#House Environment committee

Approximately 30 per cent of Cyprus’ territory is now included in the Natura 2000 network, with 72 areas having been designated as special areas of conservation or protection, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis told ...

Elam MP and House environment committee chairman Linos Papayiannis said on Monday that he will refuse to invite a group of anti-hunting activists to an upcoming committee debate, describing their ...

A new framework aimed at ending the uncontrolled dumping and burning of agricultural plastics shall head to the House, with farmers set to receive free collection points for waste. The ...

Parliament on Tuesday began discussing a government bill aiming to crack down on ‘greenwashing’ – the practice of presenting commercial products as environmentally friendly when they are not. The government wants ...

By Penelope Vasquez Hadjilyra In April, Cyprus hosted a two-day international climate summit under its EU Council presidency. Scientists, policymakers and government representatives from 18 countries gathered in Nicosia and signed ...

A country’s index of civilisation is found in the way its people treat animals, Disy MP Savia Orphanidou said on Wednesday after a House environment committee meeting that discussed ...

An increase in the volume of fresh water and the illegal dumping of rubbish has created conditions that may lead to the gradual loss of Akrotiri’s wetland, chairman of ...

Service dogs and dogs belonging to low-income pensioners and welfare recipients may soon be exempt from the dog licence fee, following the passage of a bill through the House environment ...

The state should bear the cost of waste management rather than the public, deputies from the House environment and audit committees concluded on Friday, after a joint visit at the ...

Issues at Pentakomo waste treatment plant persist, the House environment committee heard on Wednesday during a discussion on the impact of municipal waste on the environment and the health of ...