Environment

Wildlife protection NGOs have warned that Cyprus’ Griffon Vulture population could be wiped out unless much more is done to stamp out poison baits. The dire warning from BirdLife Cyprus, ...

Environment Commissioner Maria Panayiotou expressed the importance of managing waste and cleanups on Thursday. She was speaking on the eve of the annual cleanup campaign organised by campaign group “Let’...

President Nicos Christodoulides on Thursday reaffirmed Cyprus’ unwavering commitment to combatting climate change, underlining the urgency of taking proactive measures to address this global crisis. Addressing a conference held at ...

The electricity authority (EAC) announced on Wednesday it will take the energy regulatory authority (Cera) to court to appeal Cera’s rejection of its request for a 25 per cent increase ...

A hard-won deal on the European Union’s negotiating stance for this year’s U.N. climate talks has revealed regional rifts that anticipate global tensions at the COP28 summit. ...

By Alice Brock Halloween is the spookiest time of the year. However, as you prepare to send shivers down the spines of your friends and family, you may not have ...

By Orestis Karghotis Imagine being a farmer and surrounded by healthy and productive fruit trees, listening to the sounds of bees and birds while your feet are touching the rich ...

The Presidential palace “seeks to be a beacon of ecological awareness”, First lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides said on Tuesday launching a campaign to reduce landfill waste. The overall aim appears ...

The Larnaca water board said on Monday it will install 25,000 smart meters as part of efforts to improve performance and efficiency. The costs will be covered through EU recovery and ...

Greens MP Alexandra Attalidou on Monday announced she was resigning from the party, slamming it for its ‘catastrophic’ position on the Cyprus problem and lack of unity with European greens. “...

One more festival is coming to Limassol as City Friends Club, a non-profit charity, teams up with Zograff graffiti school to present Revive Festival 2023. From Sunday to October 19, the festival ...

The institution of the environmental inspector will commence in the government-controlled area of Famagusta, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Thursday. He expressed his belief that this initiative will prove ...

The Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) has adopted a draft decision on the development of Renewable Energy Source (RES) projects by the EAC, with the aim of expanding RES into ...

On Monday this week – in a quiet event and surrounded by family and many dozens of friends and collaborators from across the island – Martin Marancos was laid to rest under ...

World Bank President Ajay Banga told Reuters on Tuesday that he is open to finding a way to use International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights as capital to increase lending ...

By Geert De Clercq and Manuel Ausloos The Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s highest peak, has lost more than two metres in two years and shrunk to its lowest level ...

By Gloria Dickie Billions of people could struggle to survive in periods of deadly, humid heat within this century as temperatures rise, particularly in some of the world’s largest ...

The global coal industry may have to shed nearly 1 million jobs by 2050, even without any further pledges to phase out fossil fuels, with China and India facing the biggest losses, ...

The government is attempting to mitigate the consequences of crises caused by climate change, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday at a press conference on the grant scheme for ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) unveiled its comprehensive “Investor Guide to Sustainable Investing” on Monday, shedding light on the growing importance of sustainable investing and providing essential insights ...

Cyprus remains committed to improving the state of fish stocks, Director of the Environment Department Kostas Hadjipanayiotou said on Monday. It is important to achieve sustainability of the fishing sector ...

Paphos beaches are facing a huge problem of seaweed accumulation, Yeroskipou Mayor Kyriakos Hadjivasilis said on Monday. A solution for a place to deposit the seaweed, which is removed, must ...

This year is on track to become the hottest since at least 1940, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. Scientists have said climate change, combined with ...

MPs on Wednesday highlighted the years of blunders over waste management which led to an EU early warning report saying Cyprus would fail to meet targets by 2025. The report issued ...