U.N. climate agreement clinched after late drama over coal
By Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett and William James U.N. climate talks ended Saturday with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as...
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UN conference agrees watered down deal on climate catastrophe (Update 2)
By Elizabeth Piper, Valerie Volcovici and Jake Spring UN climate talks in Scotland ended with a revised global agreement that aimed at least to keep...
The therapeutic benefits of honey and beeswax
There is more to bees than honey. One locally-based company creates a range of all natural products ranging from sun screen to nappy rash cream...
Kadis: All new projects to be governed by principles of EU Green Deal
The extent of new projects in the pipeline for the agriculture ministry under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) are second only to those of...
Pressure mounts as UN climate negotiations enter final day
Negotiators at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow are expected to lock horns on Friday for what is scheduled to be the final day of bargaining over...
Akel says Akamas plan reduces size of protected areas
The only plan being implemented in the Akamas is one of reducing the extent of the protected areas and conceding rights for large developments, the...
Cyta celebrates fifth year as ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ organisation
We are aiming for a 10 per cent reduction in landfill waste by 2035, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said at an event held to celebrate...
Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw: a father and son’s surreal idea
By Maxim Shemetov, Tom Balmforth and Clare Baldwin In one of the planet’s coldest places, 130 km south of Russia’s Arctic coast, scientist Sergey Zimov...
Most Cypriots favour higher taxes and Covid-style measures for climate – EIB poll
Some 67 per cent of Cypriots are in favour of stricter government measures tackling climate change, even if this would impose significant changes in people’s...
UN climate talks draft asks for higher emissions pledges by 2022 (Update 2)
The British hosts of the COP26 U.N. climate conference in Glasgow have proposed that countries raise their ambitions to slash greenhouse gas emissions by next...
Birth control for Colombia’s hippos: contraceptive darts
By Herbert Villarraga Colombia’s hippos, an oversized legacy of deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar, are being darted with adapted contraceptives normally used for controlling deer...
The significance of a bird in a tree
Crossbills, Black Pines and Troodos are intricately linked. COP26 must make sure it stays that way By Martin Hellicar The give-away, as often, was the...
Tuvalu looking at legal ways to be a state if it is submerged
By Stefica Nicol Bikes Tuvalu is looking at legal ways to keep its ownership of its maritime zones and recognition as a state even if...
Dead or alive? COP26 climate talks strive to save 1.5C warming goal
By Alister Doyle An overarching goal for the COP26 UN summit of “keeping alive” a 1.5-degree Celsius limit on global warming is in jeopardy, with deep splits...
Measures to be stepped up amid concern over Akamas fires
Several fires that erupted over the last two weeks in the Akamas national park area were likely man-made, according to a report compiled by the...
Obama tells COP26 to help poor nations, chides China and Russia
Former U.S. President Barack Obama called on Monday for rich nations to end years of deadlock with developing countries over cash for climate change, and...
Kissonerga calls for speedy creation of breakwaters
The community council of Kissonerga has urged the department of public works to speed up the construction of a breakwater in Potima Bay to protect...
Climate change impact to grow in coming decades says minister
The coming decades will see a greater impact from climate change in Cyprus, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday, stressing the need for changes...
China has “long way to go” to meet ecological goals – State Council
China has a “long way to go” on environmental protection, its State Council acknowledged on Sunday, as it announced an “in-depth” fight against pollution with...
Reservoirs at only 50% of capacity, Nicosia area only 30%
The island’s reservoirs are only at just over 50 per cent capacity due to the dearth of rainfall for this time of the year, it...