Author Archives: Henk Goutier

The certificate of the EuroSpeleo Protection Label 2023 of the European Cave Protection Commission (ECPC) of the European Speleological Federation (FSE) was handed over to the 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 (𝗖𝗦𝗚) from Ireland for their Project: 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 … Continued

As one of the results of the last General Assembly Meeting of the FSE a new working group was founded – “European Children and Young Cavers (ECYC)”. The Working Grou is chaired by the new FSE Vice-President Christiane Meyer. This … Continued

It is with great pleasure that the European Speleological Federation (FSE) publishes the next EuroSpeleo Newsletter of September 2023. This Newsletter will be exclusively available in electronic form and it will be distributed through the FSE mailing lists, website, Facebook … Continued

The 15th EuroSpeleo Forum took place from 18th to 21st May in Breitscheid, Hessen, Germany in the local Fritz-Philippi school and nearby sportshall. More than 325 cavers from Germany and abroad attended the congress which was very well organized and … Continued

Within the last months a little group of people found each other to create a new working group within the FSE especially to support children and young cavers – European Children and Young Cavers (ECYC). This new working group intends … Continued

Following the FSE GAM in Breitscheid, Germany on May 20th, the team of the European Cave Protection Commission now starts its work for the next 4 years. 17 members from 12 countries form the new commission and their ambitions are … Continued

At the General Assembly of the FSE on the 20th May 2023 in Breitscheid, Germany the new Bureau and presidents of the commissions were elected. On the photo from left to right: Fedele Messina (IT) vice-secretary, Ernest Geyer (AT) vice-treasurer, … Continued

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 2023 has been attributed to the Cork Speleological Group (CSG) from Ireland for their Project: Digging into the Past: … Continued

The current FSE Bureau would like to invite you all to read the following call. At this year’s GAM, on the 20th May 2023 in Breitscheid, Germany, some positions of the FSE Bureau will be newly elected or re-elected. To … Continued

It is with great pleasure that the European Speleological Federation (FSE) publishes the next EuroSpeleo Newsletter of February 2023. This Newsletter will be exclusively available in electronic form and it will be distributed through the FSE mailing lists, website, Facebook … Continued

A massive earthquake devastated huge parts of Turkey and Syria, killing and injuring thousands of people and leading to what could be a major humanitarian disaster. Teams of cavers and cave rescuers form the Turkish Cave Rescue and Turkish Speleological … Continued

The team of the European Cave Protection Commission is inviting every caver with cave and karst protection and conservation ambitions, to join the commission to help pushing forward the cave and karst protection goals of the FSE in Europe. The … Continued