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Application to Extend the Area of the LESVOS PETRIFIED FOREST Application to Extend the area of the LESVOS PETRIFIED FOREST EUROPEAN and GLOBAL GEOPARK and the recognition of the LESVOS ISLAND GEOPARK for membership in the European Geoparks Network LESVOS – GREECE 2011 Extended Lesvos island Geopark Application Contents A. Identification of the Area............................................................ ................................ 3 1. Name of the proposed Geopark ......................................................................................... 3 2. Surface area, physical and human geography characteristics of the proposed Geopark .. 3 3. Organization in charge and management structure (description, function and organigram) of the proposed Lesvos Geopark ………………………………………………………………….. 10 4. Application contact person (name, position, tel./fax, e-mail) ……………………………………….. 13 B – Geological Heritage ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 1. Location of the proposed Lesvos Geopark (please include a geographical map and the geographic coordinates longitude and latitude coordinates) ……………………………………………. 14 2. General geological description of the proposed Lesvos Geopark ………………………………….. 14 3. Listing and description of the geological sites within the proposed Lesvos Geopark …….. 22 4 Details on the interest of these sites in terms of their international, national, regional or local value (for example scientific, educational, aesthetic) …………………………………………… 24 C. Geoconservation ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 26 1. Current or potential pressure on the proposed Lesvos Geopark …………………………………… 26 2. Current status in terms of protection of geological sites within the proposed Lesvos Geopark ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 28 3. Data on the management and maintenance of these sites …………………………………………… 30 4. Listing and description of non-geological sites and how they are integrated into the proposed Geopark ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 33 D. Economic Activity & Business Plan (including detailed financial information) …………… 36 1. Economic activity in the proposed Lesvos Geopark ………………………………………………………. 36 2. Existing and planned facilities for the proposed Lesvos Geopark (e.g. geo-education, geo-tourism, tourism infrastructure etc) ………………………………………………………………………….. 37 3. Analysis of geotourism potential of the proposed Lesvos Geopark ………………………………. 44 4. Overview and policies for the sustainable development of: - geo-tourism and economy - geo-education - geo-heritage ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 44 5. Policies for, and examples of, community empowerment (involvement and consultation) in the proposed Lesvos Geopark …………………………………………………………………. 48 6. Policies for, and examples of, public and stakeholder awareness in the proposed Lesvos Geopark ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 49 E. Interest and arguments for joining the EGN/GGN ……………………………………………………… 50 2 A. Identification of the Area 1. Name of the proposed Geopark The applicant area’s name is “Lesvos Geopark” and the present application is for the extension of the Lesvos Petrified Forest European and Global Geopark. Lesvos island is the third largest Greek island, and the seventh largest in the Mediterranean. Lesvos Island is well known for the Petrified Forest, its geodiversity and biodiversity, its protected areas that cover the largest part of the island presenting a variety of birds and wildflowers, the ancient olive groves and rare pine forests, the hot springs, its antiquities, the medieval castles, traditional villages and culture. Lesvos has an excellent network of trails, unique specimens of industrial architecture, monasteries and churches . The island is the birthplace of famous people of art and literature like the phi losopher Theophrastus, the singer and guitar-player Arion, the famous poet Sappho and Alkaeo, the musician and founder of the guitar Terpandros, the philosopher Pittako, the painter George Jakobidis and the Nobel Prize winner poet Odysseas Elitis. 2. Surface area, physical and human geography characteristics of the proposed Geopark The island of Lesvos is located in the NE Aegean Sea. It is situated close to the coast of Asia Minor with an area of 1.636 km2 and 370 km of coastline and a population of 90.463 inhabitants. The sea enters deeply into the southern portion of the island and forms two enchanting bays with narrow entrances, namely the Kalloni and Gera gulfs. Small coves and fishing harbors ornament its shores and the headlands that are formed along the coast are most picturesque. Olive and pine trees cover mountains and plains on the central and eastern part of the island while a wide variety of aromatic and medical herbs are also present. 11 million olive trees produce more than 20.000 tons of olives per year. Mytilini is the capital town of the island and the administrative center of Lesvos Municipality and the Region of North Aegean, the seat of the General Secretary of the Aegean & Naval Policy and of the University of the Aegean. It is the commercial and cultural center of the island and has a population of 37,881 inhabitants (2001 census). Mytilini is largely built on the ancient town. It spreads amphitheatrically around the harbour with extension to the north and west highs. On the north of Mytilini the Venetian castle crowns a magnificent pine wood which reaches down to the shore. It is one of the largest mediaeval castles in the Eastern Mediterranean. Places of special interest are the Ancient Theatre with marvellous acoustics, the Archaeological Museum, the Byzantine Museum, Theophilos Museum, Teriade Museum of modern art and some of the monumental churches, having both impressive architectural features and ecclesiastical articles. On the Northern edge of the island stands the Mythimna Municipal Unit (2,375 inhabitants) which is the centre of the tourist development. Its capital is the picturesque town of Mythimna (Molyvos) which has been declared a settlement subject to preservation. Its castle crowns it from Byzantine times and makes it even more charming. Other Municipal Units of the Island are Kalloni with 8,073 inhabitants, Polichnitos with 5,163 inhabitants, Plomari with 6,385 inhabitants, Agiasos with 2,581 inhabitants, Agia Paraskevi with 2,454 inhabitants, Petra with 3,721 inhabitants, Mantamados with 3,024 inhabitants, Loutropoli Thermis 3,481 inhabitants, Evergetoulas with 3,242 inhabitants, Gera with 6,945 3 inhabitants. On the extreme Western edge of the island lies the Eressos-Antissa Municipal Unit with 5,111 inhabitants (2001 census). The villages of this area are of incomparable wild beauty, where appear large accumulations of fossilised tree trunks comprising the well known «Petrified Forest of Lesvos». The Natural History Museum of Lesvos' Petrified Forest is located in Sigri village since 1994, in order to undertake scientific research on the natural monument, as well as the preservation and promotion of the Petrified Forest. The local economy is based on the agricultural production with an emphasis on olive oil production (of exceptionally high quality), cattle-raising (mainly dairy products) and fishing. Distillery is developed and its main product is the world famous ouzo. Many of the island’s inhabitants are professionally engaged in agricultural tourism. The climate is mild Mediterranean, the mean annual temperature is 18 °C (64°F), and the mean annual rainfall is 750 mm (29 in). Its exceptional sunshine makes it one of the sunniest islands in the Aegean. Snow is extremely rare as are temperatures below freezing. The Petrified Forest protected area On the western part of Lesvos Island, remains of fossil plants appear within volcanic rocks. The fossils comprise the well-known «Lesvos Petrified Forest», which covers an area of 15,000 ha. Within this area, several unique palaeo-botanical sites showing high concentrations of fossilised tree-trunks have been discovered. The region of the Petrified Forest is characterized by impressive volcanic geotopes, result of the intense volcanic activity of the past. This region could be characterized as a window on the geohistoric development of the Aegean over the past 20 million years. Scientists researching and studying the Petrified Forest speak enthusiastically of the rarity and great scientific value of the monument and repeatedly emphasize the uniqueness of the site. There are many reasons for this. The Petrified Forest constitutes an entire forest ecosystem that was fossilised on site because of intense volcanic activity. Lesvos Petrified Forest The large number of fossilised trunks that have remained standing upright, with their root system fully developed, confirms that the trees were fossilised in their original position, thus this is an autochthonous fossilised forest. The fossilised trees and the parts of the plants have been preserved in excellent c onditions up to the present. The age of the forest and the great variety of fossilised plant species that have been found contribute to its great scientific value, whereas the composition of the fossilised 4 flora is a particularly important guide to the climatic conditions, the environment and the geological conditions at that period. The systematic paleobotanical study of the petrified tree trunks and fossilised leaves enables the determination of the genus and species of the plants that made up the forest of Lesvos 20 million years ago. At the area of Gavathas, in northwestern Lesvos, findings of the oldest known land mammal in Greece, Prodeinotherium bavaricum (first appearance of the family in Europe) have
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