Sounding the alarm to MPs over climate-change effects in Cyprus
By Evie Andreou Climate change has led to a rise of the average temperature in Cyprus, drop in annual average rainfall, an increase of energy needs...
House Environment Committee
House committee bowing to hunters’ demands, says MP
In the face of upcoming presidential elections, the House environment committee has become the place to serve the interests of hunters, Green’s MP Charalambos Theopemptou...
House committee meeting cancelled after no shows
Wednesday’s session of the House environment committee, scheduled for 11am, was postponed after chairman Adamos Adamou found only three of ten members had shown up....
Minister pledges probe into chemtrails
Agriculture and Environment Minister Nicos Kouyialis has pledged that the government will look into the alleged spraying of chemtrails in Cypriot skies, following demands by...
Minister promises more dialogue for Akamas plan
By Evie Andreou AGRICULTURE minister Nicos Kouyialis told the House Environment committee on Friday that he will launch a dialogue with all stakeholders as regards...
Akamas landowners want ‘mild development’
By Evie Andreou AKAMAS landowners said on Thursday they could not understand why environmentalists are not satisfied with the state land that will be designated...
Call to relocate planned Aradippou gold refinery
The House Environment Committee urged local authorities in Aradippou to look into whether a gold refining facility could be relocated to a heavy industry area...
Over 40 per cent of Cyprus at risk of desertification
Studies have shown that over 40 per cent of Cyprus is at risk from desertification, and 7 per cent has already been irreversibly affected by...
AG to look into zoning change at Kouris dam
By George Psyllides A FORMER interior minister had granted an exemption to a developer to build a large-scale project near the island’s biggest reservoir, putting...
Some 500 companies must go green or face closure
HUNDREDS OF businesses may have to close if Cyprus adopts EU legislation on pollution permits without any amendments, it transpired yesterday during an extraordinary meeting...
DISY asks Commission to help with oil spill
By Peter Stevenson RULING DISY has asked for help from the European Commission in order to deal with the oil spill off the coast of...