Partners
stronger together
The partners of the Amvrakikos Alliance share a common view about the importance of protecting the unique ecosystems of the Amvrakikos National Park and its rich biodiversity.
iSea is a Not for Profit Non-Governmental Organisation founded in March 2016, in Greece, aiming to preserve aquatic ecosystems. It consists of a group of young scientists with experience in conservation research and management. To achieve its goals, iSea utilizes different tools, such as scientific research, advocacy, environmental education and awareness of different stakeholder groups.
Since 1991, the Ionian Dolphin Project, run by Tethys Research Institute, and Italian NGO funded in 1986, aims to ensure the long-term viability of marine mammals living in coastal waters of the eastern Ionian Sea. In 2001 we started to study the bottlenose dolphins of the Gulf of Amvrakikos. Our research is documenting how the local dolphin community interacts with its environment and how human activities may influence its conservation status.
The Hellenic Ornithological Society / BirdLife Greece aims to protect wild birds and their habitat in Greece. Since 1982, HOS has strived to ensure that humans and birds can share a common future. The work of HOS includes conservation and research actions, public awareness and education activities as well as direct action on urgent issues of environmental law breach. The HOS has been a partner of BirdLife International since 1994, thus contributing to the largest conservation network in the world.
ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece aims to protect sea turtles and their habitats in Greece and to raise awareness about the threats and dangers for their survival. For 40+ years, ARCHELON runs conservation projects on the main loggerhead nesting sites in Greece. ARCHELON also operates a Sea Turtle Rescue Centre in Glyfada, Attica, rehabilitating injured and sick sea turtles. ARCHELON is active in Amvrakikos Gulf since 2002.
Oceanus-Lab was founded in 1990, in the Department of Geology of the University of Patras and has been established as the most complete center for research and education in the field of Marine Sciences, in Greece. Its objectives are the monitoring, mapping and preservation of the Greek and Mediterranean marine natural and cultural heritage, while it focuses on the training of young scientists and public awareness.
The Department is part of the School of Agricultural Sciences of the University of PatrasThe agricultural sciences are at the center of great challenges of the modern world linked to the urgent need for producing and exploiting more and better quality of food with a sustainable manner for the natural resources and the environment.
UK based charity Blue Marine is dedicated to restoring the ocean to health by tackling overfishing, one of the world’s biggest environmental problems. This dynamic charity is working all over the world to protect huge areas of ocean and restore marine biodiversity. In the coming decade Blue Marine aims to see at least 30 per cent of the ocean protected, and the other 70 per cent sustainably managed.
Amvrakikos Alliance partners
