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2 projects · 2 organizations

Latest from Cyprus

Terra Cypria - The Cyprus Conservation Foundation

Mapping and Defending Cyprus's Vanishing Wetlands

Fresh Water

On an island where dam levels have dropped to a fraction of capacity, this Limassol-based foundation mapped every wetland in Cyprus and now fights to keep its rivers and salt lakes alive.

373wetlandsWetlands identified and mapped nationwide
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Society for the Protection of Turtles (SPOT)

Guarding North Cyprus's Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches

Ocean Life

Volunteers formed in the 1980s now screen thousands of green and loggerhead turtle nests a season on North Cyprus's beaches, turning a near-silent coastline into one of the Mediterranean's nesting strongholds.

2,400nestsSea turtle nests recorded in a single season (2020, all-time high)
162%Increase in green turtle nest counts since 1993
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