Akamas forest roads to be improved
The government has signed a €6.3 million deal with a private contractor for improvements to the existing main road network inside the Akamas National Forest Park.
Concluded last week, the agreement ...
Agriculture minister calls for patience over Akamas plan
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Sunday called for the communities of the Akamas to be “patient” when it came to the local plan for the area.
Asked to comment on ...
Akamas landowners reject area’s development plan
Akamas landowners on Monday called on communities to reject the area’s development plan saying it leaves no room for tourist development in certain coastal areas.
The association of the ...
Bats or buildings: that’s the choice says quarry owner
Environmentalists and owner fight over future of Akamas quarry
A fierce debate over the future of the Androlykou quarry zone could end up crippling the entire development industry, with operators ...
Strike threatened as expansion of Akamas quarry ruled out
The Concrete Manufacturers Association has threatened to take strike action over the Androlykou quarry after its expansion was nixed in the Akamas local plan, it was revealed on Tuesday.
In ...
British tourist injured in Akamas
A British tourist was hospitalised on Wednesday after he was injured when he dived from a height in the Akamas sea.
According to the police, the 43-year-old swimmer hit the ...
All systems go for Akamas state forest plan
The first of two phases in the government’s development of the Akamas state forest area has already begun, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday.
He explained that the ...
Ineia residents block roads for an hour to protest Akamas local plan
A protest was held on Sunday by residents of the Akamas village of Ineia against the contentious local plan to protect the environment, which they say has left them with ...
A botanist’s fascination with Cyprus
The endemic plants of the island make its flora incredibly unique
By Johannes Rötzer
Summer, 2018. This was the first time I had the chance to visit Cyprus and fall ...
Ineia landowners plan to block roads next Sunday to protest Akamas plan
Landowners from the Akamas community of Ineia said on Sunday they would block the roads in and out of the Lara area next Sunday as part of measures they’ve ...
D-Day looms for Akamas
Environment dept due to deliver final opinion on Monday. And their decisions are binding
By Elias Hazou
The Akamas zoning/development plan, to be unveiled by month’s end, is ...
Kadis: Work on Akamas local plan to be completed in coming days
Within the next few days the work required by the agriculture ministry for the controversial Akamas local plan is expected to be completed, Minister Costas Kadis said on Sunday.
Kadis ...
Mourning the Akamas that could have been
Far too much concrete: The misguided plans are not just a huge nature conservation failure, but a monumental failure of common sense
By Martin Hellicar
By the time you read ...
Fears remain over Akamas plan
Conservationists breathed sighs of relief as the environment department’s first opinion on the government’s revised Akamas plan saw fat red lines drawn over it, but serious concerns remain.
“...
Akamas plan ‘misses the mark’ says environment department
The proposed Akamas development plan widely misses the mark of its declared intent as key provisions continue to threaten the integrity of the Natura 2000 network, the environment department’s environmental ...
New video promotes Akamas geology centre (video)
The Paphos regional board of tourism on Friday published a video to promote the Akamas geology and palaeontology centre in Pano Arodes.
The 30-second film was created to boost traffic ...
Tourists lost in Akamas found after two-hour search
A couple, Russian tourists, who became lost in the Akamas late Saturday were found in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
According to CNA, at around 11pm on Saturday ...
Minister assures Akamas biodiversity not under threat
The Akamas will not be bulldozed, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday following more protests over the weekend over the revised local plan for the area.
Speaking to CyBC ...
Nouris says ‘truth somewhere in the middle’ in acrimonious Akamas debate
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Sunday urged both sides in the Akamas debate to lower the tone, saying the truth of the new plan for the environmentally-sensitive area was somewhere ...
Akamas landowners call for ‘rational development’, greens protest govt plan (Updated)
The state must respect Akamas’ natural environment but also the residents in the area’s communities, landowners from the peninsula said during a protest on Saturday morning.
Gathered at Kennedy ...
Hundreds turn out to protest against revised Akamas plan
Hundreds of people took part in a protest march on Saturday morning demanding the rejection of the revised regional development plan for Akamas, with support from political parties.
Participants in ...
Greens support weekend protest for Akamas
The Green Party on Friday announced it will participate in a protest march for Akamas over the weekend, saying the government is “politically irresponsible” in its rushed effort to complete ...
University also demands Akamas transparency
The University of Cyprus (UCy) on Tuesday joined the growing number of critics of the government’s refusal to make public the Akamas plan.
The UCy Department of Civil and ...
BirdLife calls for urgent negative assessment report on Akamas
Local NGO BirdLife Cyprus in an open letter to environment department director, Costas Hadjipanayiotou, said there was a need to urgently issue a negative assessment report on the latest proposed ...