Environment

Cyprus is one of the five EU countries where less than 20 per of the land is covered by forest, the latest Eurostat figures show. In 2020, only around 1 per cent of ...

For one local photographer, what can be seen in the great outdoors makes life worth living, although he fears the change inflicted on it by hordes of visitors With increasing ...

Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla’s most ambitious dream was the creation of a worldwide network of wireless power transmission. He succeeded in building a lab and a massive prototype transmission ...

Less than two years before the government’s proposed Akamas national park sustainable plan is due to be implemented, environmentalists and landowners in the area remain as deeply divided as ...

With a catchy and original title, the No, I am not washing your dirty plate Arts Festival will host its fourth event this month after a successful collaboration with the ...

More Nicosia-based volunteers will clean-up Pedieos riverbed for the third week in a row on Sunday. Four mattresses and a full bath set including a toilet, a sink and a ...

This NMF-sponsored video discusses five new, innovative sea vessels that are cutting down on environmental degradation by using renewable energy. The eco-friendly vessels include hydrogen-powered boats, solar-powered yachts, self-sufficient sailboats ...

World Poetry Day is celebrated annually on March 21 and in Nicosia, Cultural Centre Phaneromenis 70 and poet Alexandros Chronides are putting together a special event, one that is even in-person! For ...

If someone had told street artists a couple of years ago that their large wall murals painted in urban landscapes and on old buildings would some day be commissioned and ...

The uprooting of bushes from a beach in the Baths of Aphrodite area was to give lifeguards better visibility of the sea, Neo Chorio community leader Andreas Christodoulou said on ...

By Antigoni Pitta and Gina Agapiou The University of Cyprus maritime archaeological research laboratory is collaborating with the antiquities department and the department of fisheries and marine research on the ...

It’s no secret that life inspires art. But it’s not always rainbows and flowers. Sometimes real, gut-wrenching, unjust events inspire art. Such is the case with a new ...

In this video, we learn why the world’s tallest mountain just got a little taller. In December of 2020, China and Nepal made a joint announcement about a new measurement ...

Defining ‘home’ can be a more complex task than it initially seems. A house transforms into a home when it’s filled with cherished memories, a loved one’s embrace ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international – in audio form. Presented by ...

It’s been a good while since most of us have been to the cinema and even longer since a film festival took place but next month, world and local ...

The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra has revived its live concerts with a series of performances around the island titled Music from the Theatre of Cyprus, for a small number of audiences. ...

It’s no secret that asphalt, concrete and shingled roofs absorb more heat from the sun than trees, leading to the urban ‘heat island’ effect, and it accounts for higher ...

Bird trapping with the use of mist nets is at its lowest level in almost two decades but the use of limesticks is on the rise, boosted by a change ...

Dali primary school teachers will stage a two-hour work stoppage on Monday to demand the immediate relocation of the two asphalt plants in the area. The protest will be held ...

An installation is coming to Nicosia by visual artist Maria Leonidou, performance artist Lia Haraki and sound designer Yiannis Christofides as they come together to construct a visual and sound ...

In a decision that could have a bearing on Cyprus, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Wednesday that the fact that limesticks were supposedly a traditional ...

Larnaca municipality will install a special bin for plastic bottle caps at its temporary green spot so that these can be recycled. Net proceeds will go to support the municipal ...

With bars and restaurants re-opening, the live music scene is returning. The island’s west coast is brewing something exciting for music fans as the Paphos Music Lovers Association is ...