REGION WESTERN GREECE

Prefecture ETOLOAKARNANIA

INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN GREECE

Date of Initial Completion: 8/10/1996 1st Update: 23/2/1998 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 15/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 8/3/2001

e_mail: windred@hotmail.com

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

AGRINIO Postal Code 301 00 Street: 4, PARODOS B' DIMOTSELIOU

Tel. 26410-28903 Fax 26410-44791, 26440-24032

Contact Persons: KOSTAS MAVRELIS Tel. 26440-24032, 6972 855178

Legal Status

Today the Organisation is Civic non Profit Organisation since 1996

Initially the Organisation was Non Typical Collaboration since 1993

Aims

Informing, researching and studying on natural resources management issues of Western Greece

Members and Friends

With voting right: 20 Without voting right: 60 of whom have paid their membership fee: 20

Material Substructure

Office: Rented, Operating days: Daily, Operating hours: 17.00-20.00

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for Elaborating documents / connected

with Internet

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Thematic

Activities Hall: 300 individuals

For the organisation are offering voluntary work: 13 persons.

Administrative board

Mavrelis Kostas Representative

Katsoula Aspa Responsible for Vocational Traing

Christodoulidis Renos Responsible for Heath Training

II. Activities

General Issue: Environmental protection

Issue-Topic: Local environmental issues

From: 1993 To: 1998 Range: Regional

Activities - Results:

Organsation of beach cleansing in co-operation with groups of pupils and the Secretariat of Secondary Education of

Etoloakarnania Prefecture / Cleaning of Agrinion and Agios Konstantinos urban areas (completed).

Organisation of eco-excursions for pupils, in collaboration with the Environmental Education of Centre of Etoliko and

the Greek Salt-Pit Companies.

Participation in a reforestation scheme in collaboration with the municipalities of the area, the Forest Department, the

local media and labour associations (completed).

General Issue: Information - Sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Collaboration with agencies

From: 1995 To: 1998 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Collaboration with IPEPTH, the Secretary General of New Generation, the Ministry of the Environment Physical

Planning and Public Works, the National Centre for Social Research and the EU offices in Greece in relation to

Collaboration with the Etoloakarnania prefecture.

Issue-Topic: Collaborations with the press and media.

From: 1993 To: 1998 Range: Regional

Activities - Results:

Publication of articles to the media and the press - provision of interviews and documentaries in relation to local

environmental management issues.

Issue-Topic: Participation in scientific conferences

From: 1995 To: 1998 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Participation in a conference under the title: 'Development -Culture - Archaeology - Environment', organised by

Chalkia municipality. Participation in a conference organised by Vonitsa municipality and the National Technical

University of Athens with the subject of Amvrakikos gulf protection.

Participation in a conference organised by Panteion University and the Greek Regional Planners Union and relationg

to the environment (1995).

Issue-Topic: Publications

From: 1994 To: 1998 Range: Regional

Activities - Results:

Participation in the editorial committee of the newspaper 'Environmental Education' issued by the Secretariat of

Secondary Education of Etoloakarnania prefecture.

Publication in collaboration with Etoloakarnania prefecture authorities of books under the title: 1) Sustainable

Development and Environmental Education (1997) 2) Etoloakarnania: the natural park of Greece (1997).

Future Plans

General Issue: Western Greece natural resources management

Issue - Topic: Organizations' activity

Range National

Future Activities:

Publication of two languages magazine / Co-production of television programmes with a local channel on the issue of

environmental protection and development / contribution in international courses (JOURNEES INTERNATIONALES,

CHAMONIX 3/97)

Range National

Future Activities:

Organizing training courses for members and friends of the organization and vocational training for employed and

unemployed people