Environment

The state cannot determine how much groundwater is actually pumped, according to research published on Friday by the investigative reporting network (Ciren). The research, drawing on data from the water ...

House speaker Annita Demetriou called on Friday for stronger support for Cypriot fishermen during a meeting with European Fisheries Commissioner Costas Kadis. Demetriou said she hoped the forthcoming EU policy ...

A tourism-led environmental initiative launched in Cyprus will expand to Greece this year, bringing businesses and organisations from both countries together for a cross-border clean-up campaign on September 25, 2026. ‘Tourism Cares: ...

By Sara Mariza Vryonidi For one week in September, Limassol is being asked to do something that does not always come naturally to a fast-growing city: slow down, look around ...

Waste treatment in Cyprus is a ‘ticking time bomb’, MPs heard on Thursday as officials admitted that the system in place can barely cope. Officials from the Environment Department described ...

By Emilios Charalambous, Ralf Bernaba (intern), Iliana Terry (intern) Have you ever thought of the lifecycle of your office chair? Funnily enough, it’s rather straight forward – once the raw ...

Three big cleanups with City Friends Club on September 19, 2026, from 8am This September, volunteers across Cyprus are invited to spend one morning making a visible difference in their cities. City ...

Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (CYMEPA) secretary general Michalis Iereidis has called on the public to take part in a survey examining how communities view shipping’s green and digital ...

Stricter measures to protect Limassol bay were called for by the Federation of Environmental Organisations of Cyprus (Opok) on Monday, which demanded a “immediate, coordinated and scientifically documented response” to ...

Researchers are designing AI-powered virtual cities to help authorities predict street-level pollution and act where it is needed most. By Anthony King In cities, air pollution can vary sharply from ...

As Switzerland struggles to contain the shrinking of its glaciers, researchers are conducting an unusual experiment in the Alps to ​see whether one of its less valued natural resources can ...

Mazotos residents will demand the complete scrapping of plans for a desalination plant in the area during a meeting with Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis on Wednesday. The Mazotos community council ...

Coral reefs are experiencing bleaching events so ​frequently that they no longer have time to recover before the next one strikes, with global coral cover ‌now well below normal levels ...

The third vulture chick born in Cyprus this year has been successfully ringed, marking another step in efforts to conserve the endangered species, authorities said on Thursday. Meanwhile, GPS tracking ...

A male moufflon was filmed drinking water as a fox cautiously approached it in a rare encounter captured by the game and fauna service. The moufflon continued drinking without appearing ...

Bathing water quality “remains excellent”, the environment department insisted on Friday, despite recent reports of foam in the sea off Limassol and complaints over sewage discharges from the wastewater plant ...

The union of municipalities has again warned they cannot commit to the rollout of the pay-as-you-throwscheme, reiterating that key funding and infrastructure issues remain unresolved before the planned launch at ...

A €245,000 contract was signed on Thursday for the construction of a new environmental centre at Larnaca’s salt lakes, within the Natura 2000 protected area. The project, co-funded by the EU ...

Additional measures to strengthen inspections and improve the response to marine pollution were agreed on Thursday following a broad meeting in Limassol, as Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis insisted Cyprus’ ...

The Faros beach initiative group in a statement on Tuesday denounced what it described as an “unacceptable situation” at Faros beach in Pervolia, claiming that an abandoned restaurant had turned ...

Europe’s worsening drought is already disrupting agriculture, inland transport and energy production, Morningstar DBRS has reported, with the warning carrying particular significance for water-stressed Cyprus and its climate-sensitive sectors ...

The deputy mayor of Ineia, Yiangos Tsivikos’ proposal for an organised beach at Lara has come under renewed criticism on Monday after the illegal placement of umbrellas, sunbeds and tents ...

A “weird slime” was reported floating in the sea in Limassol over the past few days, prompting the Ecologists Movement’s Limassol district chairman, Andreas Mavrikios, to call on those ...

The environmentalists’ union (Opok) voiced strong anger on Thursday after bathers set up umbrellas and tents on the protected Lara bay in Akamas, a day after images of the breach ...