Kalamata is the 15th member and the first municipality in the Peloponnese in the Blue Municipalities’ Network and also the venue of our first major underwater operation of the year. Five years later we returned to the area to inaugurate our new Marine Litter Collection Station within a series of holistic interventions. We met with all the local authorities (Mayor,…

The viability of the Blue Municipalities Network and the ways of cooperation between the Ministry of Environment and the Blue Municipalities Network were the main topics of discussion of the meeting that took place between members of our organization and the Secretary-General Mr. Varelidis. Mr. Varelidis showed a special interest in the actions and programs implemented by our organization and…

The second meeting of the Blue Municipalities Network was unique as it took place with the participation of civil society and local and central government representatives. More specifically, the meeting, was organized by our organization in collaboration with the Committee of Islands and Political Cohesion of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece and was attended by the President of…

We conducted a very interesting environmental awareness workshop in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration Bangladesh at Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, an area that faces very significant environmental problems both on land and at sea. During the workshop we had the opportunity to present the global challenges and environmental problems caused by marine litter as well as the good…

We are excited to announce a new, very interesting collaboration with the Athens Makerspace lab, the first non-profit Makerspace in Athens. Since our first contact with the Athens Makerspace team, it was pretty obvious that we share common values and vision regarding the adoption of a new culture regarding the environment, in the context of resource reuse, a goal for…

Aegean Rebreath, in collaboration with the Municipality of Antiparos and with the kind donation of PepsiCo Hellas, is developing an innovative program for the island in order to address, through holistic interventions, the issue of marine litter. The program that will be carried out gradually throughout 2022, is added to the important initiatives and actions that have been undertaken by…

Two years ago, we were contacted by Stephanie, the owner of Maris Pearls Co. (based in Hawaii) to inform us about her intention to support the work of Aegean Rebreath. Of course, we could not imagine back then what she actually had in mind. Two years later, we can say with confidence that the support of Stephanie (who is of…

The first results of the “Small Actions – Big Crimes”, an initiative organised for the first time in Greece by Aegean Rebreath with the support of British American Tobacco Hellas, in collaboration with the Municipality of Rafina, the Rafina Port Authority and the Sustainable Environment Committee of the Municipality of Rafina – Pikermi, are already encouraging. The initiative aims to…

We returned to Kea after 3 years to inaugurate the island’s Marine Litter Collection Station but also to welcome the local community and the local authorities to the Blue Municipal Network that now counts 14 members. Despite the rough weather conditions, we managed not only to inaugurate the Marine Litter Collection Station but also to perform underwater cleaning in two…

Following the completion and dissemination of the results of the consultation held in September with representatives of the members of the Blue Municipalities Network, we presented a report with the conclusions to the Ministry of Environment and Energy and the Deputy Minister for Environmental Protection, G. Amyras, during a special meeting. In the past months, our organization, in consultation with…

We were thrilled to welcome Alonissos to the “Blue Municipalities” Network! Although Greece was amidst the holiday season, August gave us the opportunity to complete our joint efforts with the municipal authorities for the operation of the first marine litter collection station in the Sporades. The establishment of the station has not been completed yet, however, the informal operation of…

Recently, we have borne witness to an unprecedented ecological disaster, with social and economic repercussions whose full extent is still unknown to us. The degradation of the environment continues daily, rendering harder and harder. Regrettably, whether responding to forest fires or other severe climatological phenomena, national emergency mechanisms are inadequate in terms of timing and impact. Whether this is due…