Environment

Endocrine disruptors: safeguarding our health and environment By Christina Massaad As residents of Europe, we are surrounded by a wealth of modern conveniences, from plastic containers and personal care products ...

Cyprus is near the bottom of a sustainable development report, ranking just 32 out of 34 European countries. With an overall score of 61.0, Cyprus marginally improved its 2022 score of 60.7, maintaining, however its ...

Interest in the subsidy plans for purchasing electric vehicles has surged since the opening of the application process last Saturday, according to data released by the department of road transport. ...

Nicosia mayoral candidate and current Disy MP Nikos Tornaritis on Monday announced plans to construct a bicommunal solar farm in the buffer zone in the city. Speaking at a meeting ...

The Green Party will continue for many years, its leader George Perdikis said on Sunday, vowing it would take a strong line against the exploitation of both people and the ...

Applications for the solar panels through the government programme ‘Photovoltaics For All’ will be starting at the end of February, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Saturday. The ‘Photovoltaics for ...

Cows indigenous to Cyprus are starting to appear malnourished in their protected area at Akrotiri, the Animal Party said on Saturday, calling on authorities to act immediately to save them. ...

The proposed reform on waste management – the “pay as you throw” scheme – is expected to result in an annual increase of approximately €140 per person across Cyprus. This reform, which is ...

Cyprus will have to face the European Court of Justice if it fails to take measures to protect the Akamas peninsula, the Green Party warned on Wednesday. Their call for ...

The European Union’s Habitats Directive was “violated” by the environment department in its greenlighting of construction projects in the Cape Greco area, the Audit Office said on Wednesday. It ...

Cyprus NGOs encourage fishermen and divers to share records of angel sharks By Valentina Fossati and Marios Papageorgiou Angel sharks are a species of shark belonging to the genus Squatina ...

By Pavel Polityuk Ukraine could consider forgoing the European Union’s agrarian subsidies in exchange for an easing of the bloc’s Green Deal requirements during accession talks starting next ...

By Steve Gorman Environmental groups on Monday petitioned the US government seeking endangered species protection for the American horseshoe crab, a “living fossil” under threat from commercial harvests for bait ...

Two petitions filed regarding the temporarily halted road works in the Akamas region are to be discussed at the European parliament on Wednesday. The matters are to be discussed at ...

The price of water is expected to rise as part of the state’s obligation under the EU to introduce green tax reforms, it emerged on Monday. The aim is ...

Ukraine should seek reparations from Russia for environmental costs such as contamination by land mines, a group of international figures including climate activist Greta Thunberg and European politicians said in ...

Cyprus has seen municipal waste production increase, while its recycling efforts continue to lag behind other countries, according to the latest data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the ...

Ever wanted to learn more about the magnificent underwater world and Cyprus’ natural wonders? A new series of events hosted by the Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre offers the chance ...

Larnaca municipality is to take part in a pilot programme to identify illegal dumping sites through artificial intelligence and satellite imagery. A conference was held by director of the satellite ...

Decisions on possible electricity price hikes will be taken “responsibly” in the next few days, but a ‘favourable’ decision for consumers now may come back to bite in the future, ...

Cyprus has been recognised as a priority area for angel sharks, with all three Mediterranean species listed, but facing serious threats, according to Enalia Physis environmental research centre. An announcement ...

The world just experienced its hottest January on record, continuing a run of exceptional heat fuelled by climate change, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said ...

Kato Drys an experiment in experience tourism By Martin Clark More than 30 years ago the then CTO (Cyprus Tourism Organisation) realised that Cyprus could not always compete with likes of ...

The UN Special Rapporteur for Environment Defenders Michel Forst has called on Cyprus to lead a group of countries in promoting the Aarhus Convention. Adopted in June 1998, the Aarhus Convention ...