Another 8,000 alder seedlings in development phase on Andros Island for the restoration of the island’s forests

More than 8,000 alder seedlings, germinated and developed at the Agricultural University of Athens, were transported and are now at Agadaki Estate (Apoikia Village) of Kaireios Library, where they will remain until the end of the year, in order to further grow and to get accustomed to the island's conditions. They will then be used for the restoration of the alder forests at Vori and Lefka. The transplantation work at the Agadaki estate was carried out under the supervision of the Agricultural University of Athens and the Kaireios Library, in collaboration with the local team of the project by the Municipality of Andros. [envira-gallery id="1022"]
Read More

Thorns and strawflowers, an painting exhibition on landscapes of Andros Island

The Kaireios Library presents the exhibition by Yianna Andreadis with paintings and drawings inspired by the landscapes and phrygana of Andros Island. The visual performance of nature's energy is an issue that Yianna Andreadis explores in her work, during her artistic career, in connection with her travel experiences. The African savannah, the Namibian desert, the legendary for painting Mont Sainte Victoire in France, the ocean in the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific or the Aegean Seas are some of her painting stations. She has been visiting Andros for fifteen years and had as her base Korthi, and the summer dry landscape of the island is what inspires her. The shades of yellow ocher, the special dry stones, the richness of the bare landscape. The blacksmiths, the greek spinh spurge, the Jerusalem…
Read More

Participation of LIFE Andros Park in the action “Blue Flag Mediterranean Clean-up Week” on Andros Island

The local project team participated in the beach cleanings that took place on Thursday, 6 July, on Andros Island in the framework of the campaign “Blue Flag Mediterranean Clean-up Week” by the Municipality of Andros, the Andros Port Authority, the Association of Volunteer Firefighters of Andros, the Andros and Korthi Yacht Clubs, the Women's Association of Korthi, the LIFE Andros Park project and the Batsi Voluntary Cultural Group. The team participated in the beach cleaning that took place in Batsi. On the same day cleanings took place at the beaches of Chora and Korthi. One of the objectives of the project is the removal of plastic waste from the natural environment of the marine protected species that the island hosts, thus its members participate and assist every relevant effort that…
Read More

Thematic newsletter: Mediterranean Monk Seals of Andros Island

Due to its proximity to Gyaros Island, home to one of the largest Mediterranean monk seal subpopulations in the Mediterranean Sea, the island of Andros has a great potential to be an important area for the conservation of the Mediterranean monk seal in Greece. Within the framework of the project LIFE Andros Park efforts were initiated to accurately evaluate the status of the Mediterranean monk seal at the island of Andros. This thematic newsletter includes interesting information about the findings of researchers concerning seals, where they are found at the island of Andros and how they use the wider part of Northern Cyclades. Newsletter  
Read More