#forestry department

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 ...

Five aircraft and 12 fire engines were operating to extinguish a fire near the Zyripilli forest in Paphos, the forestry department said on Sunday afternoon. Authorities activated the Ikaros 2 contingency plan ...

A fire that broke out in Lythrodontas burned 5,000 square metres of pine trees, agricultural crops and wild vegetation, the forestry department said on Sunday. The agriculture ministry’s department said ...

The fires in Attica, Greece, where the Cypriot Forestry Department is operating is so far under control, a member of the team said on Saturday. Forestry officer Stavros Mouchlis said ...

The forestry department informed the public on Friday that the risk of fires remains at the “Red Alert” level for the eighth consecutive day. At the time of its press ...

The Paphos faction of the Green Party on Wednesday denounced the recent works undertaken at a designated green area near Tala, speaking of “irreversible environmental damage”. In a written statement, ...

A fire that broke out in the Ineia Paphos community on Tuesday afternoon was brought under control, the forestry department announced. It destroyed 500 square metres of wild vegetation. According to ...

Airport operator Hermes on Monday announced the donation unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the forestry department as a contribution to the latter’s efforts in protecting the environment in Cyprus. ...

Due to strong winds expected around the island on Monday, the forestry department warned of an increased risk of forest fires, saying that in the event of an incident, it ...

The forestry department reminded the public on Wednesday that cutting trees to burn them in the traditional ‘Lambradjia’ [Easter bonfires] is illegal. Ahead of the Easter holidays, the agriculture ministry’...

Labour union Pasyek Peo on Friday called on the forestry department to staff as many stations in mountainous areas as possible in view of the summer season and the consequent ...

The single-seed hawthorn (known on the island as Kochinomosfilia) has been named Cyprus’ tree of the year for 2023, the forestry department announced on Monday. This species of the tree, with ...

Cyprus is upgrading its long-distance hiking experiences by setting up two forest shelters in the Paphos forest. The two shelters, described as historic – they are converted and restored from an ...

The Greens party expressed their outrage on Thursday over the findings of the auditor general’s report which stated that the forestry department grossly overpaid for firefighting helicopters. The party ...

They destroyed the sand dunes on Makronissos beach and nobody will do anything about it By Efi Xanthou Significant damage was wrought on the sand dunes of Makronissos beach in ...

The Tree Festival, which takes place each year on the fourth Sunday in November in Cyprus, has been celebrated on the island since 1920, the forestry department reported, in its announcement ...

The Department of Forests denied on Monday that it got a raw deal in relation to the leasing of two firefighting helicopters, after a local newspaper published fresh allegations about ...

2022 has been the most successful in terms of fire management and prevention efforts for decades, the forestry department said Monday. Of the 179 fires that broke out on lands managed by ...

As Cyprus enters its mushroom picking season, the forestry department is calling on the public not to use rakes as this violates the law surrounding foraging. It can be sentenced ...