Himalayan glaciers melting far faster this century
Himalayan glaciers have been melting twice as fast since the start of this century, underscoring the threat the climate crisis poses to water supplies for hundreds of
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New electric motorbikes for post-office workers
Transport minister Vassiliki Anastasiadou stressed the importance of protecting the environment on Friday, saying a big step was reducing emissions by using environmentally friendly energy
Bases say request for beach concert ‘being assessed’
A day after Birdlife Cyprus warned that a concert scheduled at Lady’s Mile will have a negative impact on vulnerable bird species, the British bases
President defends government’s environment policies
President Nicos Anastasiades took the opportunity of World Environment Day on Wednesday to defend the government’s environment policies, but was swiftly criticised by opposition Akel
Limassol sea ‘cleaners’ tackle remnants of oil spill
Experts on Thursday said they were trying to clear a ‘tar ball’ from an oil spill that has spread across the Limassol bay sea area.
Cabinet approves climate change budget
An action plan and budget for the tackling of climate change was approved on Wednesday by the cabinet. Of the approved budget of €550,000 for
Focus on climate change, waste management says minister
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday his ministry had put climate change research, urban waste management and farmers’ compensation to the top of its
Cyprus will miss its environmental targets for 2020 and 2030
Cyprus is expected to miss its EU 2020 and 2030 environmental targets by large margins, a damning country report of the EU environmental implementation review
Getting residents on board for a sustainable Nicosia
A GROUP of international environmental experts are in Nicosia to advise residents on how to make their city a greener, healthier place. The EU-funded
Nicosia green spots up and running
The eight Nicosia district green spots where residents can take their unwanted items for recycling free of charge are now up and running. The public
Do ‘mechanical trees’ offer the cure for climate change?
By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK, April 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Dublin-based company plans to erect “mechanical trees” in the United States that will
New hurdle for turtles on protected beach
A big new cement and stone barbecue pit has been constructed by the forestry department on the protected sea turtle beach of the Mavralis state
Claims that president tried to bribe asphalt plant protesters denied
The government on Monday denied allegations that President Nicos Anastasiades had personally tried to “buy out” activists opposed to the planned construction of an asphalt
More demos planned over climate inaction
After worldwide demonstrations by teenagers to demand action on the planet, which included Cyprus, Youth for Climate Cyprus have announced a further protest outside Parliament
Yearly clean-up ‘attracted more people than ever’
The yearly clean-up event of ‘Let’s do it Cyprus’ attracted more people than ever, organisers said on Monday. While more than 46,000 volunteered in the
‘Let’s do it Cyprus’ ‘attracted more people than ever’ (Updated)
The yearly clean-up event of ‘Let’s do it Cyprus’ attracted more people than ever, organisers said on Monday. While more than 46,000 volunteered in the
EC report says Cyprus has good beaches, too many birds trapped
Despite some progress on illegal bird trapping in Cyprus, numbers are still unacceptably high, the latest Environmental Implementation Review (EIR) of the European Commission said.
Ministry should have consulted before uprooting beach acacias
The agriculture ministry said on Wednesday that there was nothing irregular about the uprooting of the acacia trees from the protected turtle beaches of
Transport the focus of govt draft plan on climate and energy
Progress in the transport sector will determine whether Cyprus will achieve its new goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis
Audit office calls for new strategy for sustainable mining
Long delays and lack of coordination between the relevant departments have been identified by the Audit Office, which is proposing a new Strategy for Sustainable
