FYSItires ΦΥΣΗτήρες

Fysitires (ΦΥΣΗτήρες) is a citizens’ movement of Crete who stands for the protection of nature and against the 2020 anti-environmental law. It consists of independent active citizens and members of scientific, environmental, artistic, and outdoor-activity communities. All are united with the common goal to protect the unique ecosystem, of Crete on a smaller scale and of Greece and the rest of the world on a broader scale, from the threat posed by uncontrollable, rampant and opaque investments promoted by the Government and the local administrations in the name of profit. 
The name of the group οn the one hand represents the well-known species of whales (Physeters in English) that lives in the Mediterranean Sea and are threatened by the upcoming hydrocarbon extraction. On the other hand, the name is derived from the combination of two words of greek language, the noun “φύση” (physis) that means nature and the verb “τηρέω” (tēréō) that means take care of, observe and/or guard.