Three days of storytelling
The journey of a butterfly is mesmerising. Caterpillars in their cocoon, growing and transforming into butterflies with colourful wings in all shapes and patterns. There are all sorts of children’...
Forestry dept to give out free trees to families
The forestry department will donate thousands of small trees this Saturday to families who wish to plant them in their garden.
Using the slogan “tree planting becomes a family matter”, ...
In conversation with the tough subjects
A lot is going on in the world right now. Sexual assault, hate crimes, police brutality, civil societies speaking out, all against the backdrop of a global health pandemic. What’...
Consumers urged to reduce plastic use by refusing to buy unnecessary products
Consumers can minimise the use of plastics by refusing to purchase unnecessary products, the Cyprus Consumers’ Association said on Friday.
In a written statement, the association highlighted the consumers’ role ...
Farming in Fukushima a decade on from region’s nuclear meltdown
“A lot of sparrows would come eat the rice. We fly kites instead of use scarecrows. Rice from this area has the highest rating, and it tastes great…”
This video ...
The Onion: an artist’s tool kit
Not a literal onion, but just as the vegetable is multi-layered, so is an artist’s creative process and Lia Haraki’s new two-day workshop in English focuses on clarifying ...
Female experiences of belonging and identity
A constellation of women from across the eastern Mediterranean will share their poetry, music, art, films, thoughts and experiences of belonging and identity at an upcoming virtual event that knows ...
Peta calls on Cyprus to switch to organic vegan agriculture
Animal right’s organisation Peta on Thursday urged Cyprus to include organic vegan agriculture as part of reforms under the EU common agriculture policy, arguing it would reduce greenhouse gas ...
450 state schools to have solar panels by next year
The installation of photovoltaic panels in 450 state schools will be completed next year with a total budget of €10m, Environment Commissioner Kleila Vasiliou said on Thursday.
“The project not only ...
Paper, plastic, reusable… which grocery bags are greenest?
We all want to make better, more eco-friendly choices when it comes to our day-to-day habits… but the options can sometimes be counter-intuitive.
In this video, we take a look ...
An homage to Bach
To say that it has been a quiet year for live music would be an understatement. Concerts, gigs and performances have been put on hold yet with the arrival of ...
Our View: State-sanctioned interference on beaches must be stopped
The report about the authorities’ disregard for environmental protection, published in Wednesday’s Environment pages of the Cyprus Mail, should sound the alarm to everyone who cares and values Cyprus’ ...
Croatian short films to be screened at ARTos
It’s not often that independent Croatian films reach the island’s big screens yet that is what is coming up at ARTos Foundation in Nicosia later this month. On ...
Akamas national park should be ready by end of 2022, MPs told (updated)
The Akamas national park is expected to be ready before the end of 2022, as all key actions necessary were on track and within the deadline, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis told ...
Food waste top of agenda for joint House, parallel parliament group
Food waste, the formation of a strategic plan for energy and the climate are top of the agenda for the House environment committee and the ‘parallel parliament’ for the environment, ...
Work by a Cypriot artist on display at Venice International Art Exhibition
Cyprus-born multimedia artist Irene Kattou has been chosen to represent Cyprus at this year’s Venice exhibition, which is titled The Body Language.
Her work, titled Venus Vain is a ...
How do we build more resilient cities?
The global pandemic and climate change are altering our world and transforming our shared spaces. And the answers to both threats are being sought, to a large extent, in our ...
A Picture Perfect performance
Strangely detached from themselves and others, three performers are putting on a different kind of show at Rialto Theatre next week. In a piece called Picture Perfect, the SRSLYyours Ensemble ...
The search for common ground on hunting
The director of BirdLife Cyprus says controlled hunting can be compatible with wildlife conservation
Conservationists and hunters should talk more, but dialogue with the hunting lobby is not my favourite ...
Our coast is an endangered species, and we should treat it as such
Supposedly protected coastal areas are being nibbled away by development
Uncontrolled development is destroying natural habitats and all that is unique about the island, environmentalists say. Nowhere more so than ...
Screening pays homage to leading Swiss film director
In the framework of Francophonie 2021 and in cooperation with the Alliance Française de Limassol, the Embassy of Switzerland pays homage to one of its leading film directors Francis Reusser, ...
Save Your Hood group tackles Pedieos riverbed
A group of Nicosia residents spend last Sunday morning cleaning up Pedieos riverbed, following reports of large amounts of rubbish dumped in the area.
Large pieces of wood, plastic and ...
EU prepares to turn the screw on asset managers over greenwashing
By Simon Jessop and Kate Abnett
For money managers and advisers keen to market their sustainable investing credentials to European clients, going green is about to get a lot tougher.
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The push to establish sustainable seaweed farming in Europe
This video looks at Europe’s growing seaweed sector, meeting the Continent’s farmers trying to put the industry on a more sustainable footing.
The majority of the world’s ...