We are pleased to announce that the CPF has joined an international island coalition aiming to reduce and eliminate the single-use plastic products from the tourism industry. We have already submitted our joint proposal to potential funding mechanisms, including international big foundations and we will be prepared for the EU Life grants. Depending on available…
We are pleased to announce the continuation of the first version “Pick the Alien” in Santorini in 2019, with a new CPF grant to our partner iSEA. During this first phase of the project our partner informed the local community about alien species while we discussed with local fishers about the difficulties they meet regarding alien species and their…
A pretty and distinctive little waterbird, the mandarin duck was introduced from the Far East as its name suggests. Oddly for a duck, it nests in trees, sometimes high above the water. Mandarin ducks are actually quite shy birds, often hiding beneath overhanging willows and usually only forming small flocks. One of these beauties is…
We are very impressed by the progress reported by our partners ‘Friends of the environmental and cultural Park of Paros Association‘ regarding one of the projects we granted last year, the anti-erosion earthworks and the creation of a Botanical garden in Paros Park aiming to revegetate and enhance biodiversity in a typically degraded area, and proud to share…
Want to know how the first Marine Litter Station in Greece became a success story? Almost a year ago our partners Aegean Rebreath started with the warm support by the Cyclades Preservation Fund and in cooperation with Δήμος Αντιπάρου / Municipality of Antiparosυ and Επιτροπή Ανακύκλωσης Δήμου Αντιπάρου – Antiparos Recycling Committee… a challenging and complex mission! Today, the municipal…
Enaleia organized for the 1st time the educational course about sustainable fishing & fishing tourism – “Fish Smarter” in collaboration with the Cyclades Preservation Fund and the Costas M. Lemos Foundation, aiming to give a full perspective of what fishing tourism is as a concept, as well as one professional fisherman can obtain a license for that…
We are proud supporting our partner THE GREEN TANK implementing the project “EU Financing Greece towards a sustainable future in the Cyclades ” aiming to document and promote the opportunities that Greece, including the region of the Cyclades, has to allocate and use EU funds of the 2021-2027 programming period, which are now planned, so…
We are happy to report that we have now some new businesses on our side which enable more exemplary CPF projects on the ground, such as : –Experiential Yachting supporting the ‘new SeaBin’ in the harbour of Naoussa Paros, –Kanava Hotels& Resorts supporting our ‘Greening Schools‘ programme in Paros and the ‘Me and My Plastic‘ programme in Santorini, and –Five Star…
The awarded SEABIN automated rubbish collector is now in place in Naoussa, of Paros, thanks to the donation of the #CPF and our business partnership with #ExperientialYachting. This is the second SeaBin system granted by the CPF for the Cycladic islands. Many thanks to the Municipality of Paros and to the Nautical Club of Naoussa NAIAS for their collaboration! We are excited…
The environmental and cultural Park of Paros is the endeavor itself of its creation and operation! Find here the 10 years Paros Park anniversary album! The current status of the Paros Park in its present form, stands for the value of the authentic Cycladis landscape and operates as an exemplary ecological sanctuary. We are very proud that the…
