In mid-July Nina Schnabel, a frequent visitor and lover of Greece, approached our organization to present another challenge- that of confronting the critical problem of the use of bottled water. An issue impacting all of Greece’s islands, especially during the summer when their consumption needs multiply due to the increasing numbers of visitors. Aegean Rebreath first mobilized the members of…

Once again, a pilot project that is implemented for the first time in Greece proves to be effective and promising! “Recycle your Sail”, a program developed in Santorini in collaboration with the Municipal Port Fund of Thira and the support of PepsiCo Hellas, is aiming at informing and raising awareness among the ownersof recreational yachts and visitors. The project is…

With two more visits to Poros and Lefkada, the program for the delivery of equipment for fuel and oil spills from ELIN to members of the Blue Municipalities Network has been completed. This program, which started four months ago, was based on the consultation developed with the members of the Blue Municipalities Network. Four municipalities located in four different regions…

Recently, we gained the interest of a delegation from the island of Corsica regarding the practices that our organization has developed. The French delegation traveled to the island of Lefkada to attend our operations during the weekend of 16-17.09 and get informed about our activities there in the last years. The delegation consisted of executives from local and regional authorities…

As the summer is coming to an end, we welcome this new season with a great and promising collaboration! Following a sincere and profound exchange of views with the representatives of fors.earth, this collaboration resulted to the signing of a memorandum of understanding. Since the beginning, both parties shared the same kind of understanding about adopting a common approach and goal-setting…

A project unique at both national and European levels has been successfully completed! After months of consultations, coordination and hard work, the Blue Municipalities Network is now established as a legal entity! Sixteen municipalities from all over Greece and two marine port funds have officially joined forces for the good of the marine environment. A decision that was based on…

We were in Santorini to launch a new pilot project on the active response to marine pollution. In collaboration with the Municipal Port Fund of Thira and with the support of PepsiCo Hellas, we are implementing the Recycle Your Sail program, which aims to change the mindset and educate visitors, professionals and local communities regarding the waste management on yachts.…

The two-day event in Santorini was certainly special for our organization and the Municipal Port Fund of Thira. Firstly, because we visited the island for the World Environment Day, and secondly, because we had to carry out 7 different activities and operate at various sites in Santorini. We started with the opening of the ELIN program, which is being implemented…

One more central authority is being added to the joint efforts of Aegean Rebreath and the Blue Municipalities Network for the protection of the marine environment. A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed at a recent meeting between Mr. Sarelakos, the President of the organization, and Mr. Kyriazopoulos, the Ministry’s General Secretary of Ports, Maritime Policy and Investments. Both signatories stressed…

We participated in the 1st BlueMissionMed Stakeholder Forum, organized by the program partners and the European Commission in Palermo, to present the practices and work of Aegean Rebreath and the Blue Municipalities Network. The Forum was attended by more than 200 representatives from various institutional bodies, environmental organizations and businesses, which are active in the environment. We had the opportunity…

We’ve been waiting for this press release for months! It was back in 2019 when we discovered and brought to light the landslide which caused a landfill to fall into the Aegean polluting not just the water but beyond. Since then, we have tried using different ways to find a solution to this profound challenge, working with the central government,…

Our team spent three quite demanding days in three different locations in Greece to implement, with the help of 40 of our volunteers, several widespread initiatives. We started with a mission on Salamina with the aim of recovering abandoned nets from the historical shipwreck “Agios Markos”. The crew of the German RTL was there to cover our mission and broadcast…