Environment

By Farouq Suleiman Last month was the hottest June on record in Britain, the country’s national weather service said on Monday, warning that human-induced climate change was making such ...

Environment commissioner Maria Panayiotou said on Saturday that key state institutions are collaborating to promote ‘green skills’ through training and information programmes. Panayiotou explained that their efforts are within the ...

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg visited Kyiv on Thursday to draw attention to environmental damage caused by war in Ukraine and criticized the world’s response to the June 6 collapse ...

Murky, dull skies loomed over tens of millions of Americans on Thursday as smoke from prolonged Canadian wildfires drifted across the Midwest and East, causing unhealthy and, in some spots, ...

Organic crops and livestock in Cyprus have recorded a huge growth in 2020 compared to 10 years ago, according to the results of the census of agricultural and livestock holdings published by ...

The public should take special care when visiting Paralimni lake the Department of the Environment said on Wednesday. “Because the lake has retained more water than is typical for June, ...

By Efi Xanthou On Friday, June 23, the House of Representatives hosted a seminar presenting part of the Fit for 55 EU package, essentially the EU’s target of reducing net greenhouse ...

By Kate Abnett A European Union Parliament committee on Tuesday rejected the bloc’s landmark law to protect nature, which the parliament’s biggest lawmaker group is leading a campaign ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday one of his priorities is the establishment of a deputy environment ministry to facilitate the country’s green transition in the coming years. The ...

Tala community leader on Tuesday objected strongly to the characterisation of works undertaken at a lush green spot in the community as an “environmental crime” by community residents. “I wish ...

If it is a different type of weekend activity you are after this event in Nicosia this Sunday is for you. A day dedicated to cleaning and picking up rubbish ...

Cyprus risks missing targets of 55 per cent for recycling municipal waste and recycling 65 per cent of packaging waste by 2025, according to an EU early warning report sent to the government. ...

The sustainable use of pesticide regulation in the EU will be among the topics discussed at the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers Council, which is taking place in Luxembourg on June 26...

A giant spider breathes fire into the cloudy night sky over Glastonbury’s Arcadia stage as thumping beats from electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers excite hundreds of fans. The ...

SARAH BRIDLE outlines five ways to make your summer barbecue better for the environment Summer has finally arrived. Sunny days and brighter evenings are the perfect opportunity to gather friends ...

Cyprus must fully embrace the ‘Fit for 55’ package, a set of proposals aimed at revising and updating laws within EU member states to bring policies in line with a of ...

Solar energy parks are sprouting up like mushrooms, House agriculture committee chair Yiannakis Gavriel said on Friday during a session on the issue after it emerged that 47 facilities had been ...

A total of 80 scientists from 23 different countries are set to descend on Paphos this weekend for the 2023 International Conference of Odonatology (IOC) – the study of dragonflies. The conference will see ...

Residents in Tala on Thursday are outraged over what they see as an inexplicable environmental crime committed in their community. According to local resident Spiros Stefanis the destruction started ten ...

The government moved on Wednesday to allow existing petrol stations to install electric vehicle charging points. The move, amending a pre-existing law regarding the construction of petrol stations, is aimed ...

The first of a kind Turtle Museum in Cyprus has opened its doors in the community of Inia, near Paphos, with the aim of becoming an important educational centre for ...

EU effort to bring in an ambitious plan to restore natural systems has taken a battering in Cyprus and elsewhere in the bloc Nature restoration makes total good sense. We ...

Outraged residents of Dali on Tuesday complained the planned hosting of the AfroBanana festival in the nearby forest will damage local wildlife. The Commission of Residents and Friends of Dali ...

By Gloria Dickie Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75 per cent of their volume by century’s end due to global warming, causing both dangerous ...