FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION OF KASTORIA

REGION WESTERN MAKEDONIA

Prefecture KASTORIA

FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION OF KASTORIA

Date of Initial Completion: 17/7/1996 Updates: 1st --- 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 15/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 6/3/2001

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

KASTORIA Postal Code 521 00 Street: TSARDAKI - PROFITIS ILIAS

Tel. 24670-26300 Fax 24670-24960

Contact Persons: ALEXANDROS LOULAKIS Tel. 24670-28963, 6974 485230

Legal Status

Today the Organisation is Association - Union since 1973

Initially the Organisation was Non Typical Collaboration since 1960

Aims

Conservation and extension of natural environment / cleaning the mountains and Kastorias lake / raising the bird

and fish population of lake Kastoria / construction and conservation of improvement works / protection of wild

Members and Friends

With voting right: 400 of whom have paid their membership fee: 100

Material Substructure

Office: Granted for free, Operating days: Every Monday, Operating hours: 19.00-22.00

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Thematic, file of photographs

For the organisation are working with fee: 2 persons.

Remarks: Members-friends of the organization are all the citizens of Kastoria's town

Administrative board

Papalabrou Charalabos President

Traianos Grigoris Vice President

Parisis Thomas Member

Tamantsis Konstantinos Member

Gologina Fotini Member

Skorda Efi Member

Leventos Charalabos Member

Peslis Konstantinos Member

Rouskas Dimitrios Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Environmental Protection

Issue-Topic: Aesthetic Pollution

The activity took place in 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Interventions to the municipality and the governmental authorities for the transportation of radio-television antennas

from the Kastorias Mountain to Psallidas mountain (positive results, the process has begun)

General Issue: Preservation of cultural heritage

Issue-Topic: Maintenance of churches.

From: 1995 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Illumination of four 11th century Byzantine churches in town / Maintenance and reconstruction of the dome and

sanctum of Agios Athanasios church.

Restoration of churches.

Maintenance of Agios Zacharias church.

fauna and preys. General Issue: Preservation of the natural environment

Issue-Topic: Forests

The activity took place in 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Oral and written representations were made to the forest inspection for a tree disease.

Issue-Topic: Kastoria lake

From: 1973 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Enrichment of the lake with ducks, fish and swans.

Purchase of an apparatus that cleans the bottom of the lake (donated by Greeks living abroad) which is used by the

Issue-Topic: Urban mountainous areas.

From: 1970 To: 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Construction of three (drinking) water supply on the mount of Kastoria / Construction of a stand for the 'friends of the

environment'

Carrying out of two annual tree-planting events in collaboration with the forest inspection and donors who provide

the trees / Placing recycling bins on Kastoria mount and around the periphery of the lake / Maintenance and

Construction of relaxation areas such as stands and sitting areas on the mountain.

General Issue: Protection of wild fauna

Issue-Topic: Provision of care in a fenced area

The activity took place in 1978 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Fencing a part of the Kastoria mount and keeping wild game (wild goats, dears, hares, partridges) - Construction of

feeding areas and watering-troughs.

General Issue: Urban environment

Issue-Topic: Road building

The activity took place in 1996 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Asphalting a road by a friend of the organisation and under its supervision.

Future Plans

General Issue: Preservation of environment

Issue - Topic: Recreation works

Range Local

Future Activities:

Implementation of studies for constructing a volley field and a soda fountain on the Tsardaki of the Profiti Ilia

III. Source of Information

Only through primary sources of information by the residents of Kastoria

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: NEA KASTORIA

Subject: NGO's activities

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1972-7/1996 frequently Common Perfect

Title: ESTIA

Subject: NGO's activities

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1972-7/1996 frequently Common Perfect

Title: MACEDONIKOS LOGOS

Subject: NGO's activities

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1972-7/1996 frequently Common Perfect

Title: FONI TIS KASTORIAS (voice of Castoria)

Subject: NGO's activities

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1972-7/1996 frequently Common Perfect

Title: NEOI ORIZONTES

Subject: NGO's activities

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

Newspaper Local 1/1992-7/1996 frequently Common Perfect

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: Municipal radio station

Subject: Natural environment

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 1/1996-7/1996 2 times Theirs Perfect

Title: 5 private radio stations

Subject: Natural environment

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 1/1991-7/1996 frequently Theirs High

VI. Relations with others ENGO

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: University of New York

Subject: Meeting,Information about local environmental issues