#Akamas

The forestry department has launched an architectural tender for the €3 million project for carparks, kiosks and shops in Akamas, to serve the thousands of visitors and lighten the burden on ...

Former environment commissioner Antonia Theodosiou has described her departure from the post as “sudden”, while criticising delays in environmental policy and the handling of the Akamas. In an interview with ...

Environmental organisations expressed “strong disappointment and concern” over the termination of Antonia Theodosiou as environment commissioner, lamenting her departure as a loss of environmental expertise for Cyprus. In a joint ...

A group of young picnickers was caught lighting charcoal on Sunday in Akamas and was reprimanded by the forestry department, while in a separate case a man in Koutrafas is ...

Newly appointed Environment Commissioner Elias Myrianthos met Akamas mayor Marinos Lambrou on Friday to discuss regional environmental issues, including the stalled Akamas National Forest Park project. “Personally, and due to ...

A fire on Sunday at Koloni location on the border with the Akamas national forest park burned two hectares of wild vegetation. The fire started at 6.55pm and was placed ...

Archaeologists working at the Skalia archaeological site in Kissonerga have uncovered further significant finds from one of Cyprus’ longest-inhabited Bronze Age settlements, Akamas municipality said on Saturday. The excavation team ...

The Peyia Beer Festival was allowed to proceed on Saturday after the environment department granted approval for the three day event at Agios Georgios Square, subject to strict conditions aimed ...

A dead bottlenose dolphin has washed up on the coast of Akamas with the cause of death remaining unknown. The incident was reported on Wednesday after photographs of the animal ...

Three environmental organisations on Tuesday called for immediate clarification from the environment department over the organisation of a three-day music festival near protected areas of the Akamas peninsula. BirdLife Cyprus, ...

The forestry department on Monday urged the public to camp only in designated and organised campsites, warning that unauthorised camping in nature poses risks to sensitive ecosystems and increases the ...

The forestry department called on the public on Monday to help protect Cyprus’ forests by camping only in approved and organised camping areas. The department said illegal camping tends to ...

The Akamas is a living example of Cyprus’ rich biodiversity, but also of the challenges the island faces for the coexistence of humans and nature, Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou said ...

Akamas municipality on Tuesday defended the continuation of improvement works on the Baths of Aphrodite-Fontana Amorosa Road, rejecting calls for the project’s cancellation. The municipality said the road has ...

Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou has requested the immediate cancellation and withdrawal of environmental approval for the Baths of Aphrodite-Fontana Amorosa roadwork in Akamas, citing both legal and ecological breaches. In ...

Protecting Akamas will take more than slogans and promises, the municipality said on Friday ahead of the fire season and increased traffic in the area over the summer. The municipality ...

Five environmental organisations have called on President Nikos Christodoulides to make clear commitments towards protecting the environment – as outlined in his governance programme – following events unfolding in Akamas. In a ...

Environmental group ‘Friends of Akamas’ has reacted strongly to a recent special ecological assessment report concerning planned improvements to the road linking the Baths of Aphrodite with Kakoskali in the ...

The Environmental Movement has opposed any military exercises in areas of ecological importance and on Thursday called on the government to rethink manoeuvres in Akamas. Any military exercises in the ...

Three environmental organisations on Wednesday accused the government of sidestepping legally binding conditions for the protection of the Akamas peninsula, warning that planned works on a key road risk further ...

Safe access to the road linking the Baths of Aphrodite with Fontana Amorosa is an “essential prerequisite for the protection of human life, the natural environment and the state’s ...

The roads in the Akamas peninsula are unsafe for many types of vehicles due to the difficult terrain, while unfettered access to motorists threatens the natural reserve, the Audit Office ...

Opposition party Akel on Thursday condemned the holding of a military exercise by the National Guard during the same day. “Akamas is one of the most important natural heritage areas ...

The National Guard will hold a planned military exercise on the Akamas peninsula on Thursday as part of its tactical training programme. The drill will run from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ...