Cyprus beaches at high risk from plastic pollution
As one of the most populated in the Mediterranean, the island already suffers from the consequences of marine pollution By Anastasis Karonias Pollution from...
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Putting a stop to plastic pollution
By Victoras Pallikaras As the world’s capacity to deal with the fast-rising supply of disposable plastic goods becomes overwhelmed, plastic pollution has emerged as one...
Groundwater and sea water pollution causing ‘environmental disaster’ in north
Years of unplanned building without the necessary infrastructure has led to wastewater runoff polluting underground reservoirs and the sea in Trikomo, Turkish Cypriot newspaper Yeniduzen...
Slovakia scrambles to stem polluted water that turned Slana River orange
By Krisztina Fenyo and Krisztina Than Polluted water flowing from an iron ore mine in eastern Slovakia has turned the Slana River orange, killing fish...
Commission sends reasoned opinions to Cyprus on pollutants, RES
The European Commission has sent four reasoned opinions to Cyprus, one step before the case could be referred to the Court of Justice of the...
‘Pollution should be eliminated not transferred’, Mitsero protesters say
Pollution should be eliminated not transferred from one place to another, the Green Party said on Thursday after participating in a demonstration of 12 Nicosia...
Minister focuses on environment and health on World Health Day
More than 13 million deaths attributed to environmental causes every year could be avoided with appropriate action to protect the environment, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas...
Emissions likely caused around 238 premature deaths in 2017, UNic modelling shows
Researchers from the University of Nicosia (UNic) has found that as many as 238 people likely lost their lives in 2017 due to emissions from...
Tackling plastic pollution in the Med
Addressing plastic solution and the impact of plastics in the Mediterranean are at the focus of the Plastic Waste Free Islands Med Final Event (PWFI)...
Cyprus has low levels of medicinal contamination in its rivers, study shows
Cyprus is one of the countries worldwide with the lowest levels of pharmaceutical contamination in its rivers, a study of the Global Monitoring of Pharmaceuticals...
