Colonial building crumbles amid ownership tussle
The future of a crumbling colonial building located in Nicosia’s Akademias park hangs in the balance, with the forestry department debating whether to tear it down or restore it.
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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 ...
Forestry dept to give out free trees to families
The forestry department will donate thousands of small trees this Saturday to families who wish to plant them in their garden.
Using the slogan “tree planting becomes a family matter”, ...
New discovery of endangered grass snake in Macheras
The endangered Cyprus grass snake has been found in two areas of the Macheras forest park, unknown until now, it emerged on Tuesday.
The Cyprus grass snake (Natrix natrix cypriaca) ...
New landscaping plan for Nicosia city centre sees 90 trees cut
Nicosia municipality will cut down nearly 90 trees as part of the revamp of Makarios Avenue, it was announced on Tuesday.
The decision was approved by the forestry department, the municipality ...
Reforestation of burnt forest to cost around €180,000
The reforestation of Kakoradjia forest in Larnaca is estimated to cost €180,000 and will take about three years, the forestry department said on Wednesday.
The cost does not include the salaries ...
Please don’t disturb the animals, forestry department says
The forestry department on Friday called on members of the public to not disturb wild animals found to be hibernating.
In a post on Facebook, the forestry department said that ...