REGION WESTERN GREECE

Prefecture ACHAIA

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATION FOR EASTERN EGIALIA

"FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT"

Date of Initial Completion: 17/7/1996 1st Update: 17/2/1998 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 22/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 6/3/2001

I. Identity of Organisation

The Organisation is a member of the: 1. Federation of Ecological Organizations of the Korinthian gulf “Alkyon”, 2.

Pan-Hellenic Network for Ecological Organizations

Address

AKRATA- EGIALIAS Postal Code 250 06 Street:

Tel. 26960-22512 Fax 26960-22166, 26960-22112

Contact Persons: VASILIKI KARAZERI Tel. 26960-22490, 26960-22515, 6976 769072

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association - Union since 1990

Aims

To make the citizens of the broader area become sensitized on environmental issues and gain ecological

Members and Friends

With voting right: 130 of whom have paid their membership fee: 80

Material Substructure

Office: Cohabitation, Operating days: Every Wednesday, Operating hours: 18.00-22.00

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Mail / Proceedings

Activities Hall: It depends on the demonstration

Performance material: They are using the equipment of the association "Anagennisi"

For the organisation is offering voluntary work 1 member.

Administrative board

Karazeri Vasiliki President

Stoubos Athanasios Vice President

Sotiropoulou Kanella General Secretary

Goros Dimitris Special Secretary

Zafiropoulos Giorgos Treasurer

Vasilagos Pantelis Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Cultural action

Issue-Topic: Organisation - participation to various events

From: 1990 To: 1998 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Organisation of lectures on health issues in collaboration with the Anticancer Society. Execution of programmes of

preventive medicine (undertaking preventive check-ups to women by doctors of the Health Ministry)

Participation on an annual basis to the cultural summer of Acrata municipality (speeches on environmental issues and

various other events)

General Issue: Environmental protection

Issue-Topic: Beaches - sea environment

From: 1994 To: 1998 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Annual clearing of the beaches during the International Environment Day in collaboration with the local residents and

Petition to the Patras Fisheries Directorate for the illegal fishing in the area which leads to the spawn minimisation.

Petition to the Ministry of the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works for the installation in the area of a

waste treatment plant that maintains the legal specifications

Issue-Topic: Forests

From: 1994 To: 1998 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Organisation of three reforestation schemes in collaboration with the Forest inspection.

Annual forest clearing of caterpillars in collaboration with Akrata's high-schools

Organisation of meeting on an annual basis at Zarouchla forest in order to inform the local residents about fire

guarding and forest clearing issues.

Petition to the competent ministries in collaboration with other organisations of mountainous Achaia for the

classification of Zarouchla forest and the surrounding area as a national park.

Issue-Topic: Information - Sensitisation of the public

From: 1994 To: 1998 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Organisation of lectures on issues of general and local environmental interest, with the participation of distinguished

Organisation of weekly events such as theatrical plays, book fairs and painting exhibitions, in schools aiming at

sensitising children about the protection of Akrata sea area.

Organising excursions three of four times annually to areas with environmental interest with the participation of local

residents of these areas and free of charge participation of pupils and members of Acrata's lyceum's environmental

General Issue: Information - Sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Environmental education

From: 1997 To: 1998 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Co-operation with Akrata Environmental Education Centre.

Issue-Topic: Various interventions - actions

From: 1997 To: 1998 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Publication of articles to the Aigion newspaper 'Vima'

III. Source of Information

Nea Oikologia, Greenpeace, WWF, Zakinthina Nea, En Aithria, correspondence with the environmental

organizations of Greece, library of the "Rennaissance" Society in Akrata

Source of information: Spilaios Papaspiliopoulos

Subject: Environmental issues.

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990-7/1996 Often. Ours Perfect

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: PROTI AIGEOY

Subject: manifestations and updating of the NGO's activities

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1990-7/1996 whenever there is an event Ours Perfect

Title: FONI TIS AIGIALEIAS (voice of Aigaleia)

Subject: manifestations and updating of the NGO's activities

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1990-7/1996 whenever there is an event Ours Perfect

Title: HELMOS ANATOLIKIS AIGIALEIAS

Subject: manifestations and updating of the NGO's activities

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1990-7/1996 whenever there is an event Ours Perfect

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: RADIO AEGEO

Subject: Manifestations and activities of the NGO

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 1/1990-7/1996 whenever there is enough Ours High

VI. Relations with others ENGO

We collaborate with all the organizations that are members of the federation.

Name: Ecological Movement of Patra

Subject: Collaboration for the establishment of the Federation of "Alkyon"

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1993-7/1996 Common Very High

Name: Mountaining Association of Kalavrita

Subject: National Forest and area's problems

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1996-7/1996 Theirs Very High

Name: Association of the protection of the Environment and Tourist Development of

Aigialeia "The Korinthiakos"

Subject: All relevant issues for Korinthiakos Gulf, the Federation of "Alkyon", excursions etc

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1990-7/1996 Common Very High

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Forest service

Subject: Reforestations

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1994-12/1995 Ours Perfect

Name: Municipality of Akrata

Subject: Finacial support and equipment proving

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990-7/1996 Ours Perfect

Name: Office of Agriculturl development of Akrata

Subject: Afforestations informing papers e.t.c

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990-7/1996 Ours Perfect

Name: Cultural Association of Akrata "Anagennisi"

Subject: Assigment of equipment and place for demonstrations

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990-7/1996 Ours Perfect

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO

A column is mainted in the newspaper "Helmos" for the publication of the organizations' activities in two months