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Action E: Public Awareness Action E: Public Awareness 1. Progress Action E includes the following activities: E1: Production of printed, photographic and electronic informative material on the project E2: On-site free bird watching for visitors with the assistance of trained staff /visit to schools/wardening E3: Media work Action E is considered by the SPP as one of the most importance actions for the success of the LIFE project. During the first three moths a specific working plan for the implementation of Action E for four years was prepared including activities that have been already mentioned in the project proposal as well as activities that had not been foreseen. For example, one moth after the official start of the project (August 2002) the SPP used the opportunity given by the call for reed cutting/collection, to initiate a continuous flow of information with the local communities: a two- page leaflet was produced, in layman’s terms, on the LIFE project. This leaflet was distributed to local people that attended the four meetings held at three villages (Karyes, Mikrolimni and Pyli) and at the Town hall (Lemos). The leaflet was also fixed on the information boards of the villages, together with a poster advertising the call for reed cutting. This activity had not been foreseen in the initial project proposal however, it was considered as a necessary step in order to introduce the LIFE project activities in the area. Until now the Public Awareness and dissemination of results of the LIFE project is running efficiently and without major problems. E.1: Production of printed, photographic and electronic informative material on the project The production of a leaflet in which the benefits from water and vegetation management will be presented -in the Greek language- has just been completed (see attachment). The leaflet emphasizes the positive implications at both ecological and socio-economic levels, of the restoration of the wet meadows and water management. It will be distributed to local and regional stakeholders, on stands in action E.2 and to Information Centres of the area. E.2: On-site free bird watching for visitors with the assistance of trained staff/ Visit to schools/Wardening. The on-site free bird watching for visitors started in November 2002 and up to this moment it is being continued with success. Every second Sunday, two trained SPP staff are placed at critical locations of the littoral zone in order to provide useful information to visitors on the wetland and the water birds which are also actions of the LIFE project. Appropriate equipment such as binoculars and telescopes acquired through the project are also used in this activity. Up to now, the number of people that have participated in this activity is 383. In order to gather baseline information and facilitate the evaluation of this activity, a questionnaire for the visitors has been prepared. First elaboration of the questionnaires shows that visitors believe that on-site free bird watching is a quite useful activity, which gives them the opportunity to understand the Prespa values and the importance of water and vegetation management in wetlands. Remarkable is also the number of visitors who are informed on the actions of the LIFE project through the SPP Information Centre. During the project period, 9,430 visitors have been informed. - Visits to schools The LIFE project was presented to the local high school in Lemos village under the Environmental Education program, titled “Management of Water Resources and Wetland Vegetation” and was - 1 - based on the actions of the LIFE project. It consisted of indoor and outdoor activities on a monthly basis and the SPP staff contributed to its final presentation, which took place in Prespa and Florina. - Wardening Wardening is an activity that has been carried out by the SPP since its establishment. However, in order to ensure that wardening activities are complementary to the LIFE project, a new annual work plan and a new protocol for wardening was prepared. This includes weekly or daily (depending on the season) patrols in specific areas of outmost importance such as the breeding colonies of rare waterbirds, spawning grounds of fish as well as weekly monitoring of illegal activities in all Prespa area. Due to SPP limited human resources, emphasis has been given mainly to the area around and near the wetland and less to the surrounding mountains. During the reporting period, few incidents have been recorded of which the most significant are: a. March 2003: Local people in Mikrolimni decided to clear the reedbeds in front of their village by cutting. The SPP intervened and finally only a small part of reedbed was cut. b. 4/4/2003: A fire started from a field near the lake Mikri Prespa and expanded towards the heron's colony in Mikrolimni thus threatened their nests. Birds were disturbed but did not abandon their nests. SPP informed the relevant authorities c. 16/4/2003: Fishermen became aware that Carp began to spawn in the managed areas of the LIFE project thus expanded their fishing in those areas. SPP wardens intervened and stopped any fishing activity in these areas. d. 6/5/2003: A pelican found dead by electrocution near the Koula sluice. e. 10/5/2003: Α fisherman at their feeding sites in Koula disturbed pelicans. The SPP warden informed the fisherman on the negative impact of this action and the case stopped there. f. During May and June 2003, several incidents of illegal fishing of barbell in the Agios Germanos River were recorded. E.3: Media work The organization of contacts with the mass media and with journalists at the regional and national level was the first priority for 2002. During the project period, several articles have been published at the national and international level, while interviews have been given to the State channel (ET-3) 2. Activities E.1: Production of printed, photographic and electronic informative material on the project • Production of 150 copies of a two–page leaflet providing information on the LIFE project. • Production of 150 copies of a three - page leaflet with information on the LIFE project for the presentation on May 2003 of all the Environmental Education school programs in the Prefecture of Florina • Production of 10,000 copies of a three – page illustrative leaflet in Greek only. E.2: On-site free bird watching for visitors with the assistance of trained staff /Visit to schools /Wardening • Production of a questionnaire for the visitors on activity aiming at gathering baseline information. • Production of a poster containing information on the LIFE project placed at sites where free- guided bird watching is being implemented. - 2 - • June 2003: Cooperation with the Danish Ornithological Society (DOS) in the organization of a workshop in Agios Germanos village involving the SPP staff in eco-guiding, environmental education and guided bird watching. During the workshop, the Guided Bird Watching and other public awareness activities of the LIFE project were discussed and compared with the Nature Interpretation approach. • Purchase of 3 pairs of binoculars and 1 telescope. One monocular was offered to the SPP as free gesture by the retailer. - Visit to schools • Organisation of monthly lessons for the pupils of the high school of Lemos on: a. Basic concepts on ecology; the importance of effective water level and vegetation management b. Preparation of project proposals and implementing project activities c. The basic actions included in the SPP LIFE project d. Functions of the Mikri and Megali Prespa wetland and their catchment basin e. Interactions between human economic activities and the wetland Finally, the program also included outdoor activities and one visit to the Centre for Environmental Education in Kastoria. • Oral presentation of the LIFE project with emphasis on the importance of wet meadows to the pupils of Prespa and a group from the senior high school of Sykies (Thessaloniki). • May 2003: Participation of the Prespa High School, supported by the SPP, in the Environmental Education Program of the Prefecture of Florina. - Wardening • Patrolling weekly managed sites • Winter 2002-2003: Weekly patrolling at roosting sites of Pygmy Cormorants and feeding/roosting sites of the Greylag Geese • Spring - Summer 2003: Daily or weekly- depending on subject- patrolling at breeding and feeding sites of pelicans, cormorants and herons. Emphasis has been given in illegal hunting and illegal fishing of barbell in the river of Agios Germanos E.3: Media work • Completion of a thorough list of names of the national mass media and selected international names (mainly with environmental interest). • A press release about the LIFE project was published in the WWF’s International Bulletin, (15th February 2003) • The article “Mikri Prespa’s wet meadows” about the work of the SPP and the LIFE project was published in the newspaper "Kathimerini" (English edition), national circulation, on the 14th of February. • An introductory note about the LIFE project and invitation for the Guided Bird Watching activity was published in the newspaper Ethnos – Florina, regional circulation, on the 21st of February. • A short documentary about Prespa and the LIFE project was shown on the ET-3 National TV Station on the 28th of February. - 3 - • Interview about the Prespa area and the implementation of the LIFE project activities for the National Radio of Germany. • A film producer from Athens and his cameraman visited Prespa on the request of the SPP in order to investigate the possibility to produce a film on the SPP and the LIFE project activities. • A press release about the LIFE project was published in the web page of the Medwet organization (www.medwet.org,) and in the www.anthropos.gr Internet media. • An article was published on the 26th of June in “DIE ZEIT” Journal, Germany, titled: Pelikane ϋbern Bunker, im Dreiländereck Makedonien, Griechenland und Albanien liegen der Ohrid – und der Prespa – See.
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