Dora Bakoyanni Condemns Ios Developments
ππ’ππ πππ πππππ ! Dora Bakoyanni, member of the Parliament for New Democracy appeared on Ξ£ΞΞΞͺ Ξ€V on 22/03/2023. Ms Bakoyanni referred to developments in Ios that are spoiling the character of the island. “π»ππ πͺπππππ ππ ππππ ππππ πππππ πππππππππ πππ ππππππ ππππππ π«ππππ.” Dora Bakoyanni Please note that this interview was live on SKAI […]
Paid Environmental Internship
To help advance the Associationβs purpose and to help increase environmental awareness and action on the island of Ios, an opportunity has arisen for the Association to take on one person in a role for 12 months. The role is paid and will begin in early 2023. Β Role & Responsibilities Β Local Engagement Organise […]
Save Ios To Sponsor Summer School on Marine Biodiversity
In August 2023 , Save Ios will sponsor the 5th consecutive ” Summer School for Marine Biodiversity “, which will take place in Ios. It will be hosted in one of the two traditional houses overlooking the magnificent bay of Tris Klissies , owned by a member of the Association. Β The “Summer School for […]
CPF ISLANDERS FORUM 2022
Save Ios recently attended the “CPF ISLANDERS FORUM 2022” organised by the Cyclades Preservation Fund -CPF. The meeting brought together 45 participants and representatives from 30 local organisations, from 17 Cycladic and non-Cycladic islands. We presented our experience of building illegalities and unsustainable tourism development in Ios and shared our concerns for its impact on […]
Landscapes of Ios
“What I saw on Ios was a beautiful but empty island”, Angelos Michalopoulos, 04-ΞΞΏv-2022, Forbes Greece Should ’emptiness’ be included as an inherent value or a criteria attribute that justifies the alteration of a landscape?The landscapes you see in this video, photographed over many years by the people of Ios (some older, some more recent […]
Water Resource In Ios
Water is a critical resource for the sustainability of tourism as our island’s principal economic activity. While our islands have significant vulnerabilities to climate change, the water scarcity challenge is rarely reflected in sustainable tourism policy and planning documents as being an important tourism issue. The EU’s Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2000/60/EC aims for a […]
Ios, GDP and the betrayal of the landscape
“Are all these grandiose statements about fast-track, “exotic” investments that will attract armies of tourists and especially high incomes finally ashes in the eyes?” Alexandros Pagoulatos Read Article Here
1st Public Event
On August 12th, Save Ios hosted its first ever public event in the main square of the village of Ios. At the event, the Association presented its objectives and its vision for the future of Ios before facilitating a thorough Q&A session with event attendees. The Association was very pleased with the attendance. Click here […]
Coast line: plot for investors – end to the free access of the citizens
The new bill on strategic investments, which has been put to consultation, gives extensive rights to use the seashore to individuals, legitimizing the ban on access to beaches for the public. This is a problem that we are already facing in Ios, especially in the area of Avlaki Papa, without the existence of a relevant […]
“Window” of alteration of traditional settlements
Controversy in Amorgos for opinions that leave room for “interpretations” of the framework for the construction of high-rise buildings “Window” for the construction of high-rise buildings in Amorgos and Aegean islands, despite the special protection regime in force there, leave opinions of the Central Council for Urban Issues and Disputes (KESYPOTHA) and the Department of […]