REGION STEREA ELLADA (CENTRAL GREECE)

Prefecture FOKIDA

NATURE LOVING ASSOCIATION OF SEASIDE FOKIDA

Date of Initial Completion: 22/8/1996 Updates: 1st --- 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 17/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 5/3/2001

I. Identity of Organisation

The Organisation is a member of the: Federation of Ecological Organizations of the Korinthian gulf “Alkyon”

Address

SERGOULAS BEACH Postal Code 350 56 Street:

Tel. 26430-91462 Fax

Contact Persons: KONSTANTINOS KARMAS Tel. 210-8644890, 6977 485934

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association - Union since 1988

Aims

Protecting the environment

Members and Friends

With voting right: 50 of whom have paid their membership fee: 40

Material Substructure

Office: Guest

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is General file

For the organisation are offering voluntary work: 5 persons.

Administrative board

Karmas Konstantinos President

Papanastasiou Anastasios Vice President

Kouzinekis Aristidis Secretary

Kouzinekis G. Nikolaos Treasurer

Paleokrasas N. Stamatis Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Ecosystems protection

Issue-Topic: Coasts

From: 1990 To: 1994 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Lodging of an appeal to the State Council against the decision taken by the Administration to open up a rural road

along the coastal zone.

Finally, the road was constructed and some decisions have been taken by the State Council regarding the sitting of

the project at areas outside the coastal zone. These decision have not however been implemented until now.

Issue-Topic: Forests

From: 1988 To: 1996 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Interventions made in favour of the public sector during court sessions regarding territorial rights of forest areas and

non forest areas around Paralia Sergoulas' settlement.

General Issue: Environmental protection

Issue-Topic: Action taken in favour of the public interest

From: 1988 To: 1996 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Provision of support to the rightful demands of nearby communities. The demands were mainly made against

individuals and were related to roads, farms, illegal hunting, public health e.t.c.

Issue-Topic: Auditing - Scientists' views

From: 1988 To: 1996 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Inviting scientists for consultation on various environmental issues.

Issue-Topic: Sensitisation of the public

From: 1988 To: 1996 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Organisation of excursions and visiting areas of environmental interest (mainly forests and coasts).

Participation in events related to environmental issues.

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Scientists- Experienced Personnel Members (not from the Environmental

Organizations)

Subject: Legal- Geotechnical- Economic- Social issues

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1988-8/1996 Occasionally Ours High

Source of information: Members of Relative Organizations

Subject: Cultural issues

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1988-8/1996 Occasionally Ours Moderate

Source of information: Expert Scientists Assigned to Specific Issues

Subject: Cultural issues

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1988-8/1996 Ocasionally Ours Perfect

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: ELEYTHEROTIPIA

Subject: Constructing of a rural road

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 6/1988-8/1996 once Theirs Perfect

Title: EPIKAIROTITA

Subject: Illegal interventions on coastline from the administration

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper National 6/1988-8/1996 once Theirs Perfect

V. Relations with Mass Media

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Federation of Environmental NGO's of Korintian Gulf "Alkyon"

Subject: Common aims

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1995-8/1996 Theirs High

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Ministry of Agriculture-Department of forests

Subject: Fire protection-Judicial interventions

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1988-8/1996 Ours Perfect

Name: Forest inspection

Subject: Fire protection-Judicial interventions

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1988-8/1996 Ours Moderate

Name: Ministry of Finance-Department of Municipal Property

Subject: Fire protection-Judicial interventions

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1988-8/1996 Ours Perfect

Name: Public Economical Service of Fokida

Subject: Fire protection-Judicial interventions

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1988-8/1996 Ours Moderate

Name: Technological Educational Institute (TΕΙ) of Larisa

Subject: Specialised scientists

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1988-8/1996 Ours Perfect

Name: Prefecture of Fokida

Subject: Specialised scientists

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1988-8/1996 Ours Perfect

Name: Prefecture of Aitoloakarnania

Subject: Specialised scientists

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1988-8/1996 Ours Perfect

Name: Region of Western Greece

Subject: Specialised scientists

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

6/1988-8/1996 Ours High

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO