Sustainable Mediterranean Special Issue No 73, Dec 2016 SUMMER UNIVERSITY OF SAMOTHRAKI 2016 Integrated Management Approaches for Biosphere Reserves and other Designated Areas 9-22 July 2016 Sustainable Mediterranean Special Issue No 73, Dec 2016 SUMMER UNIVERSITY OF SAMOTHRAKI 2016 Integrated Management Approaches for Biosphere Reserves and other Designated Areas 9-22 July 2016 This issue of Sustainable Mediterranean is co-produced by the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Venice (Italy); the Global Water Partnership (GWP); and the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE) in collaboration with the Institute of Social Ecology (Vienna, Alpen Adria University) and the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR, Athens). The views and opinions expressed in Sustainable Mediterranean by individual contributors do not necessarily reflect those of UNESCO, GWP, MIO-ECSDE nor those of any other sponsor of the summer University. AddressEDITORIAL of the Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens The unanimous conclusion In addition to the lectures, field visits and workshops, the Summer University participants enjoyed the rich natural of the Summer University was that and cultural diversity and heritage of the island through Samothraki seems to combine all the hiking around the island, tasting the island’s great food and wine, snorkeling in the sea and swimming in its necessary elements to become an famous water pools (“vathres”), dancing and having fun ideal Biosphere Reserve. interacting with youth and scientists from other countries. This special issue of ‘Sustainable Mediterranean’ is devoted The Summer University made clear that Biosphere to the Summer University of Samothraki that took place in Reserves could become drivers of local and regional July 2016 with the participation, synergy and support of development, particularly if the conditions of the many International Organisations, Universities, Academic natural socio-economic and cultural environment are and Research Institutions and Networks, National and Local appropriate. The unanimous conclusion of the Summer Authorities of Samothraki island, NGOs and other stakeholders. University was that Samothraki seems to combine all the necessary elements to become an ideal Biosphere The Summer University was organised as a support to Reserve. What is missing however is expertise and trained the efforts of the Authorities of Samothraki to designate human capital to elaborate and set in action a Sustainable the island as a Biosphere Reserve under the Man and Development Plan to guide the local community and the Biosphere Programme (MAB/UNESCO). Its scope was potential investors towards a truly sustainable future. to train post-graduate students, young scientists and professionals on the Integrated Management Approaches All the contributors to the Summer University and for Biosphere Reserves and other Designated Areas, the Greek National Committee of the MAB/UNESCO having two complementary courses: programme expressed their willingness to support the Mayor, the local authorities and the community • Course A on “Aquatic and Social Ecology - Theory and of Samothraki in their efforts for such a future and the Practice” and accession of the island to the MAB/UNESCO World • Course B on “Integrated Water and Coastal Network of Biosphere Reserves. The current issue is a Management - Educational and Participatory tangible contribution in favour of this accession. Approaches”. The current publication would not have been possible The two courses ran jointly (with common plenary sessions) without the substantial support in funds and expertise and in parallel (in the groups), providing high quality on behalf of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science education to more than 70 trainees from 21 countries. For and Culture in Europe, Venice (Italy) and the Global two weeks the trainees participated in fieldwork including Water Partnership (GWP). We wish to thank them for their taking measurements sampling, data collection, surveys support and their commitment to the “Samothraki cause”. of the views of the locals and visitors, interviews of staff of various administration services, farmers and businessmen. They examined the local social and enterprise initiatives and carried out various assignments and group work in order to obtain a clear idea about the island’s ecological, social, and economic aspects and conditions, and reflect Prof. Michael Scoullos, on its potential, as well as on the challenges of becoming Chaiman, MIO-ECSDE a Biosphere Reserve. The preliminary results of their field Chairman, Greek National Committee of MAB work and group exercises are compiled in this issue. Director, UNESCO Chair, UoA Meeting the Mayor at the Municipality of Samothraki: From left to right N. Skoulikides (HCMR), V. Psallidas (MIO-ECSDE/MEdIES), M. Fischer-Kowalski (Alpen Adria University), M. Scoullos (University of Athens), A. Vitsas (Mayor), P. Pypaert (UNESCO, Venice Office) 2 Sustainable Mediterranean - issue 73 Address of the President of the Hellenic National Commission Table Of Contents of UNESCO EDITORIAL 2 Contribution of the Mayor of Samothraki 4 Joint Tutor Statement 5 Aims, rationale and structure of the Summer University 6 Agenda of the Summer University 9 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM KEY SPEAKERS Can socioecological research help to create a realistic perspective for a sustainable Samothraki? Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Panos Petridis 12 The Preparation of a Management Plan for Samothraki applying the Integrative Methodological Framework (IMF) Michael Scoullos, Philippe Pypaert 17 The uniqueness of Samothraki Island’s environment Nikolaos Skoulikidis 21 Education for Sustainable Development: an important tool to improve the management of a Biosphere Reserve Michael Scoullos, Iro Alampei, Vicky Malotidi, Vassilis Psallidas 24 FINDINGS FROM SUMMER UNIVERSITY COURSE WORK & WORKSHOP COORDINATORS 27 The current livestock situation on Samothraki: An attempt of analysing pressures and developments Olivia Herzog, Sabine Schoder, Anna Solderer, Raffael Hickisch (Tutor) 28 Ground cover and overgrazing on the Greek Island of Samothraki Christopher Baierl, Markus Löw, Martin Wendler, Tamara Fetzel (Tutor) 30 Waste management on small islands: A case study from Samothraki, Greece 33 Dominik Noll, Mareo Perkovic, Panos Petridis (Tutor), Simron Jit Singh (Tutor) Local initiatives and their chances to drive socioecological change: Social cooperatives on the Greek island of Samothraki Sara Skarp, Stefanie Maria Wagner, Aggelos Varvarousis (Tutor), Panos Petridis (Tutor) 36 Insights from stream ecological assessment on the Aegean island of Samothraki: aquatic chemistry and macroinvertebrate community Sabrina Eidinger, Vangelis Mizerakis, Gregorio López Moreira, Dimitrija Savic, Libe Solagaistua, Anastasia Lampou (Tutor), 39 Momir Paunovic (Tutor), Nikos Skoulikidis (Tutor) COURSE A COURSE Landscape assessment on Samothraki: Preliminary steps with a site-based protocol Vassiliki Vlami (Tutor), Hakan Djuma , Ilias Mavromatis, Selim Bayraktar, Stamatis Zogaris (Tutor), Panayotis Dimopoulos (Tutor) 43 Water management on the island of Samothraki Angelika Schoder, Teresa Garstenauer, Michael Hannemann, Ierotheos Zacharias (Tutor) 46 First Integrated Marine Ecological Assessment of Samothraki René Bouwmeester, Georgios Kerametsidis, Sofia Maniatakou, José C. Pons, Maria Salomidi (Tutor), 49 Yiannis Issaris (Tutor), Eleni Kytinou (Tutor) The health care system on the Greek island of Samothraki: First insights from the perspective of local health care professionals 52 Olivia Lange Samothraki Island speaks of itself; An ecological survey based on observations Tuncay Neyisci 57 The need of modeling: Experience from the Samothraki Summer University Antoni Grau 61 Reflections on the two day workshop on the IWRM ToolBox of GWP Danka Thalmeinerova 63 Engaging stakeholders in water management planning in the Mediterranean area: Roles in participatory approaches for water management planning to adapt to global change 65 Steven Libbrecht COURSE B COURSE Placing a place: Towards a place-conscious education Aristea Boulouxi 70 Setting the Vision for the management of Samothraki: Course B participants’ outputs Biljana Rimcheska, Vicky Malotidi (Tutor) Michael Scoullos (Tutor) 74 A mini marine litter survey at the Katarti Beach of Samothraki: Course B participants’ outputs Biljana Rimcheska, Metaxia Makeroufa, Lina Paola Pita Merino, Đorđe Stojić, Iro Alampei (Tutor) 76 Michael Scoullos (Tutor) OTHER news OF MIO-ECSDE 78 Sustainable Mediterranean - issue 73 3 Contribution of the Mayor of Samothraki The opening speech of the Mayor Mr. Athanasios Vitsas, at the public event held at the Cultural Centre of Chora on 19 July 2016, within the framework of the Summer University of Samothraki 2016 Ladies and Gentlemen we have all gathered here today because for the last 2 weeks, a group of people including Prof. Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Research Director, Nikolaos There is no future if we waste Skoulikidis and Prof. Michael Scoullos, representing the everything today in the worst, Greek National MAB Committee, as well as a lot of other professors and many post-graduate students (both anarchic way. Consequently this Greeks and foreigners) are in Samothraki for the Summer choice of ‘’protection’’ is the only University entitled ‘Integrated Management Approaches for Biosphere Reserves and other Designated Areas’’. way forward. In 2011 Samothraki submitted an