Forestry department calls on hunters
With the start of the hunting season on Sunday, the Forestry Department has appealed to hunters to be especially careful and to avoid lighting fires,...
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Weekend fire warning
With the holiday weekend approaching the forestry department on Wednesday strongly appealed to the public to be especially careful to avoid anything that would lead...
Defiant social media call for ‘massive group dog walk’
By Nikolaos Prakas A Facebook campaign calling for a massive group dog walk in Athalassa park in Nicosia went live on Tuesday as an act...
New environmental centre for Cavo Greco in May
By Nikolaos Prakas The Environmental Information and Education Centre at Cavo Greco, which is set to be one of the first buildings in Cyprus, designed...
Christmas trees go on sale next week
The forestry department announced on Monday that Christmas trees would officially go on sale to vendors from December 4 until December 19, Monday to Friday...
Heavy fines for errant mushroom pickers
By Marie Kambas The forestry department is urging wild-mushroom pickers to avoid using tools and implements to displace surrounding foliage in pursuit of their goal,...
Baby owls at risk after trees drastically pruned
By Evie Andreou OVER ZEALOUS pruning of eucalyptus trees in the Armenian cemetery in Nicosia near the Ledra Palace check point have raised fears over...
Forestry department warns against use of Chinese lanterns
The forestry department on Monday warned against the use of Chinese lanterns deeming them a hazard to the environment. In an announcement, the department said...
Our View: “Alas, poor shepherd, searching of thy… justice”
HOUSE Watchdog committee president Demetris Syllouris, speaking on a radio show yesterday morning expressed outrage about the news that a ‘poor’ shepherd had been sentenced...
Vulture project successfully completed
By Peter Stevenson THE GYPAS project aimed at protecting and increasing the numbers of vultures in Cyprus within the cross border project with Greece between...
Low-cost steps for Amiantos
By Stefanos Evripidou THE GOVERNMENT aims to cherry pick a series of low-cost measures prepared for the rejuvenation of the Amiantos mine area in the...
Forest department warns over illegal logging
By Peter Stevenson There has been an increase in illegal logging recently by people illegally selling firewood, and others who are looking for a way...
Forest fires were up in 2013
THE number of forest fires in 2013 was significantly higher than the previous year, but more land was burnt in 2012 than last year, according...
‘We were running from fire to fire’
By Poly Pantelides FIRE services should get an additional 50 staff to partly offset the early retirement of over 100 fire-fighters this year alone, whose...
Forestry department issues fire warning
THE FORESTRY department has warned the public to be extremely careful and to co-operate closely with authorities to help prevent forest fires during the peak...
Motorbike patrols help Paphos police in fire prevention
PAPHOS police said yesterday they had increased the number of patrols in rural areas during the summer months due to the risk of forest fires....
Most fires are outside state forests
By Maria Gregoriou THE STATE forest area of Paphos has remained fire free so far this month, but seven fires elsewhere in the district prompted...