Audit report slams irregularities at agriculture ministry
A string of irregularities at the agriculture ministry – including outright unlawful commercial developments within the Natura 2000 protected area, suspect payments of state grants,...
Natura 2000
Conference looks at managing the Akamas
A three-day conference aiming to explore the conservation, management and governance of protected areas and its application in the Akamas peninsula began on Wednesday. Some...
Cement factory donates land for conservation, a first for the island
Vassiliko Cement Works donated four plots of land, amounting to an area of around 45,000 square metres, to environmental NGO Terra Cypria on Friday. The...
Fears remain over Akamas plan
Conservationists breathed sighs of relief as the environment department’s first opinion on the government’s revised Akamas plan saw fat red lines drawn over it, but...
Akamas plan ‘misses the mark’ says environment department
The proposed Akamas development plan widely misses the mark of its declared intent as key provisions continue to threaten the integrity of the Natura 2000...
NGO to host Natura 2000 walk and presentation in Paphos
Terra Cypria, the Cyprus Conservation Foundation, is organising an event titled ‘Natura 2000: Awareness and Information for Paphos’ Public’ at En Plo hall in Castle...
EU censures Cyprus yet again over Natura 2000 failings
The European Commission called on Cyprus again on Wednesday to take measures to protect its Natura 2000 sites and to respect its obligations under the...
Paralimni lake: A wetland gem in need of some TLC
The lake is a Natura 2000 site twice-over, but this apparent legal protection is doing it little good By Martin Hellicar Paralimni lake is...
Natura 2000 network in Cyprus fraught with weaknesses and omissions says Auditor general
Management of the Nature 2000 network is fraught with weaknesses and omissions, auditor general Odysseas Michaelides said on Tuesday. In a 130-page report on the...
Akel says Akamas plan reduces size of protected areas
The only plan being implemented in the Akamas is one of reducing the extent of the protected areas and conceding rights for large developments, the...
