Environment

Management of the Nature 2000 network is fraught with weaknesses and omissions, auditor general Odysseas Michaelides said on Tuesday. In a 130-page report on the agriculture ministry, Michaelides also cited non-compliance ...

By Cheng Chen and Cole Burton We have entered what some scientists refer to as Earth’s sixth major extinction. Human disturbances, such as over-harvesting of crops, habitat destruction and ...

A play reading this week aims to bring the audience closer to the famous portrait of Mona Lisa. ELENI PHILIPPOU speaks to the person behind it It is among the ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Recent developments confirm that without worldwide coordinated action and = implementation of additional far-reaching measures aimed at fighting climate change, the risk of serious environmental ...

The Association of the Friends of the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia and the AG Leventis Gallery are organising a special event on March 18 dressing an ongoing exhibition with music. ...

The Edit Gallery is getting ready to present Lefki Savvidou’s solo exhibition, titled Cinderella, Don’t Forget to Take Your Meds. Opening on March 11, this will be the visual ...

What more could nature teach us if we spent more time with her? What more would we learn about ourselves and the world? Exactly this is what the Forest and ...

Within the framework of the Frau Architekt exhibition the Goethe-Institut Cyprus is organising a fishbowl-discussion examining the question: What does it mean to be a female architect in Cyprus? At ...

The first weekend of March arrives with plenty of events, fiestas and workshops ready to entertain old and young. On Saturday morning at Ayia Marina Chrysochous in Paphos a unique ...

Psychedelic jazz rockers Fuzz Bus return to Larnaca and Savino Live on Friday, March 11 for their first gig of 2022. Adding to the performances of the night, the band will be ...

The secrets of coffee and the significance of the coffee shop in Cyprus society come alive in The Coffee Shop: The Other Dimension exhibition. Through a series of photographs, illustrations, ...

Traditional art, and even perfume gel-making workshops are taking place this week, sharing techniques, stories and fun with old and young. The artisans of the island are welcoming spring with ...

The United Nations approved a landmark agreement to create the world’s first ever global plastic pollution treaty on Wednesday, describing it as the most significant environmental deal since the 2015 ...

“It’s been a long winter without our favourite creative nights,” says the Pe Ta: Write it, Bring it, Say it team, “but it’s time for us to be ...

MPs discussing regulations on building waste aim to find a formula that will protect the environment and jobs, House environment committee president Charalambos Theopemptou said on Wednesday. He was speaking ...

A flamingo nursed back to health will be released at Akrotiri salt lake on Thursday on the occasion of World Wildlife Day, celebrated annually on March 3 to mark the signing ...

An ongoing exhibition at Apocalypse Gallery focuses on connecting spaces and moments in between one moment and the next by Lara Sophie Benjamin. Following on from her previous exhibition at ...

Before the weekend’s entertainment begins, caught in between carnival festivities and cancellation of events either due to covid or world situations, several mid-week music gigs arrive. Around the island, ...

By Carmel Mothersill Shortly after Russia launched its attack on Ukraine, both governments said that the Russian military had taken over the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of ...

Climate change is warming Arctic waters By Yereth Rosen With marine heat waves helping to wipe out some of Alaska’s storied salmon runs in recent years, officials have resorted ...

By Christoph Steitz, Riham Alkousaa and Maria Sheahan Germany signalled a U-turn in key energy policies on Sunday, floating the possibility of extending the life-spans of coal and even nuclear ...

UN climate report urges immediate, drastic action By Jake Spring, Andrea Januta and Gloria Dickie Climate change is already disrupting billions of lives and humanity is not doing enough to ...

The time to talk about the art and importance of visual communication is here as the 8th Graphic Stories returns in a few weeks. Since 2015, the conference on graphic design ...

As part of its Cyprus Artists Series, which is dedicated to the endorsement of leading Cypriot musicians, the Pharos Arts Foundation presents a recital this March with the highly talented ...