Progress of Actions 2015



December
24 Dec
2015
Thursday, December 24th, 2015

The island of Gyaros is designated the first Wildlife Refuge in Greece

On Tuesday December 24th 2015 the Secretary General of the Decentralized Administrative Authority of the Aegean signed the official designation of the Gyaros marine area as […]
November
30 Nov
2015
Monday, November 30th, 2015

The Ecological Documentation Study for the establishment of the first marine Wildlife Refuge in Greece has been completed

The Ecological Documentation Study for the establishment of the marine Wildlife Refuge (WR) around Gyaros has been completed by the consultancy company Nature Conservation Consultants (NCC) […]
October
20 Oct
2015
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

The month of October is the peak of the breeding season for the Mediterranean Monk seal

Likewise in whole Greece, in Gyaros, which is the island that hosts 10% of the total worldwide population of the threatened species of the Mediterranean Monk […]
September
7 Sep
2015
Monday, September 7th, 2015

10 pups in total were born in Gyaros for the year 2014

On the 10th of January, one field expedition was conducted by MOm’s Field Team to the island of Gyaros, in order to check all monk seal […]
August
10 Aug
2015
Monday, August 10th, 2015

Continuing the search for underwater trails

The WWF Greece CYCLADES LIFE team is continuing the field expeditions to Gyaros, searching for the most interesting in terms of biodiversity and user friendly trails […]
July
15 Jul
2015
Wednesday, July 15th, 2015

CYCLADES LIFE documentary shootings completed

The shooting in both Gyaros and Syros of the CYCLADES LIFE documentary has been completed. The production company and the director selected, Ms. Lora Maragkoudakis, were […]
June
19 Jun
2015
Friday, June 19th, 2015

Presentation of CYCLADES LIFE at the Sailing Club of Syros

The public event of CYCLADES LIFE took place on Friday the 19th of June, at the Sailing Club of Syros hall, at the port of Ermoupolis. […]
May
27 May
2015
Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

Training seminar for professional fishermen in Andros

On Wednesday the 27th of May, at the small pittoresque village of Pitrofos at the heartland of Andros, the first training seminar for professional artisanal fishermen […]
26 May
2015
Tuesday, May 26th, 2015

Τraining seminar for professional fishermen in Syros

The first training seminar for professional fishermen took place on May the 26th in Ermoupolis, Syros. The seminar was organised by the Development Corporation of the […]
24 May
2015
Sunday, May 24th, 2015

First underwater cleanup in Gyaros

On Sunday the 24th of May, the WWF CYCLADES LIFE field team together with volunteers dived at the deep blue waters of Gyaros. The reason? to […]
20 May
2015
Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

Joint expedition to Gyaros by WWF Greece and MOm

A joint expedition to Gyaros was organised by MOm’s and WWF Greece’s field teams together with a few volunteers for a very special and demanding action: […]
17 May
2015
Sunday, May 17th, 2015

Cleaning of Gyaros beaches

On Sunday the 17th of May, a very energetic company started from Syros with the first light of dawn to clean the beaches of Gyaros. The […]
April
25 Apr
2015
Saturday, April 25th, 2015

Second joint avifauna expedition by WWF and the Hellenic Ornithological Society

During the last weekend of April, a second joint avifauna expedition was organised in Gyaros by WWF Greece and the Hellenic Ornithological Society for the purposes […]
March
30 Mar
2015
Monday, March 30th, 2015

Field expedition by the WWF Greece CYCLADES LIFE team for the designation of underwater trails

One of the most important actions for the protection and the promotion of the natural wealth of Gyaros is the designation of underwater trails. The trails […]
February
20 Feb
2015
Friday, February 20th, 2015

Completion of the structure of the catalogue of Gyaros’s Monk Seals

MOm’s Scientific coordinator in collaboration with the Researcher analyzed all the data collected up to date through the infrared cameras and completed the seal photo-ID catalogue. […]
19 Feb
2015
Thursday, February 19th, 2015

Meeting between WWF Greece and DCLAC in Syros

On Thursday 19th of February, with the snowy Syros as a backdrop, a working meeting was organised at the offices of the Development Corporation of the […]
2 Feb
2015
Monday, February 2nd, 2015

Submission of the CYCLADES LIFE educational activities proposal to the Ministry

MOm’s Communication Officer, in collaboration with the external educator expert, completed the drafting of the final proposal of the project’s environmental education activities. The proposal was […]
January
23 Jan
2015
Friday, January 23rd, 2015

The socio-economic research in Syros and Andros has been completed

The socio economic research that the Harokopio University undertook, for the purposes of the CYCLADES LIFE project, at the islands of Syros and Andros has been […]
15 Jan
2015
Thursday, January 15th, 2015

Working meeting for the Special Environmental Study of Gyaros

MOm’s Project Leader and Conservation Coordinator organized a meeting with the external team of experts that will undertake the formulation of the Special Environmental Study for […]
10 Jan
2015
Saturday, January 10th, 2015

A total of 10 seal pups were born in Gyaros during 2014

Α field expedition was conducted by MOm’s Field Team to the island of Gyaros, in order to check all monk seal pupping and resting caves and […]
December
15 Dec
2014
Monday, December 15th, 2014

Final expedition for 2014 for the mapping of avifauna of Gyaros

The weather was full of surprises at the last ornithological expedition for 2014 at Gyaros. Just a few days before we wave farewell to the year […]
November
5 Nov
2014
Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

CYCLADES LIFE Information Board on Gyaros island

The WWF Greece CYCLADES LIFE field team was lucky and the weather was summary in the beginning of November. Thus, the team boarded Giura and travelled […]