The European Cave Protection Commission (ECPC) of the European Speleological Federation (FSE), is pleased to announce that following the evaluation of the applications received, the EuroSpeleo Protection Label 2025 has been attributed to the Speleological Society of Thessaloniki “PROTEAS” from Greece for their Project: Conservation of the Unique Cave Ecosystems of Aoos-Vjosa River Basin.

The prize is endowed by € 800.- and a basic Lamp System from the FSE sponsor “Scurion”.

The link to the ESPL website page is: https://www.eurospeleo.eu/ECPC/espl/ and a summary of the winning project can be found at: https://www.eurospeleo.eu/ECPC/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Eurospeleo-Protection-Label-2025_Summary.pdf

Some more information about the caves and area on the Greek-Albanian border mentioned in the project summary can be found in an article from Spelunca 165 of 2022 (in the french language),