Illegal dumping of waste, cutting trees public’s green concerns
Illegal dumping of waste, illegal logging, the cutting of trees in parks and residential areas, gas stations in residential areas and illegal quarrying were raised...
Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou
‘Climate change to have heavy impact on Cyprus’
Climate change is expected to have a heavy impact on Cyprus in the coming years with droughts and intense weather patterns taking their toll on...
Turning Vasiliko into tyre dumping ground ‘recipe for disaster’
THE nine communities of the Vasilikos area near Limassol, warned on Wednesday that they would not allow thousands of old tyres to be moved to...
Around 6,000 sign up for Let’s do it Cyprus’ campaign
Around 6,000 people have signed up for the annual Let’s do it Cyprus cleanup campaign on Sunday April 10, Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou said on...
Cyprus joins global events ahead of Paris climate talks
Cyprus` Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou has called for a culture shift towards green development in Cyprus if the country is to achieve its 2020 EU...
Environment Commissioner seeks ‘green Christmas’
Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou said on Sunday she had written to all local authorities urging them to ‘go green’ this Christmas and keep energy-wasting decorations...
Authorities mull neutering programme for strays
The office of the environment commissioner has announced that discussions are underway for possible implementation of a neutering programme for animals, mainly cats, aimed at...
67 eco-schools receive awards
ECO-SCHOOLS in Nicosia, Larnaca and Famagusta were awarded by Hellenic Bank on Thursday as part of their 16 year corporate social responsibility programme for the...
‘Let’s do it’ aims to clean up island’s rubbish
By Evie Andreou THE annual “Let’s do it Cyprus!” Event, where volunteers join forces to clean areas across the island, will take place this year...
Parliament to clamp down on junk mail if others don’t
By Jean Christou IF A meeting with stakeholders to solve the nuisance of unsolicited junk mail comes to nothing, parliament will be forced to legislate,...
Urgent push for dog-friendly beaches
By Staff Reporter ENVIRONMENT Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou has called on the chairman of the central beaches committee, Angelos Moiseos, to urgently designate dog-friendly beaches before...
Villagers win fight over ‘green zone’
By Maria Gregoriou RESIDENTS of Moutallou village in Paphos and MPs expressed relief on Friday after the interior ministry said it had decided to reconsider...
Clothes recycling generates cash for needy
By Maria Gregoriou DURING its three years of operation, the non-profit environmental organisation Anakyklos Perivallontiki has collected 3,010 tonnes of clothes for recycling and made...