50,000 cedar trees a witness to Cyprus history
One of the rarest and emblematic trees of the Mediterranean, the Cyprus Cedar (Cedrus brevifolia) is a living witness to the natural and cultural history of the island, the forestry ...
Hundreds of saplings planted in Athienou and Avdellero
Hundreds of saplings were planted in Athienou and the nearby village of Avdellero on Sunday, the municipality said.
The saplings were planted by well-meaning members of the public and local ...
NGO to plant 18,000 trees
Aiming to plant a total of 18,000 trees, environmental programme LIFEAgrOassis will launch its campaign on Friday in Pera Orinis.
The goal of the project is to plant the trees and ...
‘Make summer plans as far as possible from Nicosia’
People living in Nicosia should “make summer plans as far as possible” from the capital, Nicosia Turkish Municipality (LTB) technical advisor Erdogan Bekiroglu said on Friday.
He highlighted Nicosia’s ...
How building permits are felling our trees
Safeguarding trees are being ignored by authorities that plan new roads, hand out our building permits or undertake public works
By Efi Xanthou
One assumes that government policies are adhered ...
Trees hacked down in Mandria
The large number of Cypress and lemon trees cut down in the Paphos village of Mandria were done so with the permission of the forestry department, the village’s mukhtar ...
Spring is in the air as almond trees blossom (Video)
Parts of Cyprus are in bloom with almond blossoms heralding the arrival of spring.
One of the main areas where this integral image of the Cypriot landscape can be viewed ...
Forestry department to give out free trees
The forestry department will be giving out free saplings in Paphos on Friday in four locations.
As part of its Celebration of the Tree, the saplings will be available starting ...
Lanes on Makarios Avenue closed for tree pruning
Lanes of Makarios Avenue will be closed from January 22 to January 29 as the municipality carries out its annual tree pruning works.
After Makarios Avenue reopened, following its renovation, the only ...
‘Week of the Tree’ kicks off on Sunday
The Tree Festival, which takes place each year on the fourth Sunday in November in Cyprus, has been celebrated on the island since 1920, the forestry department reported, in its announcement ...
Forestry department giving out free trees
The forestry department on Thursday announced that its ‘Tree Week’ will run from the end of this week, with events held in all districts.
An inaugural event at Ayios Dometios ...
Trees donated as part of Rotary Cyprus pollinator project
On July 19 the Pollinator & Environmental Protection Tasks Force of Rotary Cyprus, represented by Rotaract & Rotary Club Nicosia – Aspelia and the Cyprus University of Technology, successfully donated almost 300 pollinator-friendly ...
Rich wooden heritage of Cyprus focus of joint initiative
A new dendrochronological study of the island’s Unesco painted churches has made it possible to establish the basis of a real biography for some of Cyprus’ most prized monuments, ...
Paphos mayor ‘blameless in cutting of trees’
The Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos and Paphos municipal council had nothing to do with the decision to cut down 15 mature trees on the side of the Grivas Dighenis Avenvue, a ...
Peacocks and trees stolen from Athienou municipal areas
Athienou municipality has requested the police and the public’s assistance after unknown culprits recently stole 50 trees and four peacocks worth up to €10,000.
In an announcement the municipality appealed to ...
Time to fill our towns with trees
An ancient and natural carbon-capture technology that simply has no downside
One of my favourites from among the rich variety of names sometimes flung at nature conservationists, is that of ‘...
More than 25,000 trees to be planted in fire-stricken areas
More than 25,000 trees and shrubs are expected to be planted in the mountainous areas of the Larnaca and Limassol districts affected by last month’s fires, the forestry department said ...
Endangered Konia pine a symbol of all trees, say Greens
The fight to stop a lone pine in Konia from being chopped down has become a symbol for the Paphos Greens in their struggle to save trees.
“This pine tree ...
Paphos cuts more ‘rotten’ trees along Europe Avenue
An unspecified number of trees are being felled along one of the main roads in Paphos, which have lined the avenue since 1998, the municipality announced on Friday.
It said its ...
Could we be tree lovers?
This year on the occassion of National Tree Day, the government decided to give away young trees to the public in order to encourage the planting of trees.
The response ...
Hundreds of trees planted in Oroklini and Athienou
A total of 370 trees are being planted in the Prophitis Elias area of Oroklini on Monday near a picnic site as the community steps up efforts to increase its green ...
Tree planting for peace and for the environment
Ruling Disy announced on Saturday it would distribute one million trees in the next three years to plant the “seeds of hope” for a united Cyprus.
In his statements after ...
Minister says more trees will be made available after giveaway runs out (updated)
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis announced on Saturday that the government would be giving away an additional 100,000 saplings as part of its Planting for the Climate initiative.
The announcement came after ...
Environment commissioner steps into row over cut trees
Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou on Wednesday stepped into the fracas over felled trees on Makarios Avenue with a letter to Nicosia municipality asking to be briefed on how the decision ...