Environment

And that’s the name of the festival as well – Environment Sorry. For the 9th year, Green Shield organises the nature-loving and outdoor-based event to raise awareness about Cyprus’ environmental ...

Driving environment, social and governance impact through corporate partnerships In Cyprus, City Friends Club helps businesses turn environment, social and governance (ESG) commitments into real impact through waste collection, community ...

Forthcoming environmental taxation, commonly known as ‘green taxes’, are “very difficult to cancel” in their entirety despite efforts in Europe to water them down, according to reports on Friday. The ...

A further 50 Green Kiosks will be installed in remote and mountainous areas across the island, the environmental department announced. “The Green Kiosks have been placed in mountainous and remote areas, ...

A small oil pollution incident near the old Moni cement factory in Pyrgos, Limassol, was contained shortly after being detected, the fisheries department said on Thursday. “The pollution sources were ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday hinted at a possible postponement of environmental taxation measures, commonly known as ‘green taxes’, with the aim of boosting Europe’s “competitiveness”. He said he ...

By Athina Evagorou As sustainability becomes a strategic imperative for modern businesses, so too does the risk of overstating green credentials. The rise of ‘greenwashing’ has eroded consumer trust, distorted ...

Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England’s northeast to stop milking its cows and instead charge visitors to cuddle them. Dumble Farm ...

At Croatia’s Dugi Otok island in the Adriatic Sea, scientists, demanding action to protect environmentally important meadows of seagrass, have been on a diving mission to assess the damage ...

Tens of millions of people sweltered across the US Northeast and Midwest on Monday as record-high heat disrupted electricity supplies and train travel. Heat warnings, which began over the weekend ...

The audit service on Monday published a report flagging mismanagement and oversights by the forestry department in managing four contracts as part of the sustainable development plan for the Akamas ...

Solar panels are to be “immediately” installed at the Peyia municipal stadium’s car park, the Akamas municipality said. The installation will cost a total of €456,350, with the panels set ...

Lidl Cyprus and the AKTI Project and Research Centre continue to prove that collective action and knowledge can challenge plastic pollution. At a time when environmental responsibility is not a ...

Scientists, government officials and industry leaders gathered this week at the University of Cyprus for a presentation of a study documenting biodiversity in quarry zones, aiming to reshape policies on ...

In taking a decision to re-open Nicosia’s Makarios Avenue to traffic, Cyprus has risked its credibility with the EU, Greens MP Charalambos Theopemptou said on Thursday. Theopemptou, the chairman ...

From June 1 to September 30, the use of any tool, device, or equipment that may cause heat, flame, or sparks within a state forest or in a 2km perimeter around the ...

Enormous efforts are underway by health authorities in Paphos to bring the mosquito population under control, officials said on Thursday. The identification of breeding grounds and effective ways to combat ...

By Eleni Panayiotou Vienna once again hosted one of the world’s most influential climate conferences – the Austrian World Summit (AWS). In its ninth year, the event was organised by ...

While many countries have agreed to take steps to protect the vast, ungoverned swathes of the world’s oceans, they have yet to see their High Seas Treaty go into ...

By Clodagh Kilcoyne and Conor Humphries As wind turbines on the horizon churn out clean energy, John Smyth bends to stack damp peat – the cheap, smoky fuel he has harvested ...

Britain’s Prince William on Sunday called on world leaders and businesses to take urgent action to protect the planet’s oceans, saying it was a challenge “like none we ...

Cyprus on Friday agreed to expand its cooperation with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), focusing on food waste, water resource management, and food security. The decision came ...

A pod of eight dolphins was spotted off the coast of Larnaca during a diving event, with underwater photographers taking the opportunity to document the experience. “A pod of eight ...

To celebrate International Environment Day, the AG Leventis Gallery joins the global events of the Letters to the Sea initiative, presenting its own creative workshop addressed to children. On June 14, ...