4th seminar on speleobiology (November 25-26, 2017, Sitia, Crete)

The 4th HISR’s seminar on speleobiology was  organised within the framework of the Environmental Education Centre of Lasithi workshop “Knowing the Geopark of Siteia, the Caves and the Educational Routes” on November 25-26, 2017 at Zakros village. In total, 23 teachers interested in environmental education for caves, participated the seminar. Presentations and indoors exercises included an overview on the biodiversity of the caves and the karst springs of Crete and animal taxa identification. Field exercises were carried out in the underground river “Oxo Latsidi” with the assistance of the already trained speleologists of the Siteia Caving Group (FORS).

3rd seminar on speleobiology (November 17-18, 2017, Chania, Crete)

The 3rd training workshop on spelebiology in the framework of HISR’s project “Conservation of cave fauna of Greece” was held from 17 to 18 November, 2017 in Chania. The workshop was attended by 16 speleologists, all members of the Speleological Team of the Chania Hellenic Mountaineering Association (HMA). There were presentations on the cave environment and cave biota of Greece, laboratory exercises for the identification of animal taxa and a field work session in a cave at Akrotiti peninsula. The educational material was distributed to all participants and to the HMA of Chania to use it in their training/educational activities.

Production of radio and TV spots for NATURA Themis LIFE.

The production of two television spots and two radio spots by HISR against environmental crime in Crete was completed in cooperation with EyeQ TV productions for the LIFE NATURA THEMIS project of the Natural History Museum of Crete.

Their messages are very important: “Don’t remain silent if you are witness of Environmental crime! Become the voice of Nature” and “Environmental protection is the OBLIGATION of the state and the Right of every citizen“. The first spot is primarily aimed at the general public, encouraging citizens not to neglect to make the self-evident, that is, to denounce environmental crime when they see it and become that way the voice of nature. The second spot is addressed to all stakeholders involved in environmental crime, urging them to be more effective in dealing with it.

 

 

The HISR is participating in biospeleological conference in Sardinia.

The HISR participated with 2 announcements at a biospeleological conference in Sardinia (Cagliari, 7-9 April 2017). The results of the first phase of the two-year program of HISR “Preservation of cave fauna of Greece”, funded by MAVA and WWF Greece, were presented and a review was made of the available data on cave fauna in Greece.