High electricity costs addressed though synergies
Cyprus is focusing on establishing synergies to cover local energy needs aiming to decrease electricity costs, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. The two pillars...
Natura 2000
Akamas plan on hold, four months to object (Updated)
Cabinet on Wednesday decided to postpone implementing the Akamas local development plan for another six months, as part of efforts to find ways of fulfilling...
BirdLife speaks out against quarry expansion
BirdLife Cyprus on Friday rallied against requests for a new quarry zone in Androlikou as part of the Akamas local development plan. In a statement,...
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,...
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...
