Environment

By Efi Xanthou Since the spring of 2022, works have been underway in the Akamas Peninsula under the auspices of the Forestry Department for the first phase of the Akamas National ...

By Jake Spring Restoring global forests could sequester 22 times as much carbon as the world emits in a year, according to a scientific study published on Monday, making the case ...

Huge delays in the roadworks in Akamas have been seen, Environment Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Tuesday while visiting the area as environmental groups and the audit service claiming some ...

Businesses must stop engaging in ‘greenwashing’ because it is undermining responsible social and environmental performance, Environment Commissioner Maria Panayiotou said on Tuesday. Speaking at a forum on preventing greenwashing in ...

The animal party has asked for immediate intervention by the ministers of interior and agriculture following outcry after the publication of photos showing five dead foxes. “Protection of the fox ...

The audit office said on Monday that the roadworks in Akamas at first glance seems to have issues and fail to be in line with what was agreed in an ...

Two Indian cities joined New Delhi to become among the world’s top 10 most polluted cities on Monday, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers let loose ...

Environmental groups call for roadworks to halt saying plan is being violated After 38 years of struggle to protect Akamas the prospects of genuine conservation of the peninsula – the only remaining ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Thursday presented the €30 million scheme aiming to increase the use of photovoltaic panels in Cyprus which will in turn reduce home electricity bills. The revised ...

The term “environmental activism” is defined as the combined and organised actions of individuals or groups that aim to reverse or reduce environmental damage, as well as to promote awareness ...

Environment Commissioner Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday that the latest round of government-sponsored tree planting initiatives, which involves planting 11,000 trees and shrubs, “is not just ordinary tree planting”. “It is ...

Irregularities and violations in implementing the Akamas National Park plan were raised by opposition party Akel on Wednesday, amid mounting concern expressed by environmentalists. Environmental NGOs and the Green party ...

This year is set to be the world’s warmest in 125,000 years, European Union scientists said on Wednesday, after data showed last month was the hottest October on record by ...

The Dhekelia power station will continue to operate and will be modernised, according to a joint energy ministry and electricity authority (EAC) decision announced on Wednesday. Speaking to state broadcaster ...

The government is using an EU loophole in the Habitats Directive and tarmacking the island I would like my tax money to be spent on hospitals, schools and on two ...

By Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett Final talks over the weekend to agree a proposal for a new climate disaster fund averted a deadlock ahead of the UN’s COP28 ...

By Will Dunham On the boundary of dangerous territory, a troop of about 30 individuals engaging in a border patrol climbs a rocky hill to conduct reconnaissance. Detecting the sounds of ...

Laura Lander, King’s College London and Grazia Todeschini, King’s College London Electric cars are getting bigger and heavier. In 2019, 30% of the electric vehicle (EV) models available worldwide were ...

Biologists Niyazi Turkseven and Hasan Sarpten warned on Sunday against complacency among Turkish Cypriots regarding the island’s water supply after the Kioneli reservoir dried up. Turkseven and Sarpten reported ...

SBA police on Friday said they are investigating the suspicious death of three cows in the Livadi area of Akrotiri. The news prompted the Green Party to issue an announcement ...

By Nadia Ameli, Femke Nijsse, and Jean-Francois Mercure In pursuit of the ambitious goal of reaching net-zero emissions, nations worldwide must expand their use of clean energy sources. In the ...

Tourism, leisure industries impact Natura 2000 areas By Maria Ladommatou Cyprus is part of the Natura 2000 network, which entails 62 marine and terrestrial conservation areas across the Republic of Cyprus up to ...

By Mary Milliken and Jorge Garcia A crocodilian tomistoma clambers around his watery enclosure, a radiated tortoise munches on plants and a Bali myna songbird perches on a branch – all ...

Serious violations are taking place as the first phase of the Akamas development plan gets underway, nature and wildlife protection groups said on Monday, warning that the future of the ...