Crete, her Olive Trees, and the Catastrophe ...

Because of the worldwide declining prices for olive oil the production of olives as a source of income for Crete is not interesting anymore. Olive trees will be hacked down to give room to new buildings.
Scientists are concerned, try to interfere, to stop the plans.
The reasons may be obvious.
In the information of Mikis Theodorakis' website has been written that Mikis is very concerned too, and wants to start a campaign to save the olive trees.
My friend Ineke, Youtube user/inekemaa (Please, read her comments in this video!) , asked me to create a video about it, to support Mikis, and the scientists.
We ask you to send this video to your friends:
the more people know about it, the better, and a way to make this a news item, and therefore a chance to stop these ridiculous, disastrous plans.
This problem needs to be supported by World Wide Fund for Nature, and all political parties from Greece.
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"A Ray of Hope UNESCO Youth Ambassador for the Culture of Peace"
http://pourfemmes.blogspot.com/
http://www.unesco.co.uk
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Translation into Greek by my friend YT user/Tetrafonia:
Λόγω των παγκόσμιων μειωμένων αξιών του ελαιολάδου η καλλιέργεια της ελιάς, ως πηγή εισοδήματος για την Κρήτη, δεν είναι πλέον ενδιαφέρουσα . Οι ελιές θα ριχτούν κάτω για να αφήσουν το χώρο σε νέα κτήρια.
Οι επιστήμονες ενδιαφέρονται, προσπαθούν να παρέμβουν, για να σταματήσουν τα σχέδια.
Οι λόγοι μπορούν να είναι προφανείς.
Στις πληροφορίες του Ιστοχώρου του Μίκη Θεοδωράκη, έχει γραφτεί ότι ο Μίκης ανησυχεί πολύ επίσης, και θέλει να αρχίσει μια εκστρατεία για να διασωθούν ελιές.
Η φίλη μου Ineke, χρήστης του Youtube/inekemaa, μου ζήτησε να φτιάξω ένα βίντεο για το θέμα, για υποστήριξη του Μίκη Θεοδωράκη και των επιστημόνων.
Σας ζητάμε να στείλετε αυτό το βίντεο στους φίλους σας.
Όσο περισσότεροι άνθρωποι ξέρουν για το θέμα, τόσο καλύτερα, και αυτός είναι ένας τρόπος να παρουσιαστεί το θέμα περισσότερο στη δημοσιότητα, και επομένως μια πιθανότητα να σταματήσουν αυτά τα γελοία, καταστρεπτικά σχέδια.
Αυτό το πρόβλημα πρέπει να υποστηριχθεί από «Το Παγκόσμιο Ταμείο για τη Φύση» (WWF), και όλα τα πολιτικά κόματα της Ελλάδας.
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About Olive Harvest on Crete:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1BqZ67bmFU
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Add from Youtube user/aaz148 :
A month ago I have come across a photo of one the trees featured on this video. The photographer wrote that he shot it while on holidays in Crete calling it the oldest tree in the world (about 3,000 to 5,000 years old). The figures need to be checked but nonetheless the cause of saving them is sacred. He said that they used its branches during the Olympic opening ceremony in 2004.
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But it is not only a problem for Crete, this counts also for Corfu!
(add from Youtube user/Tetrafonia)
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Music: "O Kaimos", composed by Mikis Theodorakis.
(Mikis is from Crete.....)
The used images are from Google.
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More:
(French part of Mikis'website)
http://fr.mikis-theodorakis.net/index.php/article/articleview/521/1/97/

From a Dutch website:
http://www.refdag.nl/artikel/1422734/Kreta+wil+olijfbomen+redden.html

About Olive Trees:
*Olive Trees can reach an age of more than 1000 years.
*The first description of an Olive Tree is from Crete!
*The Olive Tree (Olea Europea) is one of the few tree species which can even bear fruits on rocky or infurtile soil.
*The Olea is known for her longevity and continuous productivity.
*The Olea is a symbol for Wisdom and Peace.
*At this time there are about 30 millions of Olive Trees on Crete.
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About Olive Oil:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XJyOpKl4TI
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I am convinced of the combination of the quality of the oil and the place where the olives are from.
That counts for all products of nature.
Maybe there are places in the world now where olive trees grow, but in less good circumstances, activated though by chemical fertilizers, and other not ecological treatments to make the product cheaper but: without the quality needed to have the trade mark: ecological....
Ecology is the future for mankind, and maybe this could be the key for Crete, for the Olive Trees there.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Crete
• Olive_Trees
• Olive_Oil
• Olives

[Cretaheart]

Wonderful composition.

Thank you Antoinette

You gave us a tender expression of eternity, through this living for ages olive tree and the music.

[FondOfGreek]

Antonis, dear friend, you live on Crete, send Crete my blessings, my love.....

It is filled with Beauty, as we can see here.

[FondOfGreek]

Until now, October 15, I did not receive any reaction from: Greenpeace Greece World Wide Fund for Nature, Greece Dora Bakoyannis (DorawebTV) Mikis Theodorakis Ineke is corresponding with European politicians. There are responses, but not more in fact than: yes, we agree with you. Europe goes on. Crete is still standing alone. Where are the Greek tv stations? To report this?

[FondOfGreek]

Today, November 22, 2009....

The same message as on October 15...

Please go on sending this video into the world.

Do what YOU can.

Together we are strong.

Not to be ignored, or denied.

Thank you!

[decimaquinta69]

Fantastico

[FondOfGreek]

May I ask you... what do you exactly mean with "fantastico"?

[Ilkamy]

Bravo... Evcharisto para poli gia to orea video!

Mou aresi... elies kai elaiolado... elaiodendron.

s'agapo Kriti kai Ellada!

Thanks a lot for that wonderful video!

I like... olives and oliveoil... olivetrees... ;-))

I love Crete and Greece!

Protect the olivetrees! - Protect the nature!

[rafael082446]

No, a la destruccion de tan maravillosa naturaleza, y paisajes, los arboles de oliva son parte de la belleza de esta encantadora isla

[andyrockevo]

Ωραιο χαρτη διχνεις ρε μπουφο!!!!!

F.Y.R.Macedonia ..ANTE ΡΕ ΚΑΡΑΓΚΙΟΖΗ ΑΝΘΕΛΛΗΝΑ ΚΑΤΕΒΑΣΕ ΤΟ ΒΙΝΤΕΟ..

Δεν τα βλεπεις αυτα πριν το ανεβασεις??Η Απλα δεν σε νοιαζει...

Ολοι σταρχιδια σας ειστε ε??Αυτα βλεπουν και οι γυφτοι και περνουν τα πανω τους...ΚΑΤΕΒΑΣΕ ΤΟ Η ΦΤΙΑΞΕ ΑΛΛΟ

[TheSublima]

Des arbres séculaires pour des olives gorgées de soleil !!

Ces arbres, on dirait des sculptures...

Merci fondOfgreek.

[WorldTubeSP]

Wonderful nature!

[Annie0854]

Great work. Thank you.

Καταπληκτική δημιουργία.

Σε ευχαριστώ Σια για το κέρασμα.