Our new cycle of grant applications is officially open! Submit your proposed project through the grants page, after carefully reading the criteria and instructions. At a glance: Grant applications will be accepted between 2/01/2025 and 10/02/2025. Proposed projects will be given priotity that: operate within one of the CPF’s five Areas of Interest: Marine Conservation,…
A Program of the Cyclades Preservation Fund in partnership with: Αλκυόνη – Aegean Wildlife Hospital Naxos Wildlife Protection Association MOm-Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of Monk Seals ARION-Cetacean Rescue and Rehabilitation Research Center Between the 19th and 21st of October 2024, the Cyclades Care for Wildlife team completed the 3rd round of trainings…
With touching and joyful memories and plenty of enthusiasm from the fresh knowledge, meaningful discussions and above all the potential for new collaborations, partnerships and even friendships, we closed the 4 days of activities of the 3rd in-person CPF Islanders’ Forum 2024 in Santorini (18-21/10), organised by the CPF to support efforts to network and…
For Greek please scroll down. The CPF Islanders’ Forum is a gathering of the CPF that encourages creative dialogue, exchange of knowledge, and the coalition of forces of the civil society of the islands towards joint actions for the natural terrestrial and marine environment that is under many anthropogenic pressures. The organization includes closed interaction…
Dear friends of CPF, Join us this summer for a moonlit fundraiser event to celebrate and uplift our work supporting Cycladic nature and its protectors.On the 20th of August 2024 in Paros we will gather on the grounds of Paros Microbrewery ‘56 Isles’ for an evening of good cheer and good giving towards our beloved…
OPEN CALL CYCLADES PRESERVATION FUND (CPF) POSITION: GRANTS & PROGRAMS ADVISOR Application deadline Please send a CV and cover letter in English to admin@cycladespreservationfund.org by 28th of August 2024. Grants & Programs Advisor The Cyclades Preservation Fund (CPF) is a not-for-profit Association established in 2018 to support sustainable initiatives and to promote the preservation of…
Speaking of the sea: CPF at Our Ocean film festival, Athens Concert Hall, 15-17 April 2024. Participating in such a prestigious and pioneering film festival was undoubtedly a great success for CPF. With three screenings and insightful speeches from film directors and our esteemed guests, including our local partners from the Cyclades, we had the…
The Greek complex of the Cyclades is a unique archipelago comprising nearly 220 islets and islands, with 24 of them being inhabited and home to around 115,000 residents. During the summer, this number can swell seven-fold due to tourism. The allure of these islands lies in their world-famous beaches, abundant biodiversity, and vibrant culture. However,…
The Mediterranean Sea is changing for the worse. Fish-stocks are depleted; charismatic and flagship species have reached the edge of extinction; marine pollution and over-exploitation of resources has seriously degraded and emptied the once abundant ocean. This dystopia has become the prevalent prospect of nearly all Mediterranean archipelagos, the Aegean Sea and its countless islands…
Cyclades Care for Wildlife: A new, exciting alliance for the protection of vulnerable wild animals in the Cyclades! MOm Greece ARION Αλκυόνη – Aegean Wildlife Hospital – Πάρος Naxos island wildlife protection Cyclades Preservation Fund -CPF National and regional experts join forces, educate, and encourage residents and visitors of the Cyclades to become their focal…
