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The forestry department is on high alert to respond to potential deadly fires, its director Charalambos Alexandrou told the Cyprus News Agency on Monday. He added that the department now ...

The preparedness of the Forestry department prevented a serious fire in difficult to reach terrain from developing into a serious incident on Saturday, director of the department Charalambos Alexandrou said ...

The fight to stop a lone pine in Konia from being chopped down has become a symbol for the Paphos Greens in their struggle to save trees. “This pine tree ...

Nine out of ten forest fires are caused by human factors, director of the Forestry Department Petros Petrou said on Monday. He said that 2000 to 2020 a total of 1,068 fires were ...

The future of a crumbling colonial building located in Nicosia’s Akademias park hangs in the balance, with the forestry department debating whether to tear it down or restore it. ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis announced on Saturday that the government would be giving away an additional 100,000 saplings as part of its Planting for the Climate initiative. The announcement came after ...

The forestry department will donate thousands of small trees this Saturday to families who wish to plant them in their garden. Using the slogan “tree planting becomes a family matter”, ...

The endangered Cyprus grass snake has been found in two areas of the Macheras forest park, unknown until now, it emerged on Tuesday. The Cyprus grass snake (Natrix natrix cypriaca) ...

Nicosia municipality will cut down nearly 90 trees as part of the revamp of Makarios Avenue, it was announced on Tuesday. The decision was approved by the forestry department, the municipality ...

The reforestation of Kakoradjia forest in Larnaca is estimated to cost €180,000 and will take about three years, the forestry department said on Wednesday. The cost does not include the salaries ...

The forestry department on Friday called on members of the public to not disturb wild animals found to be hibernating. In a post on Facebook, the forestry department said that ...