Environment

A new wildlife care and rehabilitation centre for wild animals was inaugurated in the Nicosia district of Yeri on Friday. “With the creation of new, modern facilities, we are substantially ...

The federation of environmental organisations (Opok) on Thursday called for Akamas to be treated as a single, unified protected area, warning that fragmented planning could undermine efforts to preserve the ...

Construction work on the Akamas National Forest Park is expected to resume in early 2027, with the first phase scheduled for completion by February 2028, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Thursday, ...

Environmental awareness is cultivated from an early age, and education serves as the most powerful tool for shaping responsible attitudes and behaviours. Guided by this philosophy, Lidl Cyprus recently hosted ...

MPs on the House environment committee raised concerns on Wednesday over the planned relocation of an asphalt plant from Dhali to Mitsero, citing possible effects on public health and the ...

Cyprus will test insulation made from dead seagrass collected on Limassol beaches as part of a four-year European project to develop building materials from marine waste, researchers announced on Monday. ...

Inspired by nature, EU-funded researchers have developed a system that uses sunlight and water to produce green hydrogen, potentially opening a new route to producing and storing renewable energy locally. ...

The Cyprus-wide clean-up campaign “Let’s Do It!” 2026 will conclude with a celebration at the Athalassa forest park in Nicosia on Sunday. The public event will start at 9.30am and ...

Environmentalists have called on the cabinet to refuse a planning permit for a monastery built without permission in the Cape Greco protected area. The ecologists urged the government to reject ...

The European Union imported €11.4 billion worth of solar panels, biofuels and wind turbines in 2025, while exports of the same products totalled €4.6 billion, according to figures published by Eurostat. The data ...

The European Commission is investing more than €390 million in 135 new climate and environmental projects, including two initiatives in Cyprus aimed at protecting wildlife and strengthening biodiversity conservation. The projects, selected ...

By Ileana Nicholson Every year, thousands of volunteers across Cyprus put on gloves, grab trash bags and head out to our beaches, forests, parks and neighborhoods. Collecting tons of waste ...

Cyprus recycled just 27.8 per cent of its plastic packaging waste in 2024, placing it among the EU countries with the lowest recycling rates, according to Eurostat figures published on Thursday. The ...

The Vision emphasizes the European Commission’s commitment to addressing challenges of the Common Fisheries Policy through better implementation and makes no reference to reforming the regulation. The strategy also ...

Vine growers in Troodos have sounded the alarm over the future of vineyards in the Pitsillia area, calling on Monday for financial support from the state to counterbalance the damage ...

World leaders, diplomats and nature experts gather in Armenia this week to assess lagging efforts to halt biodiversity loss, with countries off track on most global targets and divisions over ...

What happens when the state entrusts a local authority with the responsibility of protecting the environment, without providing it with the necessary powers, staff or financial resources to fulfil that ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday says he believes the European Commission “has grasped” the need to suspend the implementation of the EU’s new emissions trading system, known as ETS2, ...

Almost half of Cyprus households could be at risk of poverty by the end of the century, as increasingly severe heatwaves and droughts threaten incomes and deepen inequality, according to ...

Reforestation, guerrilla gardening, sustainable mobility, fighting pollution and creating greener, more inclusive public spaces: a new grassroots initiative is taking shape in Limassol to make Cyprus a more liveable island. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday stressed that he will attend the Cop31 climate summit, which will take place in the Turkish Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya next month, despite Turkey ...

In the Bolivian Altiplano, where rising fuel costs are threatening farmers’ livelihoods, local resident Etson Machaca built a small plant that turns plastic bags, old tires and used oil into ...

Six vultures have died and another has been seriously injured in incidents involving electricity poles in the Korfi area, with the Game and Fauna Service warning that the risks had ...

The Environmental Movement on Friday called for an immediate halt to environmentally damaging projects in Akamas, demanding accountability from those responsible and stronger protection for the peninsula. “The Audit Office’...