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ELLINIKI ETAIREIA Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and the Cultural Heritage
National Network
Greece
Address
Tripodon 28 105 58 ATHENS GreeceCountry
GreeceCity
ATHENSStreet address 2
Tripodon 28 105 58Mobile Phone
6977227208Telephone
2103225245E-Mail (2)
elet@ellinikietairia.grWebsite
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1972Contact Person1
Dimitrios Dimopoulos, DirectorContact Person 2
Lymberidi Vaso, SecretariatOrganisation Type
Non-Governmental OrganizationFields of Activity
Environment/Sustainable developmentGeneral Information
The organisation is governed by a 25-member Board of Directors. An executive committee comprising 7 members of the Board meets more frequently to decide on urgent issues. Six committees, the chairpersons of which are elected by the General Assembly, comprising of volunteers work on specific issues (environmental education, heritage, nature, legal issues, fundraising, communication etc). Ten paid staff are also employed. Annual budget around 900,000€. Sources of funding are donations, sponsorships, memberships, projects, sales of educational material, social events etc. The head office is owned by ELLINIKI ETAIREIA. There is a Branch Office in Thessaloniki and Local Committees across Greece (e.g. Xanthi, Spetses, Patmos, Corfu)Mission and Objectives
To raise awareness on the values of the natural and cultural environment and promote the protection and rehabilitation of our heritage in both fields of nature and culture within the framework of sustainable development.Main Projects / Activities
• Restoration of Byzantine monuments • Protection of historical city centres (e.g. Plaka) • Actions for protection of free spaces, parks and recreational areas in or outside cities (e.g. National Garden in Athens, Tatoi) • Promotion of sustainable development in the Aegean Islands • Legal actions • Lobbying • Participation in Management Agencies of Protected areas • Environmental education programmes (e.g. “The river”, “The Nestos environmental train”) • Biennial congresses on Environmental Education • Series of lectures for the public (e.g. Water Framework Directive, protection of historical city centres) • summer camps for youth • scholarship for students in architecture • workshops • production of educational material • adoption scheme for the Skyros horse