The world consumes over 300 million tonnes of plastic each year. But when did we start using plastic? And why? Where does all the plastic waste go? Journey through the life cycle of plastic – how plastics are produced and recycled, the many uses of plastics throughout the last century, how our plastic use and…
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…
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…
Promoting the consumption of edible alien species in praxis: we are happy to announce that our partner iSEA created the first recipes e-book for edible alien species with the contribution of renowned chefs. The e-book is part of or campaign Pick the Alien aiming to raise awareness of the local community and all the stakeholders of the Cyclades regarding …
