/1996                                    Every 3 months                                            Ours                       High

Source of information: Bulletins from Greenpeace

Subject: Environmental issues

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

1/1994-7/1996                                    Every 4 months                                            Ours                       High

Source of information: Bulletins from WWF

Subject: Environmental issues

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

1/1994-7/1996                                    Every 4 months                                            Ours                       High

IV. Relations with the Press

Press releases on the NGO's activities get sent to local newspapers.

Title: RODIAKI

Subject: NGO's activities


Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper           Local        1/1993-7/1996     whenever the occasion rises              Ours                     Very Low

Remarks: not commented on or critically commented

Title: PROODOS (Progress)

Subject: NGO's activities

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper           Local        1/1993-7/1996     whenever the occasion rises              Ours                         Low

Title: DIMOKRATIKI

Subject: NGO's activities

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper           Local        1/1993-7/1996     whenever the occasion rises              Ours                         Low

V. Relations with Mass Media

Interviews by local radio stations and television channels.

Title: TV 4

Subject: NGO's activities

Type                   Rang             Time Period                   Frequency                        Initiative             Satisfaction level

T.V.                     Local        1/1993-7/1996                 occasionaly                          Ours                     Moderate

Title: TV 7

Subject: NGO's activities

Type                   Rang             Time Period                   Frequency                        Initiative             Satisfaction level

T.V.                     Local        1/1993-7/1996                 occasionaly                          Ours                     Moderate

Title: PALMOS

Subject: NGO's activities

Type                   Rang             Time Period                   Frequency                        Initiative             Satisfaction level

Radio                   Local        1/1993-7/1996                 occasionaly                          Ours                     Moderate

VI. Relations with others ENGO

We have subscribed with Greenpeace and WWF in order to receive informative bulletins/ Collecting signatures to

cancel the construction of the nuclear factory in Turkey (this is done on account for Network “Mediterranean

Name: Environmental Protection Association of Rodos

Subject: Cancel of the construction  of the  thermoelectical power station of the Public Electricity Enterpris(DEI) in

the area of Fournoi

Nativity                                 Time period                                                           Initiative             Satisfaction level

Yes                                     1/1995-7/1996                                                         Common                     High


VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Municipality of Rodos

Subject: Conducted- tour of 10 young Swede ecologists in Rodos

Time Period                                                                                                       Initiative              Satisfaction level

1/1996-7/1996                                                                                                     Ours                         High

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO