European Speleological Federation - Fédération Spéléologique Européenne

05/03/2025

𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗕𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

The Karst and Cave Protection Commission of the International Union of Speleology (UIS) is pleased to announce the opening of the PRIX France HABE 2025.

The prize is named in memory and in honor of Dr. France HABE († 10/12/1999) from Slovenia (Yugoslavia), Past President of the Protection Department of the UIS (1973 -1997).
The purpose of this prize is to promote the protection of karst and caves. Their natural heritage is an increasingly rich source of proven information on the history of our planet and of humanity, allowing us to act in a more thoughtful, effective and sustainable way for the future of our environment.

You will find the complete regulations in French, English and Spanish on the UIS website by following this link: https://uis-speleo.org/index.php/karst-and-cave-protection-commission

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

From last year the amount of the prize was increased to € 300 by UIS and also supported in material by RESSEG. This year, the Prize will, in add, be supported by CYANSKY with head and flashlights.

Feel free to disseminate widely.

04/03/2025

You can download the full program here:https://www.vdhk.de/fileadmin/pdf/veranstaltung/2025/Program_Symposium_Speleology_in_Authoritarian_Regimes.pdf

In cooperation with UIS History of Speleology Commission
VdHK proudly presents: Online Symposium -Speleology in Authoritarian Regimes
Program and link: https://www.vdhk.de/en/events/vdhk-series-of-lectures

27/02/2025

𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱

The 18th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Wojcieszow (Voy-che-shoov), Poland, September 25-28th 2025.

Pre ECRA Meeting: 24-25 September 2025.

This meeting is organized by the GOPR and GRJ on behalf of the European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA).

During the Pre-Meeting you can enjoy caving, cave diving and visits to tourist destinations. We are preparing several interesting locations.

More information will be available soon. Please also visit our website www.caverescue.eu for last minute changes or send us an email on [email protected] in case of any questions.

Please note the date for the ECRA meeting in your diary!

We look forward to meeting you in Poland!

You can find more information on the meeting in the 1st Circular to be downloaded at:https://caverescue.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ECRM-2025-1st-Circular.pdf

The Organizing Committee

25/02/2025

𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗷𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮

The international cave diving expedition Njemica 2024 was organised by Caving department of CMC St. Michael from Šibenik and Caving society Meandar from Tučepi and the Public Institution “Biokovo Nature Park”, GeoPark Biokovo-Imotska jezera (Croatia). Sponsors to the expedition were The Speleological Commission of the Croatian Mountaineering Association, Croatian Speleological Federation, The Union Internationale de Spéléologie, Fédération Spéléologique Européenne, Aventure Verticale, Scurion and SAC Ekstrem from Makarska. The leader of the biospeleological research is the Society for Research and Conservation of Croatian Natural Diversity ADIPA.

The expedition was held in period from August 4th to August 15th. During the 12 days of the expedition, over 60 cavers from eight countries of the world — Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, France, England, Uruguay, and Germany, gathered with the aim of reaching a depth of more than 1,000 meters, which would have made Njemica cave join the elite group of the five Croatian pits deeper than one thousand meters.

The expedtion could be devided in two main parts. The first part was the pre-expedtion where expedition leaders formed a diving team, transport team and base camp team. In the first part of the cave had to be equiped with ropes, anchor points, hot spots – bivouacs, enough stored food and the transport of more than 250 kilogram of diving equipment to a depth of -934 meters. The second part of the expedition started when the diving team entered the pit and lasted till the last part of the equipment was transported to the surface.

Despite not reaching the magical limit of 1,000 meters, the Njemica cave remains the deepest cave in Biokovo, a mountain that still wisely hides all it’s secrets. The new depth of Njemica is -982 meters.

You can read the full report here:https://www.eurospeleo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ESP_2024-03_Njemica_Cave_Diving_Expedition.pdf

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 (𝘌𝘚𝘗) 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘚𝘌 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘚𝘌 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: https://www.eurospeleo.eu/eurospeleo-projects/

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

11/02/2025

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆

The proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, held from 10th - 20th April 2024, have been published by the Organising Committee for the Commission on Volcanic Caves of the International Union of Speleology.

You can download the proceedings at:http://www.vulcanospeleology.org/sym21/ISV21_2024_Proceedings.pdf

07/02/2025

𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮

The 2024 Cambridge University Caving Club CUCC Loser Plateau expedition brought together 39 cavers from 7 different countries to continue the ambitious goal of expanding the Schwarzmooskogel-Höhlensystem (SMK) and working towards a potential connection with the Schönberg Höhlensystem, which could ulti-mately create one of the largest cave systems in the world.

This year’s efforts were concentrated on two primary cave systems: Homecoming (Heimkommenhöhle) and Balcony (Balkonhöhle). Both caves presented significant opportunities, as well as challenges. Homecoming, located on the western edge of the plateau, remains a promising lead in the effort to connect the SMK to Schönberg. Balcony, while already an extensive system, presented the team with technical challenges, particularly in navigating the 140-meter deep Mongol Rally chamber.

Despite these difficulties, the 2024 expedition made remarkable progress. The Homecoming Cave was extended from 3,442 meters to 4,653 meters in length and increased in depth from 373 meters to 450 meters. The Balcony Cave, already substantial in size, expanded from 18,265 meters to 19,277 meters in length, while maintaining its depth of 581 meters.

Deep within Balcony, the team discovered a large, previously unknown chamber, along with intriguing hydrological shifts in the cave’s geology. Furthermore, speleothem formations— rare for the region — were found in several sections, adding scientific interest to the expedition’s findings. The 2024 CUCC expedition marks a significant chapter in the ongoing exploration of the Loser Plateau. The progress made in both Homecoming and Balcony caves, combined with the logistical upgrades and technological innovations, has paved the way for even more exciting discoveries in the coming years.

You can read the full report here:https://www.eurospeleo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ESP_2024-02_CUCC_Expedition_Loser_Plateau_Austria.pdf

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 (𝘌𝘚𝘗) 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘚𝘌 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘚𝘌 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: https://www.eurospeleo.eu/eurospeleo-projects/

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

20/01/2025

𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲

From April 24 to 27, 2025, in Costacciaro, Italy, the italian Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), in collaboration with Ipogenica APS, is organizing the Cave Photography Workshop led by Robbie Shone.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱.

This workshop is a unique event, not only because it offers a rare opportunity to learn directly from a world-renowned master, but also because Robbie Shone does not usually conduct photography workshops. This exclusive experience will allow participants to discover the secrets and techniques of a true pioneer who has dedicated his life to documenting the underground world.

“An explorer of caves and a visual storyteller, Shone is recognized as one of the most accomplished cave photographers in the world. Over the past 25 years, he has illuminated and captured extraordinary images of the dark hypogean world, with expeditions taking him to some of the most remote parts of the planet, where he has documented the deepest, largest, and longest cave systems ever known. His work has been published in national and international magazines, contributed to books, scientific projects, and major films and documentaries worldwide.”

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝘆𝗲𝗿 (𝗽𝗱𝗳) 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝘁https://www.eurospeleo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CAVE_PHOTOGRAPHY_WORKSHOP.pdf .

We kindly ask for your help in sharing this workshop widely among members of your group and with any speleologists who might be interested.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions to [email protected].

20/01/2025

🇧🇷 🚨Atenção! O PRAZO PARA SUBMISSÃO DE TRABALHOS CIENTÍFICOS foi PRORROGADO!

📅 Nova data limite: 10 de fevereiro
No site, você encontra:
✔️ Modelo de formatação do trabalho
✔️ Tutorial para submissão
✔️ Link para a plataforma de submissão
👉 Acesse: speleo2025

🇬🇧 🚨Attention! The DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING SCIENTIFIC PAPERS has been EXTENDED!

📅 New deadline: February 10th
On the website, you can find:
✔️ Paper formatting template
✔️ Submission tutorial
✔️ Link to the submission platform
👉 Access: speleo2025

🇪🇸 🚨¡Atención! ¡El PLAZO PARA LA PRESENTACIÓN DE TRABAJOS CIENTÍFICOS ha SIDO PRORROGADO!

📅 Nueva fecha límite: 10 de febrero
En el sitio web, encontrarás:
✔️Plantilla de formato para el trabajo
✔️ Tutorial para la presentación
✔️Enlace a la plataforma de presentación
👉 Accede a: speleo2025

16/01/2025

𝙐𝙄𝙎 𝘾𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 - 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮 31

To give everyone more time to participate, the UIS Arts and Letters Commission has extended the UIS Cave Photo Contest deadline.

Showcase your best photos highlighting sustainable exploration and cave conservation.

For full details, check out our previous post or visit: https://uis-speleo.org/index.php/2024/12/06/join-the-uis-cave-photo-contest-celebrate-responsible-caving/

Take this opportunity to share your vision of responsible caving with the world!

06/01/2025

We are glad to share with you 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝟔𝟔-𝟐 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧. The PDF Interactive format can be downloaded by clicking on the link:http://uis-speleo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/UIS-Bulletin-66-2-December-2024.pdf

27/12/2024

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰

We are very happy to present you the new EuroSpeleo Newsletter of December 2024. The EuroSpeleo Newsletter will inform all cavers and speleological organizations about the activities of the European Speleological Federation FSE.

This newsletter will be exclusively available in electronic form and it will be distributed through the FSE mailing lists, website and Facebook and Instagram pages.
You can download the English version of the December 2024 EuroSpeleo Newsletter at:https://www.eurospeleo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/EuroSpeleo_Newsletter_December_2024_EN.pdf

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱.

With cordial regards,
The FSE Bureau, December 2024

27/12/2024

𝗡𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗱’𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼, 𝗱𝗲́𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰

Nous sommes très heureux de vous présenter la nouvelle Bulletin d’Information EuroSpeleo de décembre 2024. Le Bulletin d’Information EuroSpeleo informera tous les spéléologues et organisations spéléologiques sur les activités de la Fédération Spéléologique Européenne.

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𝗦'𝗶𝗹 𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶̂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗱'𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲̀𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶 𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲́𝗹𝗲́𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲́𝗹𝗲́𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝘂𝘅 𝗾𝘂𝗶 𝘀'𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲́𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Cordialement,
Le Bureau de la FSE, décembre 2024

24/12/2024

12/12/2024

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

It is with great pleasure that the FSE announces this year’s call for cave and karst protection projects to receive the “EuroSpeleo Protection Label” (ESPL) from the European Cave Protection Commission of the FSE (ECPC). Since its origin in 1990, the FSE has been trying to promote cave and karst protection in Europe and introduced the ESPL in 2007. Many projects have been awarded since that time.

The “EuroSpeleo Protection Label” is a European speleological award managed by the ECPC and financed by the FSE. The EuroSpeleo Protection Label will help to promote amongst the speleological clubs of Europe, cave and karst protection activities that are designed in an integrated ecological way, taking into account besides FSE Charta and rules also EU environmental directives, the principles of administration of the Natura 2000 sites and the IUCN Guidelines on caves and karst protection.

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆?
The EuroSpeleo Protection Label will be awarded every year to one unique cave and/or karst protection/conservation project. A European speleological jury established by the ECPC Board will make the selection. Any project aiming at protecting caves and/or karst developed by a club, a local or a national commission from a member country of the FSE can apply.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗦𝗘 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹?
There is no need for participation of cavers from different countries, but the application should be a quality project, and the broadcasting of the project presentation and results should be made in a spirit that can be reproduced in other European regions and countries. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻@𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼.𝗲𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹?
For the label 2025 there will be 800.- Euro as financial assistance for the winning project plus, a lamp set from Scurion. (https://www.scurion.ch ) The winner receives a certificate indicating the project that has won the award.

For all information, the guidelines and application form for the EuroSpeleo Protection Label 2025 see: https://www.eurospeleo.eu/ECPC/espl/

06/12/2024

The UIS Arts and Letters Commission invites the entire community to join the UIS Cave Photo Contest.
Share your best images that demonstrate responsible caving practices. We are looking for photos that show:

1. Respect for the environment
2. Sustainable exploration practices
3. A commitment to preservation

For more information:
https://uis-speleo.org/index.php/2024/12/06/join-the-uis-cave-photo-contest-celebrate-responsible-caving/

04/12/2024

The Brazilian Speleological Society (SBE) and the National Center for Research and Conservation of Caves (ICMBio/CECAV) are proud to host the 19th Internat

03/12/2024

After 25 years of photographing caves around the world, I feel it’s time to share my experiences and skills with the next generation of aspiring cave photographers.

From April 24th - 27th, 2025, in Costacciaro, Italy, I will be leading a cave photography workshop organised by the Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici, in collaboration with Ipogenica APS.

“This workshop is a unique opportunity, not only because it allows participants to learn directly from a world-renowned expert, but also because Robbie Shone rarely offers photography workshops. This exclusive event will give attendees the chance to discover the secrets and techniques of a true pioneer, who has dedicated his life to documenting the underground world.”

For more details about the workshop, including the itinerary and how to register, please follow the 🔗 link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17Qwhwv7nSFeJq93_CboXGmDMGmjxf1V5?usp=sharing

Unfortunately places are limited, please secure your spot now - I hope to see you there! 🇮🇹
Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici

03/12/2024

📣 We're really pleased to announce that Hidden Earth 2025 is confirmed! Following the success of the 2024 event, we're returning to Lllangollen again on the last weekend of September so save the date! 🤩