Environment

Desalination, first introduced in 1997, now supplies around 70 per cent of the island’s drinking water

Come and join us for a family-friendly morning of birdwatching and nature exploration at the beautiful Paralimni Lake, say BirdLife. Admire the impressive sight of flamingos wintering in their natural ...

The environmental commissioner urged the public on Wednesday to use carnival products responsibly during upcoming celebrations, warning of safety risks and urban cleanliness. In a statement issued ahead of carnival, ...

By Martin David Clark Just before Christmas, a team of five people from Kato Drys, led by Community Council president Nikos Vasiliou, visited the Lisov Museum in Slovakia. Also attending ...

The forestry department is under fire following a damning report released by the audit office on Tuesday, revealing serious irregularities in the management of state forest land, and more than €1.3 ...

A protest was held on Saturday in Mazotos by local residents against plans to install a mobile desalination plant in the area. Mazotos community leader Georgios Demetriou Paphitis said he ...

By Mireille Rebeiz and Josiane Yazbeck More than a year after a ceasefire nominally ended active fighting, much of southern Lebanon bears the ecological scars of war. Avocado orchards are ...

Extensive herbicide spraying to clear vegetation from sidewalks and roads in the Paphos district has alarmed the Chloraka cultural and environmental group, with the municipality insisting the practice is confined ...

Cyprus should move beyond a piecemeal approach to wildfires and adopt a comprehensive prevention and adaptation strategy, according to a report by the European Council of Science Academies (EASAC). The ...

Mazotos community council on Thursday called for the immediate suspension of the installation of a desalination plant in the area on Thursday, warning that the project threatens protected marine habitats ...

The termination of subsidies for residential photovoltaic systems and building energy upgrades at the end of 2025 without new plans creates a dangerous “gap” in Cyprus’ green transition, Akel leader Stefanos ...

By Bethany Clark, Aberystwyth University In January some people start the year by trying to eat fewer animal products. Veganuary, as the campaign is called, began in 2014 and now attracts 25.8 ...

By Martin David Clark Here in Cyprus, the wild mushroom foraging season is a bit ‘hit and miss’ this year, due, in my opinion to the impact of climate change. ...

Russia’s Far East was buried under metres of snow by its heaviest snowfall in 60 years on Tuesday as a winter blast swept across Asia, dusting Shanghai white and grounding ...

A large colony of rare bats has been discovered in Troodos cave, the Forestry Department said on Monday. In a post on Facebook, the department said the discovery of the ...

The planet experienced its third-warmest year on record in 2025, and average temperatures have exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming over three years, the longest period since records began, EU scientists ...

As Cyprus takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Oceana is urging the island nation to secure decades of progress on rebuilding fisheries and to ...

Cyprus is moving to tighten its grip on marine pollution after years of fragmented oversight left authorities struggling to respond to worsening conditions in Limassol bay. Against that backdrop, the ...

The environmental group Friends of Akamas has accused the government of “lacking clear political will to redefine policy towards declaring the Akamas peninsula a national park of international standards,” warning ...

Contracts were signed on Tuesday to resume works at the Liopetri estuary, with €3.6 million allocated over a 12-month period. The contract provides for the continuation and completion of works on ...

The European Union’s total production and consumption of chemicals, including both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, has fallen significantly over the last decade, according to Eurostat. Specifically, production has dropped ...

Cyprus recorded the lowest forest growth rate among EU member states in 2023, at just 1.6 per cent, according to data released on Friday by the EU’s statistical service, Eurostat. State ...

Sarajevo authorities issued an air quality warning and imposed a ban on some cars and trucks after it was ranked as the world’s most polluted city on Monday and ...

The impact of climate change will hit Cyprus’ economy, a study released on Tuesday said, projecting that as much as €29 billion will be lost from the island’s gross domestic ...