Environment
By Charalampos Theopemtou The first time I ever had to cook to eat was when I first arrived in London to study and I was...
Greece and Cyprus combine fire-fighting expertise
Cyprus and Greece have joined forces in a “milestone” collaboration to use their scientific expertise in tackling forest fires. The Cyprus Institute (CyI), the National...
Delicate dragonflies slapped on Red List
By Emma Farge Nearly a fifth of dragonflies, insects that play a role in managing diseases by gobbling mosquito larvae, are at threat of extinction due...
Local NGOs join call to EU to restore 15% of land and sea
Local environmental NGOs were among more than 150 organisations that on Tuesday called on the European Commission to include the restoration of at least 15...
Subsidies available for green electrical appliances
The energy ministry announced on Monday it has launched its subsidy scheme for the replacement by vulnerable groups of old home appliances with energy efficient...
Transport ministry to spend over €1 million on electric vans
The transport ministry on Monday called for tenders for the provision of 32 electric vans to be used by state services as part of its...
55km of bike lanes to be added, speed limits dropped in some areas
An additional 55km bicycle lanes are to be developed around the island to promote cycling as a means of transport, the transport ministry announced on...
Coming tax reform will include carbon and fossil fuel levies, Petrides says (Updated)
The government plans to go ahead with taxation reform after 20 years, including raising the corporation rate and introducing carbon tax and fossil fuels taxes...
Why increased rainfall in the Arctic is bad news for the whole world
By Richard Hodgkins Before the end of this century, most of the Arctic will for the first time receive more rain than snow across a...
Climate change is making monogamous albatrosses divorce
By Natasha Gillies Not all relationships end in “happily ever after”, and birds are no exception. While more than 90% of bird species form monogamous...