Cyprus urged to lead environment role
The UN Special Rapporteur for Environment Defenders Michel Forst has called on Cyprus to lead a group of countries in promoting the Aarhus Convention.
Adopted in June 1998, the Aarhus Convention ...
Environment justice official on monitoring visit to Cyprus
Special rapporteur for the environment, Michel Forst, on Tuesday is visiting Cyprus at the invitation of the agriculture ministry.
Forst’s arrival, his first official visit in this capacity, comes ...
Court recognises environmental NGOs’ legitimate interest to protect nature
A Cyprus court recognised for the first time the right of environmental NGOs to access the national courts to ensure environmental protection.
This was achieved through a decision of the ...
Public consultations for environment-linked projects a farce
The government finds lots of sneaky ways to avoid a transparent consultation with the public
By Charalampos Theopemptou
A major achievement for environmental activists in Europe was the Aarhus convention ...
Do you know your environmental rights?
The public has the right to access information and participate in decision making, but the government makes it very difficult says Green party leader Charalampos Theopemptou
One the most important ...