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In the sea webinar

Hear our experts present projects protecting sea life in the Aegean, and learn the basic actions you can take on-the-go to serve sea life in the Cyclades.

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This webinar includes four presentations (30 mins each) with experts from collaborating organisations, discussions follow each presentation.

Presentations

[3:50] Anni Mitropoulou (CPF Executive Director): Welcome

[10:10] Vangelis Paravas (CPF consultant): Facilitation and Introduction

[14:38] Maria Salomidi (HCMR): Posidonia Alert campaign
On the immense importance and wonder of the Posidonia seagrass meadows that breathe life into the Aegean ecosystems, and the threats that are hurting these ancient plants.
Action to take:
– Anchor far away from Posidonia
– Encourage leaving it on the beach
– Share information and materials with anyone who goes out to sea

[51:06] Nickoletta Sidiropoulou (iSea): Pick the Alien
How invasive species entered the mediterranean and are destroying local marine ecosystems
Action to take:
– Order ahead to have an invasive fish for dinner at select restaurants of the campaign
– See the map of restaurants and help popularise eating invasives

[1:28:38] Sofia Lykouropoulou: Naxos Wildlife Protection
How turtle rescues are going at the centre and in the Aegean
Actions to take:
– Know what to do if you find an injured sea turtle

[2:07:47] Dorothy Filioti (CPF): Citizen science projects
How what you see at sea can help protect it
Actions to take:
– When you see animals at sea, report your findings through the links in our toolbox, to the organisations that use that data to improve the protection of sea life.

 

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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?

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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.

 

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On the Land webinar

Learn the love language of Cycladic nature. Watch this webinar to get to know the characteristic ecosystems of the Cyclades, actions for their preservation, how walking routes are maintained to serve natural landscapes, and how to help injured wildlife.

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This webinar includes three presentations with experts from collaborating organisations that support island nature. Discussions follow each presentation.

Presentations

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

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

[09:03] Elena Symeonidou (Ecological management expert)
An expert in ecological regeneration, Elena guides us through the basics of reading the landscape and getting to know island nature on its own terms, the threats it is under, and what we should know and do to help it thrive.
Actions you can take:
– Buy local
– Avoid coming during peak season
– Plant gardens with local plants

[1:09:16] Olga Karagiannis: Andros Routes
Andros Routes is an ongoing project of Andros Research Center, a non-profit organisation, formed by volunteers that care for and work on the preservation and sustainable reuse of the natural and cultural heritage of Andros. Since 2012 volunteers of Andros Routes have preserved a network of 200km of old walking routes.
Actions you can take:
– Take the old walking routes!
– Collect trash on route
– Place fallen stones back on dry stone walls

[2:02:22] Marios Fournaris: Alkyoni Wildlife Hospital
The second only official wildlife hospital in Greece, and operating since 1995 on the island of Paros, Alkyoni has treated around 17,000 wild animals, mostly birds, about 60% of those have been successfully re-released into the wild. Marios,the founder of Alkyoni, has been running it voluntarily for these 28 years and tells us about the wildlife hospital and what we can do to help wildlife, preventatively and when we find an injured individual.
Actions you can take:
– Learn the simple steps to responding to injured wildlife

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Local Participation webinar

How can we work together communally to bring about positive changes we want to see on our islands?

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Exploring themes of participation and collaboration, drawing on successful examples, discussing with local champion organisations, and mapping initiatives in the Cyclades, we hope to offer inspiration, lessons, and options for connecting with local groups.

Presentations

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

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

[8:38] Frosso Dimitrakopoulou (Ecoclub.com): Active Citizenship
With decades of experience in the ecotourism industry, and creator of a broad network of like-minded initiatives, Frosso shares examples and research on green active citizenship and community successes beyond the Cyclades. Framing the issue of participation in theoretical and wide-angle lenses.
Actions to take:
– First steps to volunteering

[51:52] Nassia Kassela & Dorothy Filiotis (Cyclades Preservation Fund – CPF)
Zooming into the Cyclades, we look into the network of initiatives that CPF works with, getting a flavour for the many forms of citizen groups and organised initiatives serving their island’s wellbeing.
– See the Cycladic initiatives map

[1:06:38] Manos Vorisis: We Live Together
Manos is a veterinary surgeon sharing with us his experience caring for the strays of Syros, Tinos and beyond, advocating for cooperation and commitment towards the social purpose of improving the lives of animals – on the basis of harmonious symbiosis.

[1:46:15] Save Ios
Save Ios is a group working collectively to preserve the island’s exquisite habitats faced with the issues of rapid development. We are offered a look into the variety of collective activities and approaches Save Ios uses to engage people and empower their work.

[2:12:20] Dive in Action, Santorini (Video testimony)
Sharing experiences about Dive in Action, a team of passionate scuba professional divers, enrolled and organised to support environmental – ranging diving activities.

[2:30:40] Nassia Kassela & Dorothy Filiotis: CPF Initiatives network – Indicative map