Climate delay strategies and how to identify them
Climate sceptics have now moved away from climate denial to climate delay
By Georgia Savvidou
Cypriots are expected to experience the effects of climate change sooner and to a higher ...
Greenhouse emissions up in Cyprus, decline across rest of EU over past 30 years
Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in Cyprus have risen steadily in the past three decades from 1990 to 2020 compared to the rest of the European Union, which recorded a decline in most ...
Limassol can lead efforts for climate neutral island
As one of the participants in the EU’s Cities Mission for climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030, Limassol can spearhead efforts towards climate neutrality for the whole of Cyprus, deputy ...
‘They roam about like cats’: Spanish cities try to halt wild boar invasions
Large groups of wild boar are now a common sight in some Spanish cities and authorities say they have no option but to capture and put them down as they ...
Why you should have more sympathy for seagulls – and how to stop them stealing your chips
By Madeleine Goumas
On a summer’s day at the beach, the sound of seagulls is part of the ambience. But what about when they’re in the middle of ...
Fear for future after mass die-off of fish in Poland’s Oder river
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska and Kuba Stezycki
As thousands of dead fish neared the banks of the Oder River in the village of Widuchowa in western Poland on Aug. 11, local people ...
All systems go for Akamas state forest plan
The first of two phases in the government’s development of the Akamas state forest area has already begun, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday.
He explained that the ...
‘Myths’ about Akamas must be exposed, says Ineia community leader
Not a single one of Ineia’s demands for modifications to the Akamas plan has been respected, community leader Yiangos Tsivicos said on Monday, adding that myths about the region ...
Ineia locals protest over Akamas plan, stop short of digging up turtle nests
There was a strong police presence in Lara in the Akamas peninsula on Sunday in efforts to prevent the residents of Ineia from digging turtle nests on Lara beach.
The ...
New Zealand faces ‘big task’ in recovering from heavy rains, floods
New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday as authorities weighed damage in the region hardest hit by four days of torrential ...
Majority of cars on Cyprus’ roads are between 10 and 20 years old
The majority of cars in Cyprus are between 10 and 20 years old, according to Eurostat data released on Friday.
Interestingly, from December 31, 2020, a mere 4 per cent of passenger vehicles in Cyprus ...
Rare toxic algae behind fish deaths in river Oder, say researchers
A large overgrowth of toxic algae linked to industrial pollution is the most likely culprit behind mass fish deaths in the river Oder, a German research institute said.
Tonnes of ...
Landfills around the world release a lot of methane – study
By Gloria Dickie
Decomposing food waste is releasing thousands of tonnes of planet-warming methane gas at landfills in Buenos Aires, Delhi, Mumbai, and Lahore, new research finds.
With about 570 million ...
Big projects endanger Akrotiri salt lake ecosystem
Following the red flags recently raised over the environmental dangers from ongoing construction in the Akrotiri salt lake area, the environment department announced that a new study into rainwater impact ...
Ineia leader threatens to dig up turtle nests in Akamas protest (Updated)
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis warned on Wednesday that Ineia landowners were entitled to stage protests but not to engage in extreme behaviour or cause damage after the community leader threatened ...
Why low water levels on the Rhine river hurt Germany’s economy
Water levels on the Rhine river are very low because of unusually hot and dry weather, preventing many vessels from navigating the critical European shipping route fully loaded.
Flowing from ...
How centuries of self-isolation turned Japan into one of the most sustainable societies
By Hiroko Oe
At the start of the 1600s, Japan’s rulers feared that Christianity – which had recently been introduced to the southern parts of the country by European missionaries – ...
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 ...