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Ada Vlachoutsikou:
Ada Vlachoutsikou:
President
Biologist - Nature Conservationist
President
Biologist - Nature Conservationist
Ada Vlachoutsikou currently runs a private Austrian business of Socio-Ecological content. Her company sells organic products that support small farmers and action oriented nature conservation projects in protected areas of Greece.
As a biologist with a Masters degree in Nature Conservation she was one of the forerunners in monk seal conservation in the late 80s and 90s. She was the first person to record and estimate the importance of Zakynthos as a monk seal habitat, while being instrumental in the creation of the two national marine parks of Greece: Alonissos and Zakynthos. Her expertise, combined with a second degree in counseling, has always been to create bridges between top down science and government to the locally enacted and experienced.
In areas where environmentalists were unwelcome and even threatened, Ada was successful in achieving local consensus and influencing the next generation to see the value of endangered species such as seals and turtles which were once hated or killed without a second thought by fishermen etc. Sticking to her youth’s mentality of “think globally - act locally” she has often contributed to the exchange of know-how between marine parks, fishermen, farmers, tourism, stakeholders and local government.
Public awareness has been a lifetime commitment, enacted through her work with newspapers, radio and TV. Ada has been most active in Greece but has also conducted projects in America as well as Ukraine, Austria and Africa (Morocco and Burkina Faso.)
CONTACT
email: tatsuada@gmail.com
website: antaconcept.com
phone: 0043 6645058948
Kostas Katselidis
Kostas Katselidis
General Manager
Nature Conservationist
General Manager
Nature Conservationist
is currently Manager at the National Marine Park of Zakynthos (NMPZ) and collaborator of the Department of Environmental Technology and Ecology (University of Ionian Islands).
He has a nearly thirty years experience in scientific research with focus to the conservation, protection and sustainable management of areas requiring protection of endangered species like the loggerhead sea turtles and the monk seals.
Since 1991, Kostas has been directly responsible for conserving the very important habitats in Laganas Bay, Zakynthos and the west coast of Zakynthos. An area that holds two flagship species of the Mediterranean sea; the loggerhead marine turtle Caretta Caretta and the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus Monachus.
From 1991 to 1999, he contributed to realizing the establishment of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos (NMPZ), after which he was employed by the park and has coordinated its smooth operation. Working with both the natural environment and the local communities,
Kostas has practical experience in the conservation of endangered species like the monk seal Monachus monachus. He succeeded in promoting environmentally friendly practices in the Protected Area through Eco-Label schemes, Endorsement of Environmentally Friendly Businesses, Codes of Good Practices, etc.
Furthermore, Kostas is a highly skilled field researcher and data analyst, with strong knowledge of Statistical and Tempo-Spatial analysis. He has published scientific articles in high level peer review journals, with a focus on the Sustainable Management and
Conservation of Protected Areas and Endangered Species. Kostas, through both practice and articles, is scientifically involved with the evaluation of the interactions of Natural Environment and Human Activities in Protected Areas and proposing solutions that benefit both.
CONTACT
email: kostason@gmail.com
Aliki Vythoulka
Aliki Vythoulka
Community Government Relations
Holistic Therapist
Community Government Relations
Holistic Therapist
was born in Melbourne, Australia to Greek parents. She started her working career as a care worker with the intellectually disabled.
In Spain she worked as manager of the Fair Trade Cooperative. Xarxa de Consum Solidari, Barcelona Spain. There she acquired experience organising environmental awareness activities and meetings at the cooperative. She also participated as a member of the board of the neighborhood association Ciutat Vella in Barcelona, Spain. She participated in the founding and organization of the Esperança volunteer group, providing food, clothing, toiletries, blankets, etc. for the homeless in central Barcelona.
Aliki has been working as a therapist since 2001, since 2009 she has been teaching reflexology courses in Spain and since 2015 in Greece.
INTERESTS:
Travel, literature, music, dance, nature, environmental issues, nutrition, cooking, anthropology, sociology, culture, people and song.
LANGUAGES:
English, Greek, Spanish, Catalan, Italian (basic level)
CONTACT
phone: +30 6988010046
email: reflexoholistic@gmail.com
More information:
www.reflexologiaholisticabarcelona.com
www.facebook.com/ReflexologiaHolisticaBarcelona/
Nicole Feied
Nicole Feied
Editing, Legal research
Lawyer - Author
Editing, Legal research
Lawyer - Author
is an American lawyer, writer, editor and researcher in nonfiction (conservation, medical, legal, political commentary, copywriting) and fiction (screenplays, novels). She is an experienced teacher and her works include class and workshop design and production of teaching materials. She has also worked in web design and maintenance.
CONTACT
email: nicole.feied@gmail.com
twitter: @evilduckling
instagram: @nicolefeied
Georgia Cartharis
Georgia Cartharis
Media production
Film Director
Media production
Film Director
is a creative director specializing in video and photography. She is a video producer with experience in television coverage and advertising. Her works include documentaries, short video and a short film. Other skills include photography, web and social media design and material production.
CONTACT
email: stateofgeorgie@protonmail.com
instagram: @stateofgeorgie
youtube: strange passenger
website: strange passenger
Aggeliki Xenophou
Aggeliki Xenophou
Head of Media
Journalist
Head of Media
Journalist
Co-Founder of Ermis daily Zakynthian newspaper created in 1996 and currently Director/ Manager of the enterprise. She has demonstrated her commitment to journalism with ceaseless daily publications over 25 years. One of the few people on Zakynthos who is so close to the island's political and social life and therefore very well aware of the effectiveness of conservation efforts. Her newspaper and radio station have printed and broadcast about the environment on a consistent basis.
Ermis has its own printing facilities and during its many years of presence has developed the cultural magazine EPILOGES and has published a series of literary, historical and scientific books. Ermis also publishes and releases the last week of each year, an annual review of the events of the past year under the title CHRONICLE. Well-known journalists, sports writers and personalities of speech and art write in the newspaper HERMES. The website ermisnews.gr and the radio station ermisradio 91.8 also operate in the same group of companies.
Totis Kampitsis
Totis Kampitsis
Sustainable Agriculture consultant
Organic Farmer
Sustainable Agriculture consultant
Organic Farmer
As a working topographer in the 80s Totis was the first to start organic farming on Zakynthos. Since then his efforts have resulted in the Organic Farmers Association of which he is president. The Union of Agric. Coop. of Zakynthos now has organic certification as a result of his contributions.
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