#Environment

Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou emphasised the importance of integrating Cypriot communities into UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserves, highlighting the Diarizos-Xeropotamos Valleys as the first area in Cyprus to pursue this status. ...

The EU has lost a friend and Cyprus one of its finest conservationists, the representation of the EU Commission in Cyprus said on Tuesday, as it expressed its condolences over ...

By Tatiana der Avedissian Climate and gender are not generally treated as related issues – yet they are.  Climate change most harshly affects those living in extreme poverty, and these are ...

Education Minister Athina Michaelidou said children can play a leading role in the fight for a sustainable future, during her remarks on ‘Environmental Action Day’ held at the 21st primary ...

The agriculture ministry commented on Saturday about the measures adopted to reduce plastics in Cyprus, on the occasion of International Plastic-Free Day. In a statement, the ministry noted that since 2018, ...

Construction and demolition debris currently constitutes 25 per cent to 30 per cent of all waste produced in Europe, while it is one of the heaviest and most voluminous type of waste ...

“Just like this year, last year the heat wave extended from parts of India to Bangladesh and Myanmar, and all the way to Thailand. This year it went further east, ...

A task force is to be established for carrying out inspections on behalf of the environment department in a stepped-up effort to combat environmental crime, it emerged on Tuesday. The ...

Exhibition illuminates Cyprus’ environmental consciousness through art An upcoming five-day art show is more than just an exhibition organisers say, it is a social event that puts Cyprus’ environmental crisis ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Wednesday lauded Cyprus’ agricultural environmental policies as part of the joining the EU 20 years ago. On the 20th anniversary of the country’s accession to ...

“Without extinction, there would likely be insufficient ecological ‘space’ available for new species.” What? Is this person saying that extinction is a good thing? But what about the scarlet-throated goat-botherer? ...

A slew of illegal developments have taken place in environmentally protected areas across the country, including Natura 2000 sites, the Audit Office revealed on Friday, in a report calling for a ...

Households will be obliged to separate their hazardous waste from garbage that will go to landfills as of January 2025. Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Friday. “Hazardous waste such as ...

As part of the Nicosia Smart City Project, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed on Friday between the municipality and the non-profit organisation Green Dot on smart glass recycling. The ...

MPs heard on Tuesday that authorities have green-lit the first renewable energy storage systems, as suppliers of electricity generated from renewables complained that some €40 million is discarded every year. Legislators ...

The forestry department currently has a single operational firefighting plane at its disposal, but plans are underway to gradually expand the fleet and acquire self-owned airborne means rather than rely ...

Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou has suggested that people create more rooftop gardens to help mitigate the effects of urban heat islands caused by concrete cities, which can distort temperature readings ...

March was a busy month when it comes to environmental issues and climate change, marking both Earth Day and World Meteorology Day and giving the chance to politicians to publicly ...

Cyprus is “particularly vulnerable” to the effects of climate change, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou announced on Thursday during an event organised by the meteorology department, coinciding with World Meteorology Day. ...

Cyprus is working on actions and synergies aiming to create climate-neutral communities, Commissioner for the Environment Antonia Theodosiou, has said. Speaking during an event on Saturday evening to mark the “...

An event in celebration of “Earth Hour” will be held at Faneromeni Square in Nicosia this year on March 23rd at 8 pm, it was announced on Friday. Cyprus’ Earth Hour ...

Beleaguered Akamas National Forest Park road projects will restart in April, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Tuesday, adding they would “prioritise environmental preservation”. The decisions were made during a ...

Although feeling duty-bound to pay lip service to the protection of the environment, Cyprus governments have traditionally shown scant regard for this. They routinely ignore the regulations and laws they ...

The Osiou Avakoum monastery was implicated in an environmental scandal on Thursday, when it emerged the structure was built on land protected under the Natura 2000 environmental policy. The monastery has ...