Accessible information on coastal access, civic rights and responsibilities.
How can a citizen defend a right they do not know they have? In Greece, the foreshore and the beach are common goods of public use, and free access to the sea is protected by the Constitution and by law. This module translates that framework into plain language — and explains what citizens can do when it is not respected.
Fotoessa and the Portuguese partners Impactrip and Aequalitas met lawyer Antonis Sifakis to discuss the legal framework protecting the Greek foreshore and beaches, and the role citizens can play in protecting the coast.
How can citizens defend a right if they do not know they have it? The project partners met Gavriil Kokkinis, President of the Saronikos Youth Municipal Council, to discuss the right of free access to the coast.
Fotoessa announces the launch of the Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts”, uniting Greece and Portugal to protect the coastal environment and safeguard free, equal access to the sea for all.
Saronikos Mayor Dimitris Papachristou speaks to the Guardians of the Coasts qualitative research on coastal protection and free access: “The constitutional protection exists, but in practice it is circumvented.”
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