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WELCOME NOTE

IN THE TIMELESS beauty of the Cyclades, where sun-
bleached stone meets deep blue sea, the soul of Greece
Guardians breathes through both its people and its wildlife. It’s
a land of rare species, ancient rhythms, and fragile
of the Wild ecosystems—all at risk from modern pressures. Against
this backdrop, a powerful partnership took root in 2024:
Empiria Group, a leader in elevated hospitality, became
the key sponsor of the Cyclades Preservation Fund’s
Empiria Group’s (CPF) Cyclades Care for Wildlife initiative in Santorini.

support of Cyclades This sponsorship was not just financial support. It was
a quiet, potent affirmation of Empiria’s deeper purpose:
Care for Wildlife—in to nurture joy while protecting the very essence of place.
Over four transformative days in October 2024, the CPF
collaboration with the Islanders’ Forum unfolded at Vedema Resort in Santorini
where the landscapes themselves seemed to echo the
Cyclades Preservation mission. Coordinated by CPF with the expertise of four
Fund (CPF)—as a renowned environmental organizations (Alkyoni Wildlife
Hospital, Naxos Wildlife Protection Association, ARION
reflection of our Cetacean Rescue Center, and MOm for monk seals), this
enduring commitment

to sustainability.

Participants of the CPF
Islanders’ Forum enjoying
a guided tour through FROM OBSERVATION TO ACTION: A MODEL FOR LOCAL
Santorini—celebrating
community, connection, and EMPOWERMENT
a shared commitment to In Santorini, the CPF program began with high-level
preserving the Cyclades. conversations—meetings between environmental experts
and local authorities, including the Port Authority and the
Municipality. These conversations led to the establishment
of wildlife rescue protocols and helped address the troubling
initiative trained residents and visitors alike to become issue of illegal bird trafficking, particularly of songbirds
first responders for wildlife emergencies. For all of us at like finches. These are not abstract conversations; they
Empiria Group, this wasn’t a one-off gesture. It is one are the groundwork of systemic change, sensitively
branch in a growing tree of environmental and cultural supported by our decision to platform this issue within
stewardship. As outlined in our latest Impact Report, the prestigious Islanders’ Forum. On the ground, Cyclades
the Empiria's sustainability vision extends far beyond Care for Wildlife members conducted local investigations,
the boundaries of its properties. It’s a systemic, layered uncovering active cases of illegal bird trapping and
approach that considers community engagement, reporting them to authorities. Just days later, the impact
biodiversity protection, and meaningful partnerships was already measurable. Participants were engaged, alert,
as essential to redefining the art of elevated hospitality. and prepared to intervene.

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