Good practice destination Alonnisos (GR)

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pays Greece,
Mots-clés
  • Destinations-in-Europe
  • Energy conservation
  • Europe
  • Solid waste reduction
Date de sortie: 09/02/2015
Sujets
  • Les changements climatiques - gestion de l'énergie et des ressources
GSTC Criteria for Destinations
  • D.10. Solid waste reduction
  • D.5. Energy conservation
Type (traduire par un nom) Best Practice Destination (Best Practice Destination)
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Good Practice Innovation Sheet
                                                
Items Description
1. WHO
Key people and organisations (initiator, leader, partners)

Kiki Anagnostou

k.anagnostou1@gmail.com

Municipality of Alonnisos

37005 Alonnisos

GREECE

www.alonissos.gr

Names of partner organizations (with an active role in the example):

Management Body Office of National Marine Park of Alonnisos Northern Sporades

Mom

Alonnisos Yatch Club
Key Figures Surface Inhabitants Tourism arrivals Tourism nights

64.5 km2

2750

26000 (2013)

  
2. WHY
Reason for taking the good practice action

Tourism-related enterprises need to participate in waste reduction and recycling.

More public buldings need to be included in the energy saving programme.
Issues and challenge  
3. HOW
Methods /steps / tools used (to develop the good practice)

Actions for innovation:

Year of start (after 2009), what has been done (2-3 sentences)

  • The Municipality of Alonnisos is using 90% of its recyclable waste. 

  • The Municipality also promotes the inclusion of some of its buildings, such as the Nursery, into the energy saving programme (Green buildings).

  • Alonnisos participated in the nationwide action "Let's do it Greece" in April, which concerned the voluntary coastal clean-up. 

  • The Marine Club in collaboration with the non-profit organisation  MOm organized a voluntary clean-up of the coasts of Peristera island.

  • The Marine Club in collaboration with the diving centers also organized a voluntary clean-up of the seabed of Rousoum coast. 

  • The systematic clean-up of the coasts by a contract seasonal staff during the summer months.
4. RESULT
Specific/measurable results, benefits  

  • The Municipality of Alonnisos is considered the most efficient Municipality at using recycling methods in Greece.

  • Diving tourism and other alternative forms of tourism are being promoted. 

  • The underwater coast cleaning will be intensified by next summer.

  • Excursions to the water park and the Isle Piperi will be organized from the Parents' Association of the Elementary Schools of Alonnisos, in collaboration with the Yacht Club, to bring the students into contact with the marine park.
Recognitions (e.g. awards)

Quality Coast Awards (2012-2013-2014): http://www.qualitycoast.info

Sustainable Destinations Global Top 100 (2014): http://greendestinations.info
5. REFLECTION
Lessons learned  
Challenges met  
Critical success factors  
6. MORE 
web-references, documents