Three new fire trucks for forestry department
The forestry department has taken delivery of three new state of the art fire trucks that are equipped with a high and low pressure pump...
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Avakas gorge trail closed to visitors
The Avakas gorge nature trail in Peyia, Paphos is now closed to visitors due to increased flow of water in the gorge, the forestry department...
Forestry department employees protest understaffing (updated)
Forestry department employees protest understaffing Forestry Department employees are staging a three-hour work stoppage on Friday to protest understaffing. The employees gathered outside the finance...
Christmas trees on sale from forestry department
Christmas trees will go on sale starting Monday, November 29, the forestry department said on Tuesday. Trees cut as a result of the department’s efforts...
Forestry department calls off work stoppage (Updated)
The forestry department postponed a three-hour work stoppage on Thursday morning to protest understaffing, following a meeting with the agriculture ministry. The strike, which was...
Forestry department employees to protest understaffing
Forestry department personnel on Wednesday announced they would be staging a three-hour work stoppage on Thursday over understaffing and would protest outside the finance ministry...
Forestry department announces spraying campaign against destructive caterpillar
The forestry department announced on Wednesday it would be serial spraying against the Pine Processionary Caterpillar between November and January in forested areas. The aerial...
Further warning issued over starting of fires
The forestry department on Monday called on people active in the Akamas such as shepherds and hunters to avoid lighting fires after a blaze in...
Beauty of Roudias river caught on camera (photos)
The forestry department led an expedition last week to study Roudias river in the southern part of the Paphos forest, with Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis...
Forestry Department chief pilot praises working relationship with Bases
Captain Stelios Kotzikas, the Republic of Cyprus Forestry Department’s Aerial Fire Fighting Unit Chief Pilot, has paid tribute to a working relationship with the Bases...
