The course focused on stone conservation techniques and provided participants with the opportunity to apply cutting-edge methods to actual sites in the walled city of Famagusta

As part of its ongoing efforts to improve local capacity to protect and manage Cyprus’ valuable cultural resources, the USAID-funded Supporting Activities that Value the Environment (SAVE) project conducted the first in a new series of training courses on significant conservation issues. The course focused on stone conservation techniques and provided participants with the opportunity to apply cutting-edge methods to actual sites in the walled city of Famagusta. As a result, several fountains from the Ottoman period (1571-1878) have been properly documented, repaired and cleaned. Like all U.S.-funded programs in Cyprus, SAVE is aimed at facilitating reunification of the island, including through better protection and management of the island’s natural and cultural resources.