Be an Eco-visitor webinar

How can we travel in the Cyclades and support their sustainability? What are examples of sustainable tourism in the Cyclades?

Webinar:

Travel with us into the world of sustainable and regenerative tourism, exploring how we can all contribute to the shifting tides towards a tourism that supports the flourishing of destinations’ natural and cultural resilience!

Presentations

Anni Mitropoulou (Cyclades Preservation Fund, Executive Director): Welcome

Nassia Kassela (Cyclades Preservation Fund, Program Director): Facilitation

[08:53] Sabine Pappas | Mediterranean Centre of Environment (MCE) / Discover Iraklia
Developing the theory across three short presentations in this webinar, Sabine sets the foundations for us to understand and act in regenerative ways in the context of Cycladic tourism. Informed by her work with the MCE and European partners on an extensive platform addressing tourism and climate change, and bringing field experience from the walking tour service Discover Iraklia.

[1:07:10] Dorothy Filioti presenting Common Seas: Clean Blue Paros
Sharing lessons from the pioneer project radically reducing plastic on the island of Paros and beyond, through diverse stakeholder collaborations and a rigorous systemic approach.

[1:26:31] Eleni Skarveli | Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO): Sustainable Greece
Director of the Greek National Tourism Organisation UK, Eleni invites us to explore the Sustainable Greece platform, created to highlight and promote the many sustainable initiatives across Greece with the aim of encouraging British travellers to visit and explore Greece in a way that benefits and enhances local communities and natural beauty.

[2:11:54] Maria Nomikou | FindinGreece / Mitato of Amorgos
Maria shares with us the work of two initiatives: FindinGreece hosts a range of experience-based walking tours across different Cycladic islands weaving through matters of food, culture, sea, and land. Mitato organises collective actions to repair drywall landscape features.

[2:26:14] Anthi Arvaniti | Giorgaros Fishing Tours Santorini / Fishing Tourism Association
Captain in responsible fishing tours and member of the Fishing Tourism Association, Anthi gives us the deck tour of how educational and experiential trips on fishing boats align and inform delighted travellers with actions for marine preservation.