The Cyprus Environmental Studies Centre (CESC) was founded in 1995 to supply practical environmental education. It is the Educational and Research branch of Terra Cypria, the Cyprus Conservation Foundation. CESC welcomes about 3,500 students every year from schools and universities of Cyprus, Western Europe and the Middle East. CESC offers a wide range of educational programmes and it is situated at Kritou Terra where there is great diversity of plant and animal life and makes it an ideal place in which to study the natural environment.