To date we have certainly seen visitors from abroad taking the initiative for coast and sea cleanups. What we have not encountered, though, are travelers who are in our country to clean beaches during their tour in Greece and, in fact, during their entire stay in Greece. From the first moment they were in Greece, Ralf and Tina, members of…

The largest island of the Cyclades, Naxos, has joined the network of islands that host Marine Litter Collection Stations, as part of the Aegean Rebreath initiative, implemented with the donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation-SNF. The upcoming cooperation was confirmed during our visit to Naxos while meeting with the Mayor of Naxos and the Small Cyclades, Dimitris Lianos. During this…

We “returned” to Antiparos, for an online discussion with the active local community of the island. With the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation-ISN and in collaboration with the Antiparos Women’s Association, we organized an online workshop with the participation of representatives of the Municipality, civil society and the fishing community. The extremely interesting presentations and the discussion that followed,…

In September 2019, our organization, in the context of expanded actions on the island of Syros, collected a sample of sediment from the port of Syros, which was handed over to the Hellenic Center for Marine Research for geochemical analysis and extraction of results. Since then, and based on the results, Aegean Rebreath has not taken a public position, as…

In the context of preparing for our return to the field of action as soon as the pandemic conditions permit, we had the pleasure to have an online meeting with the Deputy Minister of Environment, Mr. Amyras. The work and goals of Aegean Rebreath were in the epicentre of our discussion with a focus on our Marine Litter Collection Stations’…

Beginning of February and our visits to Syros and Tinos and our Marine Litter Collection Stations made us happy as we came across some highly engaged communities and remarkable results, despite the current circumstances. During our stop in Syros, we met with representatives from the University of the Aegean, where we got an update over the research conducted by the…

January’s last weekend has been both extremely difficult and quite fruitful as the boat itineraries posed numerous obstacles to our visit to Santoniri and Anafi. Nevertheless, we had the chance to establish our cooperation with both islands and plan a series of essential forthcoming activities. Our trip agenda started with a meeting at the Municipality of Thira with representatives of…

Τraining and dissemination of knowledge and findings, constitute one of the main priorities of our organization. Within this context and with great joy we concluded our series of lectures on environmental democracy and the need for a new approach to face the environmental crisis. As Aegean Rebreath, we had the great opportunity of contributing to the post graduate program Communication…

Two days after our trip in Corfu island we visited the area of Rafina to discuss with the local stakeholders on the implementation of a complex and challenging project! A project that foresees the establishment of the first marine litter collection station in Attica region and more specifically at the second largest port zone. A project that will include a…

The beginning of 2021 found the representatives of our organization in the island of Corfu for just six hours! Through this short trip, Aegean Rebreath and the representatives of the Municipality of Central Corfu aimed at finalizing the consultation that started last May concerning the installation of the first marine waste collection station in the island! We were really happy…

2020 has been a year with many challenges for people everywhere. However, we do feel an obligation to recount all the good work we have done throughout the year, with an eye to thanking all our supporters, partners and volunteers! Our achievements over the past year are bookmarked by setting up new marine litter collection stations through new municipal and…

Aegean Rebreath is conducting a unique survey that has never been implemented before in Greece! This survey focuses on the challenges and the problems in regard to the implementation of the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) 2019/904/EE. Greece is currently in the process of incorporating the directive into national law; however in Aegean Rebreath we know that there are still no…