conservation
The ancient art of falconry has a part to play in modern conservation By Constantinos Antoniou Who can imagine our island as a Mediterranean wildlife...
Saving the world’s rarest marine mammal in Cyprus
Joint projects in place to save the Monk Seal are showing results By Marios Papageorgiou Did you know that the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus)...
Akamas: soon to be wild no more
The latest of many plans for the peninsula would protect a tiny part of it but with visitor access made all-too-easy, and development sprouting up...
UK conservation funds for Akrotiri salt lake
The Akrotiri salt lake, which is part of the British bases, is to receive a share from a total of £3.75m (€4.25m) in funding from...
Conservationists slam Paralimni beach alterations
Conservationists are protesting over yet another intervention on a beach by the municipality in Paralimni, which appears to have undertaken gentrification of the area’s coastline....
Conservationists write to police about bird-trapping concerns
Conservationists have expressed concern over reports of corruption in the police anti-poaching unit, which they say was a deterrent in previous years whose force has...
15th century Maronite church repaired and returned
THE Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme have returned the oldest Maronite church on the island to...
Over 1,500 sea turtle nests in Cyprus so far this year (Updated)
To date this year, Cyprus can boast having over sea 1,500 turtle nests as part of a protection programme considered one of the best...
Tender for Archangelos Michael church conservation in occupied Lefkonoiko announced
A tender for conservation works of Archangelos Michael church, in the Turkish occupied village of Lefkonoiko, has been launched by the Technical Committee on Cultural...
Africa leaders, conservationists seek end to slaughter of elephants, rhinos
By Edmund Blair The future of Africa’s elephants and rhinos depends on the ability of the continent’s nations to battle together against poaching, Kenya’s president...