Fire raging near Ayia Napa forest
A brush fire has been raging near the Ayia Napa forest since midday, authorities said on Sunday. The forestry department said three of their fire
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Contract signed to lease helicopters to help fight forest fires
The forestry department has signed a contract with a private company for the lease of two helicopters to fight fires during the summer, the department
Forestry department issues call to protect island’s snakes (photos)
The forestry department on Tuesday stressed the need to protect the island’s snakes and released photos of the species found in Cyprus. Snakes too are
Bonfire season: cutting trees without permit is illegal, forestry department warns
Authorities are warning the public that cutting trees to be used in Easter bonfires is illegal. With Easter around the corner, many rummage around for
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
Vandals destroy bird nests constructed by kids
Vandals destroyed bird nests constructed by children and installed at a park in Nicosia, killing a number of hatchlings, the forestry department said on Friday.
Forestry department defends tree-burning actions near turtle beach (Updated)
The forestry department said on Saturday it had acted correctly in bulldozing and burning off acacia trees along a strip of around 700 metres of
Tree SOS: forestry department pleads for more staff
Lack of personnel is seriously hampering the work of the forestry department and endangering the forests, the department announced on Thursday. A failure to upgrade
Forestry department issues red alert
The Forestry Department has issued a red alert for fires and urges the public to be cautious and to avoid all activities that may cause
EU cash available for areas affected by forest fires
The sum of €250,000 is available for the restoration of areas affected by forest fires, the agriculture ministry, the Cyprus agricultural payments organisation (Capo) and
Protests as Aglandjia tree-felling continues
A total of 13 trees were chopped down from Akadimia Park in Nicosia on Sunday as part of the ongoing Aglandjia roadworks. In a statement,
Weekend fires all brought under control
The fire in the Kapouti area near Morphou which started at 12.30pm on Sunday and burnt 450 hectares of land, mainly forest, was extinguished by
A year after devastating fire, Solea is slowly recovering
By Andria Kades A full year after the catastrophic Solea fire which killed two firefighters and destroyed over 18.5 square kilometres of forest, the area
Tree-planting initiative seeks volunteers
The non-profit organisation GreenCyprusCom, with the support of the forestry department, has announced its first major tree-planting event, inviting all interested volunteers to participate in
Drought killing off pine trees in Nicosia’s parks
Dozens of trees are dead and dying in Academias and Athalassa national parks in Nicosia due to the prolonged drought, a forestry department official said
Bringing life back to Solea
By Annette Chrysostomou Restoring a forest after a massive fire entails much more than merely planting trees. Take the huge Soleas fire which in June
Alassa fire brought under control (updated)
Some sixty people and 22 vehicles from various departments were battling a blaze in the area around the villages of Alassa and Lania in Limassol district,
Kouyialis defends staffing levels in forestry department
Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis on Sunday responded to criticism from public service unions over a hiring freeze the wake of the devastating fire in the
Forestry department calls on public not to plant trees willy nilly
Following the springing up on environmental tree-hugging social media sites of groups planning to meet in order to plant trees in the fire gutted areas
As flames subside, criticism creeps in: understaffing claims denied
As the Solea fires subsided on Wednesday, there emerged the first stirrings of criticism at government agencies’ apparent failure to properly coordinate in combating the