Environment

The “pay as you throw” scheme, wherein people are forced to pay for special issue rubbish bags to have their rubbish collected, is to be expanded to 12 new municipalities and ...

By Steve Fletcher United Nations-backed talks for a global treaty to end plastic pollution wrapped up without an agreement in the early hours of Sunday December 1. A new round of ...

Wolves in Europe will be less protected from hunting from 2025, after a majority of European countries on Tuesday accepted a proposal to downgrade their status due to their growing number ...

By Jack Marley Cop29, the 29th annual climate conference in Azerbaijan, came to an end on Sunday, and in its wake have come doubts about the UN process for negotiating ...

To many people, both Cypriot natives and visiting tourists, acacia is synonymous with the landscape of Cyprus. Whether eliciting fond memories of its sweet scent and vibrant yellow flowers, providing ...

When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate ...

Cyprus’ commitment to implementing decisive actions against the climate crisis was reaffirmed by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou during her participation in the COP29 meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, the ministry announced ...

A question and answer session with Founder and CEO of City Friends Club, Anna Gubareva What specific projects and initiatives does City Friends Club plan to implement in Larnaca and ...

The European Union, the U.S. and other wealthy countries raised their offer of climate funding for developing nations to $300 billion a year at COP29 on Saturday, in a bid ...

Markings will be placed on a total of 12.5 kilometres of overhead power lines, with the aim of reducing the number of birds flying into them and being killed, ornithological charity ...

Intense negotiations continued until late on Thursday, but to no avail. All parties appear to be determined to hold onto their positions until the very last moment, with overtime beyond ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou was travelling to Baku on Thursday to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29). Her visit follows that of President Nikos Christodoulides’, who took ...

Cyprus, the Jewel of the Mediterranean, gets millions of visitors every year with its beaches, landmarks and villages. Tourism is a big part of the island’s economy so we ...

Following the lead from the G20 meeting in Rio, discussions at COP29 on Wednesday were all about money. The amount that appears to be gaining momentum among developed countries is ...

In the South Yorkshire countryside, a family run farm is giving nature and the environment a helping hand by using sustainable farming practices to benefit the planet. With the recent ...

Reports that waste has been dumped over a long period of time at the Akrotiri salt lake were discussed at the House environment committee on Wednesday, amid concerns that Natura ...

In what is seen as a boost to COP29, the G20 backed a new climate finance goal. In their joint declaration on Tuesday, they said “We look forward to a ...

By Kate Abnett and Virginia Furness A deal at the COP29 climate talks on trading carbon credits could see billions of dollars move into emissions-reduction projects this decade but after ...

By Artorn Pookasook Marauding monkeys won’t face slingshots anymore in the historic Thai city of Lopburi, where they have been rounded up and sterilised after turning rampant over the ...

Over 3,000 drought-resistant and aromatic plants have been planted in areas of Cyprus farmland at risk of desertification, the environment commissioner said on Tuesday. By 2026, the EU co-funded LIFE-AgrOassis project aims ...

We have entered the second and final week of COP29, with the closing plenary session scheduled to take place on Friday 22 November. But given the status of negotiations so far, ...

The marine environment of Kato Pyrgos Tillyria in the Nicosia district is in immediate danger from organic material being dumped in the sea, Cyprus conservation foundation Terra Cypria and Friends ...

We are entering week two at COP29 and progress is still painfully slow and often acrimonious. Too many issues are still open and require closure this coming week. Top priority ...

By Nicolas Netien The sweet fragrance of orange blossoms that has perfumed Cyprus’ spring air for generations may become just a memory. This week, as government plant health officers inspected ...