The EuroSpeleo Projects (ESP) Fund supports internationally oriented speleological projects that are open to the participation of speleologists from all FSE member countries and lead to a multinational and multidisciplinary cooperation.
The fund supports activities in the spirit of the Guiding Headline from the International Year of Caves and Karst (IYCK): Explore, Understand, Protect!
EuroSpeleo Projects funds activities related to cave & karst research and exploration in Europe and worldwide locations. Examples are expeditions, congresses, caver meetings, conservation activities and biospeleological research. Media, like books and films are supported by FSE, but follow other application criteria and are not within EuroSpeleo Projects.
EuroSpeleo Projects funds every individual, club, local organization and national commission or federation who belong to a country being member of FSE.
Documents
You can have a look at an Overview of the EuroSpeleo Projects from 2007 to 2022 on a worldwide map with each project projected on it with a listing of the projects.
You can download and read the reports of the EuroSpeleo Projects by clicking on one of the images below. For the older reports you choose one from the lists below.
Projects 2023
Announced projects
- Ultima Patagonia, Chili in January to March
- Expedition NEUA, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand in February/March
- Salt Caves of Mount Sedom, Israel in March
- Tipan Caving Expedition, Zamboanga region, Mindanao, Philippines in March
- Speleological Expedition Kaokoveld and Otavi Mountains, Namibia in March/April
- Biodiversity in Lava Caves, Rwanda in June
- Camp Gouffre Berger, Vercors, France in July/August
- Balkan Speleological Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria in October
Projects 2022
ESP 2022-01 Megalodonten canyon siphon, Hirlatzhöhle, Austria
Diving in Megalodonten canyon siphon, Hirlatzhöhle, Upper Austria. Hirlatzhöhle is Austria’s 3rd longest cave with a total length of over 113 km. The current focus of exploration is at the far west, the far east and the highest parts of the … Continued
ESP 2022-02 Abode of the Clouds Project, Meghalaya, India
After a break of nearly two and a half years, largely due to travel restrictions imposed during the COVID 19 pandemic, the Caving in the Abode of the Clouds Project exploration resumed in Meghalaya. With the exploration taking place from … Continued
ESP 2022-04 Exploring Sa Conca e’ Locoli Spring, Sardinia, Italy
Sa Conca e’ Locoli is a beautiful partially flooded karst cavity located in the heart of the UNESCO MAB (Man and the Biosphere) area of Tepilora, Rio Posada and Montalbo in Sardinia. It is a huge water reservoir of great … Continued
ESP 2022-05 Int. Gathering Gouffre Berger, France
The summer gatherings at the Gouffre Berger (Vercors, France) are organised by the French Federation of Speleology since 2012. Despite the recurrent difficulties of setting up the camp, each year hundreds of cavers from all over the world have been … Continued
ESP 2022-06 15th Balkan Cavers Camp, Bulgaria
The 15th Balkan Cavers Camp was held In Dryanova, Bulgaria from 29 Jube to 3 July 2022. Participants went on “excursions” to the caves included in the program of the camp: Bacho Kiro, Andka, Marina Dupka, near the village of … Continued
ESP 2022-07 Caving Days – Fête Spéléo, Belgium
This unique every 2-year event for cavers from Belgium and The Netherlands took place in the limestone region, near Ferrières on September 16-18, 2022. Also cavers from Luxembourg and Germany were present making a total of 187 participants. The program … Continued
ESP 2022-08 Int. Exploration Camp Lignin, France
The “International European Camp Lignin 2022” took place from July 10 to August 10, 2022, in the commune of Colmars, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. It brought together 34 participants with diverse profiles, aged from 20 to 81, with 26% women, and 8 … Continued
ESP 2022-09 Skalar Expedition, Slovenia
This summer between 10 and 20 August 2022 a caving expedition did take place in Skalarjevo brezno, Slovenia. There were 38 cavers, from 7 different countries (Slovenia, Italy, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Sweden, Ukraine and Israel). Skalar’s Abyss is a high-altitude … Continued
ESP 2022-10 Conference Man and Karst, Italy
Man and Karst 2022 in Sicily, Italy, the International Scientific Conference took place in Custonaci from 12 to 17 September 2022. There were more than one hundred participants of which about 60% came from abroad (Croatia, Libya, Slovenia, Albania, Serbia, … Continued
Projects 2021
- ESP 2021-02 Gouffre Berger, France
- ESP 2021-03 Balkan Cavers Camp, Bulgaria
- ESP 2021-04 SpeleoMedit, Italy
- ESP 2021-06 Biodiversity Georgian Caves, Georgia
Projects 2020
- ESP 2020-03 Morca Cave System Expedition, Turkey
Projects 2019
- ESP 2019-01 Gouffre Berger, France
- ESP 2019-02 3rd Congress Hypogea, Bulgaria
- ESP 2019-03 Serra da Bodoquena, Brazil
- ESP 2019-04 Sternes Expedition, Crete, Greece
- ESP 2019-05 Congress Man and Karst, Italy
- ESP 2019-06 Northern Velebit Expedition, Croatia
- ESP 2019-07 Morca Cave System Expedition, Turkey
- ESP 2019-08 Hochschwab Exploration, Austria
- ESP 2019-09 Balkan Cavers Camp, Turkey
- ESP 2019-10 Caving Days, Belgium
- ESP 2019-11 Chinexplos Expedition, China
- ESP 2019-12 Dao Expedition, Thailand
Projects 2018
- ESP 2018-01 International Youth Camp, Germany
- ESP 2018-02 Sternes Expedition, Crete, Greece
- ESP 2018-03 Colloque Karst, France
- ESP 2018-04 NE-China Reconnaissance, China
- ESP 2018-05 Shan Plateau and Myeik, Myanmar
- ESP 2018-06 Dao Expedition, Thailand
- ESP 2018-07 Mount Sedom Salt Caves, Israel
Projects 2017
- ESP 2017-01 Gouffre Berger Cleaning, France
- ESP 2017-02 Youth Camp, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- ESP 2017-03 Serra da Bodoquena, Brazil
- ESP 2017-04 Alay, Osh region, Kyrgyzstan
- ESP 2017-05 Speleozistan, Kan-i-Gut, Kyrgyzstan
- ESP 2017-06 European Cave Rescue Meeting, Bulgaria
- ESP 2017-07 Int. Female Caving School, Romania
- ESP 2017-08 Cave Documentation Project, Myanmar
- ESP 2017-09 Sampov Lun, Battambang, Cambodia
- ESP 2017-10 Krong No Volcanic Geopark, Vietnam
- ESP 2017-11 Mount Sedom Salt Caves, Israel
- ESP 2017-12 Gouffre Berger Deep Cleaning, France
Projects 2016
- ESP 2016-01 Dao Expedition, Thailand
- ESP 2016-02 Exploration Grotte des Chamois, France
- ESP 2016-04 International Youth Camp, Germany
- ESP 2016-05 Int. Female Caving School, France
- ESP 2016-06 Shan Plateau, Karst Islands, Myanmar
- ESP 2016-07 Exploration Khammouane, Laos
Projects 2015
- ESP 2015-01 Cave Rescue Conference, Switzerland
- ESP 2015-02 Bat Guano Caves, Buchane, Mozambique
- ESP 2015-04 Lion Cave, Crete, Greece
- ESP 2015-05 Caving Days, Belgium
- ESP 2015-06 Banski Suhodol Expedition, Bulgaria
- ESP 2015-07 Int. Cave Bear Symposium, Netherlands
- ESP 2015-08 Kayah’s Tower Karst, Myanmar
- ESP 2015-09 Kučka Korita Expedition, Montenegro
- ESP 2015-12 Northern Luzon, Philippines
- ESP 2015-13 Gouffre Berger Gathering, France
Projects 2014
- ESP 2014-01 Northern Lao Cave Project, Laos
- ESP 2014-02 Leinli and Pinlaung Areas, Myanmar
- ESP 2014-03 Initial Cave Rescue Training, Iran
- ESP 2014-04 Gouffre Berger Cleaning, France
- ESP 2014-05 Speleo Rallye Basilique, Belgium
- ESP 2014-06 Lion Cave, Crete, Greece
- ESP 2014-07 Banski Suhodol Expedition, Bulgaria
- ESP 2014-08 International Youth Camp, Germany
- ESP 2014-09 Expedition Hochschwab, Austria
- ESP 2014-11 Glacier Caving Camp, Switzerland
- ESP 2014-12 Balkan Cavers Camp, Serbia
- ESP 2014-13 Northern Lao Expedition, Laos
- ESP 2014-14 Kayah Caves Documentation, Myanmar
- ESP 2014-15 Northern Luzon, Philippines
- ESP 2014-17 Gouffre Berger Cleaning, France
Projects 2013
- ESP 2013-01 Banski Suhodol Expedition, Bulgaria
- ESP 2013-02 Gouffre Berger Int. Camp, France
- ESP 2013-04 Balkan Speleo Conference, Bulgaria
- ESP 2013-05 Exploration Grotte des Chamois, France
- ESP 2013-06 Int. Training Courses EFS, France
- ESP 2013-07 Lion Cave, Crete, Greece
- ESP 2013-08 Caves of Mountain Athos, Greece
Projects 2012
- ESP 2012-01 Cave Documentation, Laos and Myanmar
- ESP 2012-02 Cave Rescue Training, Tunesia
- ESP 2012-03 Speleo Rallye Basilique, Belgium
- ESP 2012-04 Gouffre Berger Int. Camp, France
- ESP 2012-05 Krubera-Voronya, Abchazia-Georgia
- ESP 2012-06 Balkan Cavers Camp, Slovenia
- ESP 2012-08 Exploration Grotte des Chamois, France
- ESP 2012-09 Expedition Loferer Schacht, Austria
- ESP 2012-12 Int. Female Caving School, Serbia
- ESP 2012-13 Caves of Mountain Athos, Greece
- ESP 2012-14 Int. Meeting Speleo Austria, Austria
- ESP 2012-16 Cave Documentation, Laos and Myanmar
Projects 2011
- ESP 2011-01 Int. Cave Rescue Conference, Bulgaria
- ESP 2011-02 Int. Symposium on Mine Caves, Italy
- ESP 2011-03 Int. Granite Caves Symposium, Sweden
- ESP 2011-04 Caves of Mountain Athos, Greece
- ESP 2011-06 Exploration Grotte des Chamois, France
- ESP 2011-08 Caving Days, Belgium
- ESP 2011-09 Speleological Expedition, Uzbekistan
- ESP 2011-10 Maya Arapit Cave, Albania
- ESP 2011-13 Expedition Radohines, Albania
- ESP 2011-14 Kilimanjaro Caving Expedition, Tanzania
Projects 2010
- ESP 2010-01 Nakanaï Mountains, Papua New Guinea
- ESP 2010-02 Supramontes Sardinia, Italy
- ESP 2010-03 Northern Oudomxay Province, Laos
- ESP 2010-04 Int. Cave Bear Symposium, France
- ESP 2010-08 Exploration Grotte des Chamois, France
- ESP 2010-12 Krubera-Voronya, Abchazia-Georgia
Projects 2009
- ESP 2009-01 Houaphan and Oudomxay Province, Laos
- ESP 2009-02 Exploration Grotte des Chamois, France
- ESP 2009-03 Int. Cave Rescue Meeting, Hungary
- ESP 2009-06 Maya Arapit Cave, Albania
Projects 2008
- ESP 2008-01 Caves in Houaphan Province, Laos
- ESP 2008-02 Int. Cave Diving Congress, France
- ESP 2018-03 Remapping the Humpleu Cave, Romania
- ESP 2018-05 Special Int. Journal of Speleology, Italy
- ESP 2018-06 International Expedition, Iran