Environment

By Charalampos Theopemptou In Cyprus we have far too many stray cats running around and causing a lot of damage to wildlife. This is because no government up to now ...

The Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre marked World Wetlands Day by offering experiential workshops with its team of experts, it announced on Tuesday. One of the centre’s aims is ...

The agriculture ministry on Monday signed a €183,000 deal to create a photovoltaic park that will cover the ministry’s central admin energy needs. It was signed by the ministry’s ...

France is leading a campaign for the European Union to recognise low-carbon hydrogen produced from nuclear power in its renewable energy rules, but some member states oppose the idea for ...

BirdLife Cyprus on Friday rallied against requests for a new quarry zone in Androlikou as part of the Akamas local development plan. In a statement, the environmental NGO said that ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Wednesday said €443 million euros in grants and subsidies had been allocated to the agricultural sector between 2018 to 2022, marking significant progress. Presenting his assessment of recent ...

The Larnaca municipality on Wednesday was named “Green City” by the Cyprus Green Cities and Communities Awards for the fifth consecutive year after receiving the highest score for its efforts ...

By Rod Nickel As extreme weather and human activity degrade the world’s arable land, scientists and developers are looking at new and largely unproven methods to save soil for ...

Two men, two dogs are on a mission – to put an end to animal poisoning She pauses, sniffs again, then stops. Sofie then sits, stock-still. This is the cue for ...

The forestry department will be giving out free saplings in Paphos on Friday in four locations. As part of its Celebration of the Tree, the saplings will be available starting ...

By Florion Goga Environmentalists protested over the weekend at the building site of a new airport in Albania’s south meant to boost tourism but which they say will endanger ...

By Anthony Boadle The Brazilian government must act to stamp out illegal gold mining that has caused a humanitarian crisis of hunger and disease in the Yanomami indigenous population, mining ...

Israel’s new hard-right government said on Sunday it had dropped a year-old tax that had significantly reduced the consumption of single-use plastic plates and utensils. The decision, in apparent ...

A fractious exchange between the minister of energy and the electricity transmission operators (TSO) took place late last week following publication of a letter sent by the latter to the ...

Disy-backed Averof Neophytou was the only one of the three main presidential candidates who failed to respond to a series of environmental related questions, including his climate crisis policies. The ...

Cyprus is joint third within the EU for the highest share of fossil fuels in gross available energy at 89 per cent, far beyond the EU’s average of 69 per cent. ...

The state must proceed with immediate installation of a centralised renewable energy (RES) storage system to prevent blackouts from becoming commonplace, wind energy association secretary Christos Tsingis said on Monday. ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The issue of human influence on climate change has been at the centre of public debate since the late 1970s. Amongst the majority of ...

The inauguration of the VLPG consortium’s LPG terminal at Vasiliko is not only a boost to the island’s energy hub but was the final step in removing oil ...

The blue, fin, bowhead, gray, humpback, right and sperm whales are the largest animals alive today. In fact, the blue whale is the largest-known creature ever on Earth, topping even ...

By Maria Demertzis The global fight against climate change suffers from a problem that holds back international action in many areas: countries make promises and set goals, but then fail ...

A somewhat fractious exchange between the minister of energy and the electricity transmission operators took place on Friday, following publication of a letter sent by the latter to the ministry. ...

The cabinet on Thursday approved a bill which, among others, would grant the transport minister far-reaching powers, including designating roads or areas barred to vehicles running on conventional fuels, part ...

Limassol municipality was declared as Green City of Cyprus for 2022 by receiving the highest score for two of its projects at the Cyprus Green Cities and Communities Awards, it emerged ...