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This month the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) will visit Zakynthos on its boat the Blue Panda. The visit is part of a Mediterranean tour that will aim to raise awareness of the detrimental environmental affects that oil extraction has on the oceans and marine life. The tour will also highlight the problem that plastic pollution is causing for the natural environment.
The trip to Greece is especially important due to the existing threat of oil extraction and research around the Greek coastline. The Blue Panda hopes to raise awareness of the risks to various parts of Greece that is likely if oil and gas extraction goes ahead. During the visit WWF team will host a number of exiting events. Visitors will be able to “virtually” dive the sea and swim with dolphins, there will also be interactive photo exhibits highlighting the negative impacts of oil extraction impacting the environment. Visitors will also be able to board the Blue Panda to explore, ask questions and take photos, as well as leave their own messages in response to the proposed oil and gas extraction and current problems we all face from plastic pollution.
The Blue Panda will also visit other Ionian islands on the tour too.
The visit schedule is:
20-22 July – Zakynthos
24-26 July – Ithaka
28-30 July – Kefalonia
After stopping in Greece, the Blue Panda will then continue its work, heading on to Turkey, Tunisia, and Morocco.
For those who wish to visit the Blue Panda and learn more, the full programme for each Ionian island is below:
Zakynthos: Saturday 20/7 – Monday 22/7
Where: Port of Zakynthos
Hours of action on the boat: Every day from 18.00 to 22.00 (excluding the first day 20/7, when the actions will start at 20.00)
Artistic event against mining: the date will be finalised shortly
Ithaca: Wednesday 24/7 – Friday 26/7
Where: Port of Vathi Ithaca
Hours of action on the boat: Every day from 18.00 to 22.00
Opening of graffiti: Thursday 25/7
* The graffiti team will be created by the UrbanAct artists group https://urbanact.gr/)
Kefalonia: Sunday 28/7 – Tuesday 30/7
Where: Port of Sami
Hours of operation on boat: Every day from 18.00 to 22.00
Concert: Monday 29 / 7- Loutro Beach, Sami (Free admission)
* The concert organises the Open Meeting of Cephalonia-Ithaca against the extraction of hydrocarbons, with the support of WWF Hellas
This is a great opportunity for island residents and tourists to learn more from WWF and to have their say! You can also learn more at our recent Save our seas post.
