Environment

The forestry department on Friday reminded the public that the use of tools for mushroom picking is prohibited, since it damages the ecosystem. In a written statement, the department said ...

The 7th Cyprus Fotomarathon is all about uniting shutterbugs to capture Paphos through their own camera or smartphone lens. Taking place at Kennedy Square in Paphos on Saturday from 10am, ...

Parliament on Thursday passed legislation tweaking the Waste Law in such a way as to enable the activation on a nationwide basis of the ‘Pay-as-you-throw’ system designed to promote recycling. ...

Time to jazz things up and Sarah’s Jazz Club has several groovy nights of music coming up this month. Bringing that ‘smoky jazz bar’ vibe to Nicosia – minus the ...

This weekend it’s all about jazzy, rocking tunes as several bands play around Paphos. The Moonriver Swing & Jazz band play at the Saint Giorgio restaurant on Friday starting ...

By Maxim Shemetov The old airport in the Siberian settlement of Churapcha has been unusable for years, its runway transformed into a swampy field of puffed-up mounds and reliefs. Like ...

It’s that time of the year again. Halloween! The time to get your autumn décor out, carve pumpkins, bake pumpkins, dress up as something spooky and welcome the ...

Russia delivered a blow to hopes of a breakthrough international deal on climate change when the Kremlin said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin would not fly to Scotland for ...

Mines. They’ve been photographed, featured in the news, worked on and some abandoned. Their land, location and surrounding nature hold so many more stories than meet the eye and ...

British Bases entomologist Kelly Martinou has urged nature lovers in Cyprus to download the recently launched Flower-Insect Timed (FIT) Count application to learn more about pollinators and help scientists collect ...

As public pressure has grown for action to limit climate change, countries and companies worldwide have made promises to contribute to the effort, which will be reviewed and amended at ...

Jazz lovers and music enthusiasts rejoice! Acclaimed US trumpet player John Marshall will be captivating audiences this October with five thrilling performances islandwide, the musician’s first-ever gigs in Cyprus. ...

Measures needed to provide a support framework By Kyriaki Demetriou Social entrepreneurship has the remarkable potential to tackle the economic and unemployment crisis by combining profitability with sustainable growth and ...

A beach party in October? Why not? It does sort of still feel like summer some days and some say that summer never really ends in Cyprus. An upcoming beach ...

By Fransiska Nangoy The European Union’s head of climate change policy said that returning to using dirty energy from coal during the current energy crunch is “not a smart ...

Frederick university has launched a free online platform for flood forecasting in Cyprus and Attica in Greece. The platform was developed by Frederick Research Centre through the CyFFORS (Cyprus Flood ...

Alonas’ hazelnut forest will be cleaned and promoted through a project forming part of the national strategy for the development of Troodos mountain communities. The environment department in collaboration with ...

By William James British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced nearly 10 billion pounds ($13.72 billion) of private investment in green projects on Tuesday and courted the “trillions of the markets” in a ...

Fengaros Reacts: Fengaros Festival returns with a second edition of its free, online festival with an all-Cypriot line-up. ELENI PHILIPPOU finds out more Met with a storm of support and ...

Marking visual artist Maria Papacharalambous’ 30 years on the local and international art scene, The Lefteris Economou Cultural Foundation presents the project woanders in Nicosia, curated by art theorist, researcher and ...

The Nicosia Pop Up Festival is coming back once again this winter, along Makarios Avenue and in the old town, aiming to showcase and promote creative and innovative ideas in ...

A new exhibition in Nicosia this week explores and celebrates the local contemporary art scene. A collaboration between Phoenix Leaders and Alpha CK Art Gallery, the exhibition will feature contemporary ...

A trail running will take sports enthusiasts through picturesque villages of Cyprus on a gruelling event. Alix Norman finds out more Cyprus is often billed as the island on which ...

A new art exhibition at Alpha CK Gallery by Elena Tsigaridou will take viewers on a journey full of symbolism in Her Odyssey. Through allegories and parallels, the artist recreates ...