Environment

By Gloria Dickie The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to melt this century regardless of how much the world slashes planet-warming emissions, research from the British Antarctic Survey has ...

Ten hotels in Cyprus, Greece and Malta took part in a programme to reduce single use plastics (SUP) which saw them reduce their use by 17 tonnes. The Cyprus Hoteliers Association (...

At Lidl Cyprus, we believe respecting and protecting the environment is imperative to ensure sustainability for our planet and, by extension, the quality of life for future generations. Adopting and ...

Former deputy leader of the Green Party Efi Xanthou officially announced her candidacy for the presidency of the party on Monday morning. The announcement comes in the wake of the ...

Volunteer organisations realised the importance of environmental protection much earlier than the state, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. The president was speaking at the launch of the Let’s ...

Cyprus is just above the EU average for recycling plastic packaging at 41.6 per cent compared to the bloc’s average of 39.7 per cent. Notably, however, Cyprus reported in 2019 that it ...

Design Your Climate Action is an International competition developed by humanitarian educational initiative BE OPEN and its partners. It is open to all students, graduates and young professionals who specialise ...

Wildlife protection NGOs have warned that Cyprus’ Griffon Vulture population could be wiped out unless much more is done to stamp out poison baits. The dire warning from BirdLife Cyprus, ...

Environment Commissioner Maria Panayiotou expressed the importance of managing waste and cleanups on Thursday. She was speaking on the eve of the annual cleanup campaign organised by campaign group “Let’...

President Nicos Christodoulides on Thursday reaffirmed Cyprus’ unwavering commitment to combatting climate change, underlining the urgency of taking proactive measures to address this global crisis. Addressing a conference held at ...

The electricity authority (EAC) announced on Wednesday it will take the energy regulatory authority (Cera) to court to appeal Cera’s rejection of its request for a 25 per cent increase ...

A hard-won deal on the European Union’s negotiating stance for this year’s U.N. climate talks has revealed regional rifts that anticipate global tensions at the COP28 summit. ...

By Alice Brock Halloween is the spookiest time of the year. However, as you prepare to send shivers down the spines of your friends and family, you may not have ...

By Orestis Karghotis Imagine being a farmer and surrounded by healthy and productive fruit trees, listening to the sounds of bees and birds while your feet are touching the rich ...

The Presidential palace “seeks to be a beacon of ecological awareness”, First lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides said on Tuesday launching a campaign to reduce landfill waste. The overall aim appears ...

The Larnaca water board said on Monday it will install 25,000 smart meters as part of efforts to improve performance and efficiency. The costs will be covered through EU recovery and ...

Greens MP Alexandra Attalidou on Monday announced she was resigning from the party, slamming it for its ‘catastrophic’ position on the Cyprus problem and lack of unity with European greens. “...

One more festival is coming to Limassol as City Friends Club, a non-profit charity, teams up with Zograff graffiti school to present Revive Festival 2023. From Sunday to October 19, the festival ...

The institution of the environmental inspector will commence in the government-controlled area of Famagusta, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Thursday. He expressed his belief that this initiative will prove ...

The Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) has adopted a draft decision on the development of Renewable Energy Source (RES) projects by the EAC, with the aim of expanding RES into ...

On Monday this week – in a quiet event and surrounded by family and many dozens of friends and collaborators from across the island – Martin Marancos was laid to rest under ...

World Bank President Ajay Banga told Reuters on Tuesday that he is open to finding a way to use International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights as capital to increase lending ...

By Geert De Clercq and Manuel Ausloos The Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s highest peak, has lost more than two metres in two years and shrunk to its lowest level ...

By Gloria Dickie Billions of people could struggle to survive in periods of deadly, humid heat within this century as temperatures rise, particularly in some of the world’s largest ...