Environment

By Valerie Volcovici Countries are under pressure to make progress on a first-ever global plastics treaty this week, but they face tense negotiations in the Canadian capital with parties deeply ...

An environmental art exhibition is in the works, preparing to welcome the public to a location in Limassol. The second edition of the exhibition RE:SOURCE is put together by ...

The Audit Office on Monday decried what they see as inaction on the part of the veterinary services regarding the operation of illegal livestock farms on protected land. Its upset ...

There are between 600 and 800 deaths in Cyprus per year due to poor air quality, Green MP Charalambos Theopemptou said on Monday. He was citing European Environment Agency figures at a ...

High fines go a long way in reducing illegal bird trapping, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) said on Monday, as it urged the government to revise the law. Currently, ...

Fines have been imposed on 16 shipowners over the last 10 years for pollution caused by oil, illegal discharge of sewage and illegal cleaning of vessels without obtaining approval from the Cyprus ...

On a serene Saturday morning, volunteers gather atop a hill overlooking Limassol, their mission clear: to clean up the landscape they cherish. It has been organised by City Friends Limassol, ...

The Limassol Carnival isn’t just any festival; it’s a joyous whirlwind, where Limassol streets burst into a kaleidoscope of music, dance, and rainbow-colored parades. Picture an extravaganza where ...

The second edition of the environmental art exhibition RE:SOURCE is produced by the non-profit charity City Friends Club in collaboration with the curatorial team ARTNOW, will feature over 30 Cyprus ...

The forestry department on Wednesday responded to a renewed alert issued by environmentalist groups concerning road works being carried out in Akamas. According to the forestry department’s statement the ...

Cyprus and Greece are aiming to strengthen bilateral cooperation on important environmental policies with the aim of promoting sustainable practices and actions. Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, and her Greek counterpart ...

It really is time to challenge the logic of EU farming policy and the way it is formulated. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is hardly ‘fit-for-purpose’ at the best of ...

MPs heard on Tuesday that authorities have green-lit the first renewable energy storage systems, as suppliers of electricity generated from renewables complained that some €40 million is discarded every year. Legislators ...

By Renee Maltezou Greece is pushing ahead with 21 initiatives worth 780 million euros to protect marine biodiversity and tackle coastal pollution, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday ahead of an ...

Environmental NGOs on Tuesday once more sounded the alarm over ongoing developments in the Akamas national park, amid evidence that controversial road widening projects were still ongoing or had resumed. ...

The forestry department currently has a single operational firefighting plane at its disposal, but plans are underway to gradually expand the fleet and acquire self-owned airborne means rather than rely ...

European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius will hold meetings in Cyprus on Monday to discuss key environmental issues. The commissioner will meet Agriculture Minister Maria ...

Cyprus’ contribution to the EU renewable energy target “so far is well below that seen in EU legislation”, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevicius said on ...

Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou has suggested that people create more rooftop gardens to help mitigate the effects of urban heat islands caused by concrete cities, which can distort temperature readings ...

Larnaca-based renewable energy company, Bioland Energy Group, has placed 34 artificial nests for barn owls in various locations across Cyprus to promote sustainable pest control. The initiative, part of their corporate ...

There are at least 20 illegalities at Ayia Napa’s environmentally protected Natura 2000 site, but not a single deterrent measure has been imposed apart from a fine, Cyprus’ Ecological Movement charged ...

The government has taken a “very soft” approach to dealing with the whole issue surrounding the illegal monastery being built in the Cape Greco area of Ayia Napa, the Cyprus ...

Floods engulfed cities and towns across Russia and Kazakhstan on Wednesday after Europe’s third-longest river burst its banks, forcing about 110,000 people to evacuate and swamping parts of the Russian ...

By Martin Clark When it comes to getting the message across about environmental damage and decline, we need to use every opportunity and method that we can. Visual art presents ...