#forestry department

The forestry department has strengthened its workforce by hiring 118 new forest firefighters to be stationed across districts in Cyprus. According to a statement released on Thursday, a total of 30 firefighters ...

 The forestry department on Wednesday announced that it had dispatched two firefighting planes to North Macedonia to assist with forest fires in the areas of Chashka and Sveti Nikole. The ...

The immediate hiring of 108 contract workers for the Forestry Department was approved on Wednesday by the cabinet. The new staff will cover needs in “firefighters, special vehicle operators and fireguards”. ...

The two helicopters from Jordan are in full operational readiness on Monday to assist in firefighting and crews have been fully trained, the forestry department announced. Meanwhile, the awarding of ...

The forestry department on Tuesday reminded the public that felling of trees for the purpose of burning them in Easter bonfires is illegal and a punishable offence. According to its ...

The forestry department on Wednesday responded to a renewed alert issued by environmentalist groups concerning road works being carried out in Akamas. According to the forestry department’s statement the ...

Cyprus currently has no firefighting aircraft available to use in case of a forest fire, as temperatures begin to soar, it emerged on Wednesday. The statement was made by senior ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Friday inspected vehicles and equipment recently received by the forestry department at Athalassa through the Recovery and Resilience Plan. The minister said that with a ...

The Department of Forests on Thursday announced the start of the consultation period for new legislation amending current laws, which would see more severe sanctions for starting wildfires. The consultation ...

The roads being built in Akamas are not wider than originally planned, the outgoing head of the forestry department Charalambos Alexandrou said on Monday, in a swansong statement on the ...

The forestry department on Thursday carried out a blood donation drive in preparation of ‘Tree Week’, which is set to start on Sunday. The initiative extended to the blood bank ...

The forestry department in a written report has blamed the electricity authority (EAC) for the near catastrophic fire in Paphos forest, as well as that in Palaichori, this past summer. ...

Huge delays in the roadworks in Akamas have been seen, Environment Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Tuesday while visiting the area as environmental groups and the audit service claiming some ...

The forestry department on Friday took ownership of six new drones. Two of the drones were donated by online trading platform Exness Global Ltd, while the remaining four were acquired ...

Forestry college will restart diploma courses in September 2024 The forestry college will recommence its regular diplomas courses from September 2024, nine years after they ceased but the educational institution has not ...

The government’s decision to relaunch the forestry college must be swiftly adhered to, a representative of the forestry department workers said on Friday. The call to action came after ...

The use of tools for the purpose of finding and or collecting mushrooms is prohibited, the forestry department announced on Wednesday, the start of mushroom-picking season. The department said that ...

The forestry department trade union welcomed the reopening of the forestry college in Prodromos for training of staff as a step in the right direction. The branch of the Asdyk ...

Three new firefighting aircraft are to be purchased for use by the forestry department, the government decided on Tuesday. The decision was announced following an inter-ministerial committee meeting at the ...

Firefighting forces will operate throughout the night in an effort to contain the fire that broke out between Plataniskias and Pissouri, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Friday evening. ...

The fire that broke out on Sunday morning in the village of Kapilio was brought under control before noon according to the forestry department. Firefighters remain in the area to ...

Police warned there was increased traffic towards Troodos on Tuesday, as people were flocking to the mountains leading to overcrowding in some excursion sites. Officers were present in various parts ...

The forestry department on Thursday said the recent spate of devastating wildfires that have ravaged Cyprus over the past days must serve as a wakeup call for collective reflection and ...

Relentless heatwave saw a tough start to the summer This summer has been especially tough for fires, with 70 blazes breaking out in July alone – double the long-term average for the ...