Wildfire prevention

Our volunteer group conducts regular cleanups of street verges and beaches, coordinating with the municipality which then arranges to collect the accumulated rubbish. Targeted sites have included the verges either side of sections of the main road; beaches on both the east and west coasts; Fidonisi Island by Diakofti harbour; and the small river running through Amir Ali and its adjacent footpath.

Clean-ups around the island

What we do

Expert Talks

Nature Regeneration

Kythera Green’s members are active in environmental and cultural issues on the island, usually in groups
of volunteers coming together for a specific purpose or project; some of these activities are undertaken
in collaboration with other local organisations, such as the Kytherian Foundation for Culture and Development (KIPA).

In keeping with our commitment to a simplified organizational structure, once specific projects have been adopted by Kythera Green, they are run independently by the volunteers concerned.

Kythera Green members patrolled the borders of the still active brushfire last year, leading to the formation of our Wildfire Group, which is now in discussions with the local Fire Brigade about regular firewatching from specific locations this coming summer.

On the cultural front, over this past winter and forward into spring, Kythera Green organized a series of Zoom talks and lectures by people familiar with the island’s present and past, including the last mayor but one who is also a distinguished archaeologist; these talks were recorded and are now freely available on our YouTube channel.

One of our earliest and most successful projects has been the restoration and continued care of Aroniadika Pond, a small but environmentally important site located near the summit of Skliri Pass. Providing shelter to animal and bird life, as well as the rare ranunculus water flowers, the site had been almost completely choked by rubbish and rubble over the last ten or fifteen years. KG persuaded the municipality to move an offending rubbish skip. Subsequently, we raised enough money from our members to undertake two separate day-long cleanups. The pond is now almost three times larger and has become an important addition to the island’s biodiversity.