Section ENVIRONMENT
TOPIC

MANAGEMENT BODY OF LAKE PAMVOTIS

Actions to Inform and Raise Citizens' Awareness for the Protection of the Environment

Information-awareness is a key responsibility of the Pamvotida Lake Management Agency of Ioannina (N.4519 FEK25/20.02.2018, article 4, par.1c), within the framework of which every year various information-awareness actions are organized for school groups and the local community . Information-awareness can contribute decisively to redefining the relationship between man and the natural environment, but also to the active participation of citizens in environmental issues and in particular in the problems faced by the lake. The aim of the environmental information-awareness programs is, through constant contact with the lake's ecosystem, as well as the acquisition of knowledge and skills, to gradually shape what we call environmental consciousness. In particular, the objectives pursued are:

  • Acquaintance - interpretation of the Pamvotida Lake ecosystem
  • Familiarity - familiarity with basic concepts such as Protected Areas, ecosystem, biodiversity, water cycle, protection and management, phenomenon of eutrophication.
  • Familiarity with the multiple values of Pamvotida Lake (biological, fishing, irrigation, recreational, educational, scientific, flood control, etc.)
  • Update on the pressures faced by the Pamvotida lake ecosystem.

The Pamvotida Lake Management Agency of Ioannina, through its environmental information-awareness programs, addresses school groups, students, visitors of all ages from Greece and abroad, as well as citizens of the local community.

January 2019 - October 2019 (10 months)

The Pamvotida Lake Management Body of Ioannina (F.D.L.P.I.) is a Legal Entity of Private Law, of a non-profit nature, supervised by the Minister of Environment and Energy (MINE) and managed by a 7-member Board of Directors. Purpose of the F.D.L.P.I. is the preservation of the natural ecosystem, the restoration and maintenance of the ecological balance of Pamvotida while simultaneously developing activities that harmonize with the natural environment and adopt the principle of sustainability. Therefore, information-awareness is a primary concern of the F.D.L.I.P.I., as it can contribute decisively to the redefinition of the relationship between man and the natural environment, but also to the active participation of citizens in environmental issues and in particular in the problems that facing the lake.

Information and activities are approached according to age, interests and available time. Emphasis is placed on the human-nature relationship, on the active participation of the students while simultaneously stimulating all the senses (touch, hearing, sight, smell, taste) and on contact with the natural environment. Environmental information-awareness programs include lake ecosystem interpretation in the field, bird observation-identification, ppt presentations, discussions, documentaries, constructions, painting and environmental games on the theme of the lake and its biodiversity, etc.

The school units have the possibility to choose between the environmental programs carried out either in the school units or in the infrastructures of the F.D.L.P.I. The infrastructures that F.D.L.P.I. has completed and uses for the needs of information and awareness are the Lake Pamvotida Information Center on the Island of Ioannina, as well as the "Lake Pamvotida Ecosystem Interpretation Park" in the Botanical area of Ioannina. in some cases the programs are adapted according to the age of the students.

Also, the F.D.L.P.I. participates every year in a number of events related to getting to know the environment and biodiversity of the area, its protection, the development of environmental awareness and informing the public.

Finally, the F.D.L.P.I. has completed a wealth of printed and digital material to support the information-awareness actions (Booklet-guide for the Lake Pamvotida Protected Area, educational suitcase, posters, brochures, Documentary "Lake Pamvotida a sanctuary of life and nature", Documentary "Fishing" on the traditional ways of fishing, mobile exhibition).

We cooperate with a multitude of public and private entities, with whom we share a common vision with the aim of creating active citizens and protecting and enhancing the environment. These include:

  • Hellenic Ornithological Society
  • Silversmith Museum of Ioannina (Piraeus Group Cultural Foundation)
  • University of Ioannina
  • Epirus Region
  • Municipality of Ioannito
  • Nautical Club of Ioannina
  • Bodies of Management of Protected Areas of Epirus etc.

The staff of F.D.L.I.P., who have many years of experience in environmental interpretation and the implementation of environmental information and awareness-raising actions, participate in the environmental awareness and information actions, as well as a number of F.D.L.I. volunteers. P.I.

Municipality of Ioannina (At the Agency's facilities or in areas granted to us by other Agencies or the Municipality of Ioannito)

From January 2019 to October 2019, it is estimated that 2,959 students of all ages were informed of the actions and events for Lake Pamvotida. At the same time, both in the guided tours at the Information Center and in the other actions of the F.D.L.I.P.I. hundreds of residents of Ioannina, as well as visitors to the area, were informed about the Protected Area.

Sensitized and active citizens, who understand environmental problems and are able to contribute to their solution.