Environment

Knowledge drives change in people’s perception and attitude Marios Papageorgiou Knowledge is a powerful tool that can shape and change lives and the world around us. In recent years ...

The election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Brazil’s next president is already boosting the country’s credibility at this year’s UN climate negotiations, with the left-wing ...

By Megan Rowling Ruqiyo Mohammed, 25, a mother of four in drought-stricken Somalia, has seen her two-year-old son hospitalised for a month with severe malnutrition, and has lost her farm and ...

By Gloria Dickie The world population surged past 8 billion people on Tuesday, the United Nations said, warning that more hardship is in store for regions already facing resource scarcity due ...

As part of the L’Etape Cyprus by Tour de France that took place on Sunday, the Limassol Tourism Board organised the Cycling in Our Everyday Life competition for primary ...

2022 has been the most successful in terms of fire management and prevention efforts for decades, the forestry department said Monday. Of the 179 fires that broke out on lands managed by ...

“Transition to clean, sustainable energy is no longer an option… Clean renewable energy-based green growth is the ONLY alternative to sustainable development”, said Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United ...

About 1.6 billion people now live in climate change “vulnerability hotspots”, a number that could double by 2050 if fossil fuels continue being used at the rate they are today, scientists warned ...

Talks about how to compensate vulnerable countries for the damage caused by climate change are not ready to agree on a funding mechanism, a European Union negotiator said on Friday, ...

African nations must be allowed to develop fossil fuel resources to help lift their people out of poverty, governments said at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which welcomed leaders ...

Wealthy countries – like poorer ones – stand to reap huge economic, social and environmental gains by swiftly ramping up renewable energy and other climate action, the new U.N. climate chief ...

By Tim Cocks In South Africa, a country where ‘braai’ all-day barbecuing is a national pastime, plant-based substitutes are making surprising inroads despite a deep cultural love of meat and ...

The fashion industry currently contributes 10 per cent of all carbon emissions By Panayiotis Kleanthous As I was strolling around the streets of London on a Sunday afternoon, I came across ...

Leaders from poor countries criticized wealthy governments and oil companies for driving global warming, using their speeches on Tuesday at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to demand that they ...

By Michael Taylor A new alliance of rainforest nations – sought by Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – could be key to unlocking conservation funding and bolstering a ...

By Gloria Dickie Climate change is rapidly melting away the world’s frozen regions, with summertime Arctic sea ice sure to vanish by 2050, according to a report published on Monday. ...

By Kate Abnett Nearly 200 countries who gathered for the UN climate conference in Egypt are expected to lock horns over whether rich nations should pay compensation to vulnerable states hit ...

Hospitality businesses learned about EU food waste targets and how to reduce food waste at a workshop from a policy officer at the European Commission. The networking event was held ...

The latest scientific predictions surrounding climate change are dire and suggest that the region is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the planet, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis ...

With Cyprus feeling the impact of climate change including prolonged periods of drought and increased temperatures, the country is fully prepared to implement an action plan to combat these problems, ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP27 summit in Egypt on Monday they face a stark choice: work together now to cut emissions ...

It is a fact that, compared to winter, summer’s variety of fruits and vegetables is much greater. There is so much seasonal produce we miss and cannot enjoy all ...

Residents of four Limassol communities on Monday morning held a protest demanding the removal of the asphalt plants from their area. Representing the communities of Moni, Monagroulli, Pyrgos and Asgata, ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday due to present the Cypriot initiative on climate change at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh, which began on Sunday. However following the ...