Environment

Three days into COP31 in Antalya, the atmosphere is subdued. Implementation, electrification and finance dominate discussions, but the absence of major world leaders and weakening financial commitments raise questions about ...

Wars and trade disputes should not be allowed to distract the world from its struggle to combat global warming, the leaders of Brazil and Turkey told the COP31 climate conference ...

President Nikos Christodoulides used his speech at the United Nations’ Cop31 climate summit in the Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya to stress that “the Republic of Cyprus is a sovereign, ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP31 summit in Turkey on Wednesday that the slow international response to climate change had placed the world on a path ...

World leaders will set out their climate priorities in speeches at COP31 in Turkey on Wednesday, as negotiators seek agreement on a plan to increase the share of electricity in ...

The Cypriot government is “generally positive” about the planned “electrification pledge” which will be discussed and possibly agreed upon at Wednesday’s global leaders’ summit at the Cop31 climate conference, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday evening arrived in the Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya ahead of his planned presence at the United Nations’ Cop31 climate summit, which is being held ...

The European Commission will ask Cyprus to submit a corrective plan within three months to speed up emission cuts, after its annual report found the island is not on course ...

Representatives from nearly 200 countries will gather on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast on Monday for two weeks of climate talks, as war-driven energy security fears, surging AI power demand and US ...

This year is on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a ...

Representatives from nearly 200 countries will gather on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast on Monday for two weeks of climate talks, as war-driven energy security fears, surging AI power demand and US ...

By Ali Kucukgocmen Local official Nejla Isik is among the villagers living beside a coal mine who demand that world leaders gathering in Turkey for COP31 climate talks leave the ...

A new wildlife care and rehabilitation centre for wild animals was inaugurated in the Nicosia district of Yeri on Friday. “With the creation of new, modern facilities, we are substantially ...

The federation of environmental organisations (Opok) on Thursday called for Akamas to be treated as a single, unified protected area, warning that fragmented planning could undermine efforts to preserve the ...

Construction work on the Akamas National Forest Park is expected to resume in early 2027, with the first phase scheduled for completion by February 2028, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Thursday, ...

Environmental awareness is cultivated from an early age, and education serves as the most powerful tool for shaping responsible attitudes and behaviours. Guided by this philosophy, Lidl Cyprus recently hosted ...

MPs on the House environment committee raised concerns on Wednesday over the planned relocation of an asphalt plant from Dhali to Mitsero, citing possible effects on public health and the ...

Cyprus will test insulation made from dead seagrass collected on Limassol beaches as part of a four-year European project to develop building materials from marine waste, researchers announced on Monday. ...

Inspired by nature, EU-funded researchers have developed a system that uses sunlight and water to produce green hydrogen, potentially opening a new route to producing and storing renewable energy locally. ...

The Cyprus-wide clean-up campaign “Let’s Do It!” 2026 will conclude with a celebration at the Athalassa forest park in Nicosia on Sunday. The public event will start at 9.30am and ...

Environmentalists have called on the cabinet to refuse a planning permit for a monastery built without permission in the Cape Greco protected area. The ecologists urged the government to reject ...

The European Union imported €11.4 billion worth of solar panels, biofuels and wind turbines in 2025, while exports of the same products totalled €4.6 billion, according to figures published by Eurostat. The data ...

The European Commission is investing more than €390 million in 135 new climate and environmental projects, including two initiatives in Cyprus aimed at protecting wildlife and strengthening biodiversity conservation. The projects, selected ...

By Ileana Nicholson Every year, thousands of volunteers across Cyprus put on gloves, grab trash bags and head out to our beaches, forests, parks and neighborhoods. Collecting tons of waste ...