More cannabis washed ashore in Akamas area
Between 30 and 35 kilos of cannabis were recovered in the Akamas area on Tuesday after they were apparently washed ashore, police said. The find
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‘Will destruction of Akamas continue for another 33 years?’
Thirty three years ago this week a group of conservationists visited the Akamas Peninsula, one of the few areas of the island untouched by touristic
Volunteers to clean up Akamas after extreme weather
A group of volunteers will carry out the first clean-up of the year in the Akamas this coming weekend in the wake of the recent
2018: Beauty falls victim to the hunt for profit
The proclamation of the Akamas National Park development plan by cabinet on November 2 set the stage for an arson-laden month, as individuals apparently took
Forest fires: fanning the flames of vengeance
Trees in the Paphos region have had a tough time of it down the decades as arsonists have used their flammable properties to wreak vengeance
Government presents Akamas management plan (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday presented the government’s plan for the Akamas peninsula, expected to be implemented between 2020 and 2022. Speaking at the presidential
Akamas park will be ready by 2022
THE cabinet on Thursday approved the goals and basic provisions of a sustainable development plan for the Akamas National Park, which lies inside a wider
Closure of Akamas road causes tensions
A stretch of road in the Akamas national park where a Russian couple died at the weekend after their car went off the edge of
Russian tourist couple killed after car goes off a cliff (Updated)
Two Russian tourists, a man, 58 and his wife, 48, were killed on Saturday after their rental car went off a cliff and plunged 30
Unidentified vessel spotted off Akamas was not migrant boat (Updated)
A boat reportedly with around 25 migrants on board was spotted off the Akamas in the Paphos region on Monday morning but authorities later said
Suspected people smuggler remanded by Paphos court
The Paphos district court on Sunday remanded a suspected people smuggler for eight days. The 39-year-old is suspected of involvement in bringing nine migrants to
Government ‘very concerned’ over wave of migrants (Updated)
Authorities on Saturday voiced deep concern over the wave of migrants and refugees from Syria apparently headed for Cyprus – some of whom could
From shell to sea: baby turtles navigate Lara beach
Cyprus Mail photographer Christos Theodorides was on the spot Thursday to capture a number of turtles hatching on Lara beach in the Akamas, a protected
Akamas communities aim to coordinate development action
The communities of the Akamas peninsula said on Friday they have decided to coordinate their actions to promote and achieve their common goals regarding the
Lack of coordination threatens marine protection, says report
Several weaknesses including a lack of a national strategy in the management system of marine protected areas were identified in a report published by the
Volunteers clean up ten thousand kilos of rubbish from Akamas
Six years after a British expat couple formed a volunteer beach clean-up team to remove rubbish from remote areas of the Akamas Peninsula they have
Akamas master plan to be ready by the end of the year
The Akamas master plan will be ready by the end of the year, while consultations to reach a consensus on the sustainable management of the
EU officials on visit to monitor use of fragile protected areas
In the wake of heated protests over development in a protected area near Peyia, representatives of the environmental branch of the European Commission are
March for Akamas (VIDEO)
On April 15, a demonstration organised by the ‘Save Akamas / Save Cyprus’ movement took place on the streets of Nicosia. The protest (which ended
Hundreds turned out for Akamas demo
Around 500 people took part in a demonstration to save the nature of the Akamas peninsula from being destroyed in Nicosia on Sunday afternoon. People
