Strong winds forecast prompts forest fire warning for Thursday
Cyprus on Thursday will be on red alert for forest fires, the forestry department said on Wednesday, calling on the public to be particularly careful,...
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Peyia fire under control (updated)
Fire fighters have contained a fire which broke out in Peyia forest in the Paphos district on Monday morning, the forestry department has announced. It...
Red alert for forest fires as thousands head for the hills
The forestry department said on Sunday that a “red alert” for fires continued to be in effect as thousands of people left the city to...
Forestry department employees had warned of staff shortages
A year before the recent catastrophic fire that burned nearly 55 square kilometres in the forest areas of Limassol and Larnaca and killed four people,...
Red alert for forest fires
The forestry department issued a red alert for fires on Wednesday as temperatures in the island are set to remain extremely high in the coming...
‘Gunpowder’ conditions for island’s vegetation, forestry department warns
The forestry department is on high alert to respond to potential deadly fires, its director Charalambos Alexandrou told the Cyprus News Agency on Monday. He...
Forestry department ‘on war footing’ to fight fires
The preparedness of the Forestry department prevented a serious fire in difficult to reach terrain from developing into a serious incident on Saturday, director of...
Endangered Konia pine a symbol of all trees, say Greens
The fight to stop a lone pine in Konia from being chopped down has become a symbol for the Paphos Greens in their struggle to...
Nine out of ten forest fires caused by people
Nine out of ten forest fires are caused by human factors, director of the Forestry Department Petros Petrou said on Monday. He said that 2000...
Colonial building crumbles amid ownership tussle
The future of a crumbling colonial building located in Nicosia’s Akademias park hangs in the balance, with the forestry department debating whether to tear it...
Minister says more trees will be made available after giveaway runs out (updated)
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis announced on Saturday that the government would be giving away an additional 100,000 saplings as part of its Planting for the...
Forestry dept to give out free trees to families
The forestry department will donate thousands of small trees this Saturday to families who wish to plant them in their garden. Using the slogan “tree...
New discovery of endangered grass snake in Macheras
The endangered Cyprus grass snake has been found in two areas of the Macheras forest park, unknown until now, it emerged on Tuesday. The Cyprus...
New landscaping plan for Nicosia city centre sees 90 trees cut
Nicosia municipality will cut down nearly 90 trees as part of the revamp of Makarios Avenue, it was announced on Tuesday. The decision was approved...
Reforestation of burnt forest to cost around €180,000
The reforestation of Kakoradjia forest in Larnaca is estimated to cost €180,000 and will take about three years, the forestry department said on Wednesday. The...
Please don’t disturb the animals, forestry department says
The forestry department on Friday called on members of the public to not disturb wild animals found to be hibernating. In a post on Facebook,...
Forestry department defends mass felling of Paphos trees
The forestry department on Thursday hit back at accusations by a group of environmental organisations condemning a plan to fell more than 600 trees in...
Fury over plans to fell 600 trees in Diarizos valley
The Federation of Environmental Organisations of Cyprus (OPOK) on Monday strongly condemned the plan to fell more than 600 trees in the Paphos forest, in...
Forestry department hits back over Ayia Napa hotel leases
The Forestry Department on Wednesday rejected criticism from the auditor general over decades-old agreements leasing forest land in the Ayia Napa area for the construction...
Christmas trees on sale until December 18
The forestry department on Friday announced that real Christmas trees will go on sale starting November 30. Trees that have been cut as a result...