Mandatory helmet law will not make cycling safer
We need better infrastructure, safer vehicles and education
By Anastasia Korae
A few weeks ago, the Cyprus parliament passed an amendment to the Bicycles Law making helmet wearing mandatory for ...
Cyprus records fifth highest increase in gas emissions in the EU
Cyprus recorded the fifth highest increase in greenhouse gas emissions among EU member states in the first quarter of 2022, according to a data published on Tuesday by Eurostat.
According to ...
French sorghum farmer defies drought with sustainable crop
Corn plants near Paris are stunted and the soil of harvested wheat fields is bone dry, but on Eudes Coutte’s sorghum plot the leaves are green and the plants ...
Poland says Oder tests so far not showing poison as cause of fish die-off
Poison cannot be ruled out as the cause of a mass die-off of fish in the Oder river but tests so far have not proven toxic substances were to blame, ...
New Zealand’s endangered kakapo parrot gets a big population boost
By Lucy Craymer
The population of New Zealand’s kakapo, an endangered flightless parrot, has increased 25 per cent in the last year to 252 birds following a good breeding season and ...
Aphrodite camping site: not quite green, but getting there
Iole Damaskinos samples the Aphrodite family eco-camping site bordering the Akamas
As a sustainability advocate, nature lover and avid fan of responsible backcountry camping, I was excited to hear about ...
‘Glimmer of hope’ for Mitsero communities battling plant relocation
The Communities in Action Initiative group, formed to combat the relocation of two asphalt factories to the area of Mitsero have welcomed views by University of Cyprus scientists that the ...
Forestry department calls on public to heed laws on lighting fires
The forest department is calling on the public to avoid any actions over the next two days that might cause a fire.
It appeals to the public to respect nature ...
Experts say problems in Mitsero ‘already high and unacceptable’
Scientific experts on Friday called for the mitigation of the current major problem of polluting factories in Mitsero before the scheduled relocation of a Tseri asphalt plant to the area.
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Hungarians protest at looser logging rules to tackle energy crunch
Thousands of Hungarians protested outside parliament on Friday against an easing of logging rules to meet increased demand for firewood as a result of surging gas and electricity prices.
Prime ...
Erasmus project on water security
An Erasmus+ research project aiming to enhance water security and socio-economic development in the Eastern Mediterranean under climate change comes to an end this month.
WaSec (Innovations in Water Education: ...
Cyprus Institute to help Limassol become a smart city
The Cyprus Institute has announced its role as a scientific coordinator in the Limassol municipality’s participation in an EU mission to become a climate-neutral and smart city by 2030.
In ...
Dali does not want to be held hostage to row over asphalt plants
Dali Municipality said on Thursday that while it was adamant that two asphalt plants in the area need to be relocated elsewhere, in line with a cabinet decision, it does ...
European retailers turn off lights, cut opening hours to save energy
As energy bills mount and the threat of rationing increases, some European retailers are turning off lights and considering shorter opening hours this winter.
Energy bosses and government officials have ...
More than 2000 turtle nests in Cyprus
More than 2,000 sea turtle nests were located in Cyprus in 2021, Simos Demetropoulos, a biologist-environmentalist, told CNA.
Demetropoulos and Italian Angela Mastrogiacomo, the biologists of the Mediterranean Turtle Research and Conservation ...
New concern over Akrotiri wetlands
The Limassol Bishopric’s centre for environmental research and education (Kypkee) on Wednesday expressed its concern over the Akrotiri wetlands as a result of it not being drained and dry ...
Consumers urged to conserve water as demand increases outside urban areas
The water development department on Wednesday urged consumers to conserve water as there is increased pressure on the system in some areas and it may cause problems.
It said that ...
A botanist’s fascination with Cyprus
The endemic plants of the island make its flora incredibly unique
By Johannes Rötzer
Summer, 2018. This was the first time I had the chance to visit Cyprus and fall ...
NGO highlights plight of Mediterranean monk seal through short video
The Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, a Cyprus-based NGO, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Monk Seal Alliance (MSA), have released an educational ...
Cyprus features in Nasa dust investigation map
The eastern Mediterranean, with Cyprus in the middle, is featured in an article describing the functions of Nasa’s new Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) instrument, which launched ...
RES producers under scrutiny for ‘windfall profits’
By early next year the government will determine whether RES producers generated ‘windfall profits’ and – should that be the finding – tax those earnings, an official said on Monday.
Giorgos Panteli, ...
My kids don’t know the sea isn’t supposed to be full of plastic
Iole Damaskinos asks why we deserve the coveted Blue Flag award for so many of our beaches when they are devoid of marine life and awash in plastic
And just ...
Something rotten in the state of local veggies
“Growing up, in the old days, we had good vegetables”
It’s a truism that sun-ripened fruit and vegetables in Mediterranean countries are among the best in the world. The ...
Ineia landowners plan to block roads next Sunday to protest Akamas plan
Landowners from the Akamas community of Ineia said on Sunday they would block the roads in and out of the Lara area next Sunday as part of measures they’ve ...