Sunday, August 7, 2011

Volunteering - Protection of Gialova Lagoon - Greece Hellenic Ornithological Society

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Protection of Gialova Lagoon - Greece Hellenic Ornithological Society
International Location

Why we want you
If you are interesting in wildlife, from bird observation, protection of sensitive habitats, protection of chameleon's to public awareness activities, this project is for you! The Gialova's lagoon is the most important southern migratory birds' station in the Balkans. Also, the lagoon is the only European habitat for the African Chameleon.
Gialova which is at the south part of Peloponnese is 6 km away from Pylos.

What’s in it for you?
- gain experience in the protection and conservation of endangered species and protected areas, especially in birds and chameleon
- acquire knowledge and experience in environmental awareness and education on the field
- cooperate with other people who share the same passion in an international environment in a beautiful village
(possibility recommendation letters from H.O.S.)

The skills you need
Highly motivated, prepared to work in hard hours (summer nights, early mornings), team working spirit, responsibility, following the schedule, have experience in working or being in nature. Bird identification skills, such as experience in public awareness actions are more than welcome!

Your time
Minimum commitment: 3 weeks minimum
Duration: 1st June to 30th October
Period: June to October

Who to contact
Rhoda Ludford
Tel: 01767 680551
E-mail: volunteers@rspb.org.uk


Notes
Appropriate training will be provided, supervision and help at all times. Participation fee is 60 Euro. Accommodation: In an organized camping on the beach at the village of Gialova, near the project's area (http://www.navarino-beach.gr).

Transportation, accommodation and meals are extra, but consider that the camping costs approximately 4 Euro/day and that in a restaurant a good and abundant meal is only 10 Euro. Most of the local stores give HOS volunteers a discount of 10-20%. In general, life is cheap over here.

For reference:
Contact Is: Giorgos Maneas (gialova@ornithologiki.gr). webpage: http://www.ornithologiki.gr/page_in.php?tID=2689&sID=187

The RSPB has placed this advert on behalf of Greece H.O.S. For more information please contact gialova@ornithologiki.gr

The RSPB is the UK charity working to secure a healthy environment for birds and wildlife, helping to create a better world for all of us. We belong to BirdLife International, the global partnership of bird conservation organisations.

Reference number: 4488

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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Vassilis Konstantakopoulos - Messinian Hero



Vassilis Konstantakopoulos, one of Greece's best-known shipowners and the man behind one of the country's biggest tourist resorts, Costa Navarino in the Peloponnese, has died at the age of 76.

Konstantakopoulos, also known as "Kapetan" (Captain) Vassilis, had been fighting cancer.

After spending two decades as a seaman and captain in merchant shipping, Konstantakopoulos established the Costamare Shipping Company in 1974.

Today it has a fleet of 46 Greek-flagged ships, making it the largest independent cargo fleet in the world, according to the Athens News Agency.

With the Chinese state shipping group COSCO as its biggest charter client, Costamare set the pace for Greek owners entering the "China trade", which is credited with making billionaires out of dozens of Athens-based operators in the mid-2000s.

Konstantakopoulos - known in Beijing as Captain Vassili - kept ahead of the pack, forming an early joint venture with Chinese interests and building a series of container vessels at Chinese yards considered high risk at the time by more conservative owners.

When China started looking towards commercial expansion in the Balkans, he facilitated a 4bn euro concession deal between COSCO and the Greek government to develop a container terminal at Piraeus port as a hub for regional trade.

After his two sons, Costis and Achilleas, took over the day-to-day running of Costamare's shipping and tourist operations respectively, he had plenty of time to build cultural bridges.

Costamare opened Greece's first golf resort - Costa Navarino - last year close to the family's ancestral village in the Peloponnese.

Konstantakopoulos and his family had spent more than 25 years buying land in the Peloponnese so the complex could be constructed. The cost of the whole project exceeded 1 billion euros.

"This unit was not built just so we could make money," he told Skai Radio in a recent interview. "It took 28 years to buy all this land. Whatever land I bought, I bought there, I don't own any other land. If I'd wanted to make money, I would have invested in other things.