Environment

Sea turtle populations are increasing in the areas around the sovereign bases following conservations efforts by military and civilian volunteers, officials said on Friday. In 2022, a total of 172 green and ...

From early September to mid-November, 16 activists from Europe participated in the autumn campaign of the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs), the NGO said in a press release on Thursday. According ...

The House on Wednesday accepted four out of seven referrals made by President Nicos Anastasiades on laws related to the environment, family law, refugee property management and education. The president ...

The transport ministry on Wednesday unveiled the second phase of the electric vehicle scheme, with a €10 million budget aimed at offering 2,518 grants. Applications will be possible starting January 9, 2023 from 11am ...

Shell will pay 15 million euros to communities in Nigeria that were affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta, the oil company on Friday said in a joint ...

The European Commission will fund the first green hydrogen station in Cyprus which will contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, it was announced on Friday. This is the ...

The roadmap the next leader of the country should follow to protect and restore nature This being the season for making wishes, here are some from me. Five things I ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene a “no-nonsense” climate ambition summit in September next year and warned on Monday that there will be “no room for back-sliders, greenwashers, blame-shifters” ...

By Sabine Siebold and Kate Abnett European Union negotiators reached a political deal on Sunday to overhaul the bloc’s carbon market, cutting planet-heating emissions faster and imposing new CO2 ...

A walking tour at the Natura 2000 protected area of Larnaca salt lake was held on Saturday by Pandoteira project and Larnaca municipality. People who participated in the tour had the ...

Cyprus in 2020 ranked seventh highest in the EU in terms of the per capita production of municipal solid waste, according to just-released data. The Statistical Service said that in 2020, the ...

Cyprus university of technology (Tepak) has been awarded for the seventh time for implementing good circular economy practices. The university, together with the Cyprus electricity authority, was awarded the third ...

By Allison Lampert Industry executives have joined activists and negotiators from nearly 200 countries at this month’s UN nature summit in Montreal, where negotiations on a global pact to protect ...

U.S. scientists revealed a breakthrough in fusion energy that could one day help curb climate change if companies can scale up the technology to a commercial level in the ...

They destroyed the sand dunes on Makronissos beach and nobody will do anything about it By Efi Xanthou Significant damage was wrought on the sand dunes of Makronissos beach in ...

By Daisy Chung, Gloria Dickie and Simon Scarr Ben Nyberg stood on a knife-edge ridge along Hawaii’s Na Pali Coast, his eyes scouring the leafy recesses of the neighbouring ...

By Daisy Chung, Gloria Dickie and Simon Scarr Nearly 800 plant species have disappeared since the 18th century, while thousands more are considered functionally extinct – no longer playing a role in ...

By Fatos Bytyci and Florion Goga Lying in his cage near a busy Tirana road, Mark the brown bear nibbles listlessly at a pile of bread and lettuce as, just ...

Despite the collapse of parts of the Paralimni marina breakwater fishermen can enter and exit as normal, fisheries director Marina Argyrou announced on Tuesday. Speaking to Cyprus News Agency (CNA), ...

Consumers will experience power cuts as of Wednesday if there is increased electricity demand or adverse weather conditions, as a result of a strike by the electricity authority (EAC) staff ...

The federation of environmental NGOs (Opok) has urged the town planning department to finalise the Akamas plan, stating that significant human and financial resources have been exerted on the process. ...

Given that our planet is at a dangerous crossroads and there is little time left to save it, we must take drastic individual action. Each of us can help limit ...

The effects of human activity from climate change to pollution are “devastating” marine life, with nearly a tenth of underwater plants and animals assessed so far threatened with extinction, the ...

New schemes providing incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles are expected to be announced within the next two weeks, the transport ministry said. About 2,500 applications will be approved as ...