How green are our political parties?
In the lead up to the parliamentary elections on May 30, the Cyprus Mail’s weekly environment section has asked the main political parties for their...
Natura 2000
Report highlights building violations by ex-MP linked to passport scheme
The audit service said Thursday state and local authorities had violated national and EU laws in allowing the construction of a huge project linked to...
Akamas: soon to be wild no more
The latest of many plans for the peninsula would protect a tiny part of it but with visitor access made all-too-easy, and development sprouting up...
Fight continues over future of Akamas
Less than two years before the government’s proposed Akamas national park sustainable plan is due to be implemented, environmentalists and landowners in the area remain...
Akamas communities send out SOS
Communities of the Akamas peninsula sent out a signal of despair warning of gradual abandonment due to their ageing population and called for an end...
Ministry says ready to take all measures to protect nature
Cyprus will take all the necessary steps to complete the network of protected areas, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, after the country received a...
Live events and concerts at Petra tou Romiou a possibility in 2021
The department of the environment has opened the possibility of holding live events at Petra tou Romiou in 2021. Petra tou Romiou, also also known...
Ministry campaign draws attention to poisonous plant
A beautiful but poisonous plant, the Colchicum troodi, will bloom from September until November in many areas of Cyprus, the agriculture ministry announced on Monday...
MPs discuss future of Natura 2000-protected Cape Greco
MPs on Wednesday discussed the protection and promotion of the lighthouse area of Cape Greco with the aim of upgrading research facilities there. It was...
Cyprus’ green credentials only on paper?
CYPRUS may boast an impressive number of protected nature areas within the Natura 2000 network – on paper at least with 63 of them –...
BirdLife adds voice to EU criticism of Cyprus’ record on nature protection
BirdLife Cyprus has said last week’s letter from the European Commission criticising Cyprus’ ‘systematic failure’ to protect Natura 2000 areas is evidence that Cyprus is...
EC warns Cyprus over impact of development in Natura 2000 sites
The European Commission has sent a formal notice to Cyprus for failing to follow assessment procedures when it comes to plans for Natura 2000, it...
Our View: Claims for new Polis road difficult to believe
Paphos politicians went on parade on the CyBC radio’s morning current affairs show on Thursday to lambast environmentalists and Birdlife Cyprus for their petition aimed...
Rubbish spoiling Paralimni Natura 2000 lake
Photos taken last week show that fly-tipping near the Natura 2000 zone around Paralimni lake remains out of control despite the opening of a green...
Information point highlighting Troodos’ diversity unveiled
A €1.3m information point in Platania was inaugurated on Tuesday as part of the iLIFE-Troodos project set to promote national assets and ecosystems. Speaking from...
Agriculture minister defends strict protection measures on Lara turtle beach
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Friday urged disgruntled residents of Paphos villages with protected beaches to remain patient and rest assured that the sustainable development...
Turtle protection programme ‘as planned’ with local support, says Kadis
LOCAL communities need support if the endangered sea turtles are to be protected, Agricultural Minister Costas Kadis said on Tuesday during his visit to the...
‘Shameful’ projects will harm nature says Birdlife
The Paphos-Polis highway, the wind farm in the protected Koshi-Pallourokampos area, and the EAC photovoltaic park within an important bird area near two Natura 2000...
EC closes infringement case on Limni project
The European Commission infringement case against Cyprus over the controversial Limni bay project was closed on Thursday, officially giving the green light for the development...
Project aims to raise awareness of lionfish to defend against it
Making Cyprus the first line of defence against the invasion of lionfish into the Mediterranean is the aim of the Relionmed-Life project, its officials said...