CPF is the in-country Greek leader for the Revive Our Ocean Collective – a growing network of best-in-class organizations in countries around the world who are leading the charge and proving that coastal marine protection works. Together, the Revive Our Ocean Collective is building a vibrant community of practice, united by a vision to restore the ocean—one coastline at a time, by those who know their waters best.
Coordinated by Dynamic Planet, with co-founding partner National Geographic Pristine Seas, Revive Our Ocean seeks to spark global change and accelerate coastal protection worldwide by inspiring, enabling, and equipping local communities to create as many new local MPAs as possible. The initiative, through best-in-class ocean conservation organizations, offers a solution to overfishing and climate change to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030.
Building on CPF’s work with local communities, including fishing associations, diving centers, municipalities, local marine businesses and environmental associations, the Revive Our Ocean Collective is an opportunity to exchange and amplify resources and best practices accelerating effective coastal marine protection, to show how creating highly protected MPAs can be a pathway for conservation and economic prosperity to go hand in hand.
Find CPF’s profile, and be inspired by the story of Amorgorama: One of the fishers-led initiatives supported by CPF through a collaborative approach with other strategic partners including the Professional Fishing Association of Amorgos, Blue Marine Foundation, and the Agricultural University of Athens.
Three Pillared Approach
Built on three pillars — Inspire, Enable, and Equip — Revive Our Ocean unites a leading collective, providing partners and local communities with the tools and resources to create and sustain effective MPAs. A combination of top-down interventions to reform policies and enable local communities, businesses, and political leaders to lead marine protection efforts, and bottom-up support to inspire and equip local groups serves communities to create effective and equitable marine protected areas of their own.
Inspire Coastal Ocean Protection
Igniting change by putting the ocean in the much-needed spotlight and inspiring local communities to protect it.
Enable Policy Reform
Supporting efforts to advance policy reform and enable clear pathways for scaling effective MPAs, working alongside local leaders, organizations, and movements to fast-track community-driven proposals.
Equip Coastal Communities
Revive Our Ocean equips coastal communities, local governments and businesses around the world with the knowledge, tools, and networks needed to establish their own MPAs, restoring the ocean and allowing financial benefits and independence.
Photo credits: Vangelis Paravas
Ocean with David Attenborough
On the 3rd of October 2025 a discussion about Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Greece with marine experts, preceded the special screening of Ocean with David Attenborough at the Megaron Athens Concert Hall.
The event was honoured by the presence of the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Event recap: Celebrating Ocean with David Attenborough and Revive Our Ocean – Greece
The Ocean with David Attenborough special screening event marked the launch of the Revive Our Ocean Greece campaign, driven by the Cyclades Preservation Fund (CPF), Greek leader in the Revive Our Ocean Collective.
OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH takes viewers on a breathtaking journey, showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. The celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Through spectacular sequences featuring coral reefs, kelp forests and the open ocean, Attenborough shares why a healthy ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing.
Program
Welcome, Blue carpet and press line
Short remarks by event’s supporters
Roundtable Discussion on Marine Protected Areas in Greece and the 30 x 30 Target
Moderated by Vangelis Paravas, Scientific Advisor, Cyclades Preservation Fund (CPF), with panelists:
Dr Costas Triantis, Chief Executive Officer, NECCA | Associate Professor of Biodiversity of Ecosystems at National Kapodistrian University of Athens
Dr Alkistis Parpoura, Director, General Directorate for Fisheries, Ministry of Rural Development and Food
Demetres Karavellas, General Director, WWF Greece | Representative of initiatives We Sea You & 30 x30 target in Greece
Konstantina Ntemiri, Director, Hellenic Ornithological Society
Michalis Krosman, President of the BoD, Professional Fishers Association of Amorgos “Hozoviotissa”
Dr Maria Salomidi, Researcher, Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Costas Triantafyllou, Regional Manager, PADI
Refreshments, photography exhibition, immersive installation in the Atrium of the Megaron
Remarks by Dr. Enric Sala, National Geographic Explorer in Residence and Founder of Pristine Seas, and Kristin Rechberger, Founder of Dynamic Planet & Revive Our Ocean.
Remarks by Anni Mitropoulou, Executive Director, Cyclades Preservation Fund (CPF), and Maria Damanaki, Former EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Advisor for Oceans 5
SPECIAL GUEST SPEECH: Greek Prime Minister, KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS
Screening Ocean with David Attenborough
Closing remarks by the co-organizers Kristin Rechberger, Founder of Dynamic Planet & Revive Our Ocean, Dr Enric Sala, National Geographic Explorer in Residence and Founder of Pristine Seas, and Anni Mitropoulou, Executive Director, Cyclades Preservation Fund (CPF).
The event was organised by Revive Our Ocean and National Geographic Pristine Seas in collaboration with the Cyclades Preservation Fund (CPF). Important note: Although Sir David Attenborough is not involved with the initiative, REVIVE OUR OCEAN is a proud co-producer of the film.
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