ACHIEVEMENTS 1 9 9 5
- Completion of a Special Environmental Study for the
Dadia-Soufli Birds of
Prey Reserve. This will form the basis of a presidential decree
for
long-term legal protection of the area.
- Completion of a preparatory study for the rehabilitation and
reflooding of
the Drana lagoon in the Evros delta.
- Data collection and GIS mapping of Brown Bear habitats in the
Pindus and
Rhodope mountains within the framework of the ARCTOS project.
- Initiation of a coastal fisheries survey in Zakynthos which will
provide
the basis for management of this resource for the benefit of
fishermen
and seals.
- A boost to the campaign to purchase Sekania. This involved the
active
participation of child scouts and appeals on television children
shows.
- Successful local support in Prespa. An indication of this was the
request
for two new information centres in Psarades and Vrondero
villages. The
Pelican colonies in the park also continued to breed
successfully, with
1995's population exceeding the highest ever recorded for the
Dalmatian
Pelican at one site.
- Adoption of the model provided by WWF's Red Alert System
by Greece in its
forthcoming plan to establish management bodies at eight
important Ramsar
wetlands.
- Completion and dissemination of Environmental Education
material for
primary school teachers and children. This is the first time a
comprehensive curriculum for formal education has been
provided on
this subject in the country.
- Court ruling in favour of "Freedom of Information" rights
guaranteed by
the European Union in the case of Acheloos.
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