The unknown facts behind vulture value
New study shows how vultures reduce carbon footprint and promote tourism Helping the island’s Griffon vulture population to recover not only cleans up nature from...
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Pride of place for humble thistle on world environment day
The ministry of agriculture chose the humble Cypriot donkey thistle (Onopordum cyprium), to mark world environment day on Saturday, saying it highlights the intrinsic role...
Time for a rethink: the goats are innocent
The British colonialists blamed roaming, chomping goats for the treeless state of the island and penned them in. How wrong they were By Martin Hellicar...
Lessons learned from roadkill
Ever-growing road network and careless driving have a massive impact on biodiversity Everyday millions of animals end up as roadkill worldwide, so much so...
Biodiversity strategy approved
A strategy for biodiversity was approved by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday and will be presented on Friday on the occasion of World Environment...
Increased roadkill impacts biodiversity, minister warns
The loss of biodiversity is worrying, and the need to raise awareness on the subject is imperative, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Wednesday at...
State payments help keep crucial beekeeping alive
The Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organisation (Coap) has handed out €168,700 to beekeepers in 2018, completing the payments for this year. The beekeeping programme is funded...
Cyprus’ biodiversity needs to be protected says Animal Party
Cyprus’ “vulnerable biodiversity” needs to be protected, The Animal Party said on Saturday, on the occasion of World Wildlife Day. “Cyprus is a small island,...
Pentadaktylos mountain range under threat, report warns
The Pentadaktylos mountain range is a biodiversity hotspot of great value for Cyprus, Europe and the world but is at risk of being destroyed by...
Still lagging behind the EU average in environmental expenditure
Total expenditure on environmental protection activities in the public sector in 2013 was estimated at €90.2 million, or 0.50 per cent of the Gross Domestic...