Environment

Naked and worn-out electricity cables running through forested areas are a significant cause of fires and that risk, as well as the risk from illegal rubbish dumps, has been predictable ...

Half of Cyprus’ beaches may disappear within the next 50 years due to rising sea levels, climate scientist Dr Giorgos Zittis from the Cyprus Institute has warned. “Sea level rise is ...

The amount invested in Cyprus’ green transition is estimated to reach €3.1 billion by 2030, the finance ministry said on Sunday. They said the investment would be sourced from state funds, European ...

Highly respected environmentalist and journalist Martin Abbas Hellicar died on Saturday, aged 56. He passed away in hospital where he was being treated after sustaining serious injuries in a car accident ...

British bases environmental experts have called on the public to be vigilant when using beaches within the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) as they look to safeguard 107 recorded turtle nests so ...

A red warning is in place for Friday, from 11am to 5pm, as temperatures are expected to peak at 45C inland and 35 in the mountains. The met office said early ...

Close to two dozen homes were affected by the two days of wildfires in the Paphos area, with the blazes destroying five homes completely, the deputy district governor of Paphos ...

The heatwave persists on Thursday with a new amber warning for temperatures and red for forest fires. The amber warning is in place from 12 noon till 5pm, when temperatures are ...

Possible disciplinary offences by state officials have been recorded in the investigation into illegal intervention in the Akamas, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday. An investigative officer is expected ...

Two new items of legislation intended to support integration of innovative renewable energy source technologies into the grid and encourage use of solar energy by farmers, have been proposed by ...

After a long week at work with a heatwave peaking with record-breaking temperatures, the call of the sea at the weekend can be strong. But for some the plunge has ...

A more rightward-leaning European Parliament will make it harder to pass ambitious EU climate policies, but the majority of Europe’s current world-leading green policies are likely to stay put, ...

BirdLife Cyprus and the AG Leventis Gallery present the opening of the LIFE with Vultures exhibition next week, a poignant showcase of the efforts to save the Griffon Vulture from ...

By Duncan McCowan I’m very fortunate to have a large garden, about an English acre, secreted between Dali and Potamia, and bordered by the seasonal Yialyas river. I’m ...

By Denis Balibouse and Cecile Mantovani In the lush fields of the Swiss town of Forel, volunteers use drones before dawn to find fawns, or young deer, nestled beneath tall ...

Specific changes aiming to push a more sustainable mobility and access model for management of visitors to Akamas is under review, it emerged on Monday. Speaking to Cyprus Mail, Klitos ...

Over the objections of the auditor-general and environmental groups, it was reported on Monday that the government is going ahead with the tenders’ process for the construction of fish farms ...

By Joseph Curti and Morgan Tingley The Earth is losing animals, plants and other living things so fast that some scientists believe the planet is entering its sixth mass extinction. ...

Cyprus should have a nationwide strategy over tall buildings and their environmental impact, the Green Party said on Wednesday in a presentation aimed at fighting against the climate crisis. In ...

The environment commissioner’s office on Wednesday called on the state and public to commit themselves to restore the earth and protect the environment on World Environment Day. “Today, on ...

By Alexandra Attalides The illegal construction of a church in the Natura 2000 Network in Cape Greco, despite the reaction of relevant government departments, shows that the violation of the environmental ...

It was technology that got us into this global climate crisis, and it will be technology that gets us out of it. Specifically, technology that lets us go on living ...

By Rodrigo Gutierrez Luisana Gil, a dog groomer in Santiago, Chile, has a lot of hair on her hands – she throws away bags and bags of her clients’ hair, which ...

Construction of two new desalination plants in Limassol and Famagusta was under review on Tuesday spurred on by the prevailing drought conditions and water shortage fears. The state is under ...