#tree planting

Changes in Cyprus’ landscape often happen gradually. A plant that once appeared healthy begins to weaken. A familiar patch of countryside looks slightly different from one year to the next. ...

A total of 115 trees were planted on Friday at the Pournara migrant reception centre in a joint environmental initiative led by the deputy migration ministry. The action was carried out ...

By Martin Clark Despite the troubled world we live in and the dominance of the politics of oil, there is now little doubt that climate change is happening. In Cyprus, ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Saturday planted trees near Nicosia’s Kaloyeros river, saying that “actions such as this send a substantial message for the protection of the environment”. “Urban ...

A major hedge-planting initiative took place in the Mazotos area of Larnaca last Friday as part of the LIFE-AgrOassis project, the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) announced on Wednesday. ...

More than 400 trees have been planted in Cape Greco in a bid to green barren fields. Local species of saplings and shrubs were planted by a group of volunteers, as ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday said he aims for 30 per cent of the north’s land to be covered by forest. Speaking during a visit to the north’...

A tree planted in the British town of Great Yarmouth for “peace and reunification” in Cyprus was reportedly vandalised. The tree was one of a number to be planted on ...

A sum of a hundred trees were planted in Dasoudi, it was announced by the forestry department on Friday. The initiative was a collaborative effort involving the forestry department, Yermasogia ...

With the aim of planting 10,000 thousand trees in fire-affected areas of Cyprus, as well as cleaning beaches, promoting cycling, and raising public awareness of the green transition and movement, the ...

Members of both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot unions of journalists joined forces to plant trees “on the soil of their common homeland”, as stated in a joint press ...

Free saplings will be distributed in Paphos on Friday to mark the annual Tree Festival and promote environmental awareness in the community, the forestry department has announced. The festival is ...

Environmental Commissioner Maria Panayiotou on Friday took part in a tree planting event held in Tseri, outside Nicosia. The event marked the start of a series tree planting initiatives under ...

The Paphos Tourism Development Company (Etap) conducted a tree planting near the Yialia beach in coordination with the forestry department, the community council of the village, and the primary school. ...

Over a hundred tree saplings were planted in the Ayia Napa sculpture park. In a statement the Ayia Napa municipality thanked the staff of the Mermaid hotel who carried out ...

Environment Commissioner Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday that the latest round of government-sponsored tree planting initiatives, which involves planting 11,000 trees and shrubs, “is not just ordinary tree planting”. “It is ...

Environment Commissioner Clelia Vassiliou on Wednesday said her last act in office will be the planting of 100 trees in Aronas, near Aglandjia in honour of the over 3,800 cases of domestic ...

A tree planting event is to be held at the fire-stricken village of Melini, in Larnaca, to mark the 27th anniversary of the movement, the Green party announced on Friday.. ...

By Thami Croeser Climate change is going just as badly for cities as we have been warned it would. Extreme weather is increasingly common and severe globally. Australian cities have ...

Conservation group Laona foundation planted over 200 trees across 700 square metres in Eptagonia this week, it announced on Thurday. Eptagonia was one of the eight communities affected by the devastating fires ...

The Initiative for Green will be planting trees this Sunday in Kokkinotrimithia and everyone is welcome. The tree-planting will take place at 11am, next to the Neo Plaza commercial and ...

Half of carbon emissions in Cyprus comes from transport, whereas the same industry represents a quarter of emissions in the EU, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Monday. He added ...

Some of the trees planted in fire-stricken areas this year have dried out after being deprived of water for weeks amidst a mix-up over who is responsible for their maintenance. ...

The forestry department will distribute 60,000 trees to be planted to tackle climate change, it was announced on Friday. The move was part of the EU strategy for biodiversity which aims ...