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UNECE Executive Secretary hopes that by next Conference our world will be greener, cleaner, more just and more peaceful than now

Olga Algayerova, the Executive Secretary of the UNECE praised all participants of the 9th Environment for Europe (EfE) Ministerial Conference in Nicosia for their insightful remarks and their strong contribution, and hoped that by next EfE in five years, our world will be greener, cleaner, more just, and more peaceful than it is now. Algayerova …

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Ministers adopt Nicosia Declaration with strong commitment to policy actions, condemn Russia’s aggression against Ukraine

Ministers who attended the 9th UNECE Ministerial Conference in Nicosia, adopted on Friday the ministerial declaration affirming countries’ commitment to a green economy transition with sustainable infrastructure at its core. The declaration also calls on countries to join actions under the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative and underlines the need for more and stronger education for sustainable …

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9th UNECE Ministerial Conference kicks off, Cyprus President addresses the event

(Report by Evie Andreou of Cyprus News Agency) President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday that the need to take effective decisions and to implement substantial measures and policies to secure the planet’s sustainability is becoming more urgent. Addressing the 9th UNECE Ninth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference underway in Nicosia, the President said …

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Cyprus steps up preparations for 9th UNECE Ministerial Conference on the Environment for Europe

Cyprus will host in a few days one of the biggest high level conferences to be ever organized in the Mediterranean region, the 9th Ministerial Conference on the Environment for Europe of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).   This is a huge challenge and honour for Cyprus which will gather together between …

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Partnership to reduce single-use plastics between hotels in Cyprus, Malta and Greece

Story by: Constantinos Alexandropoulos of Cyprus News Agency The successful partnership in autumn and winter 2021 of ten tourist accommodation establishments from Cyprus, Greece and Malta with the partners of the project “Reducing the Consumption and Disposal of Single-use Plastics in the Tourism Industry in Cyprus, Greece and Malta”, also known as SUPMed, was announced …

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ΕastMed and Mideast region needs to work together on three great themes to tackle climate crisis, Prof. Sachs tells CNA

  The basic message of the 2nd international conference on climate crisis that took place in Cyprus last week is clear: The region of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME) needs to work together on three great themes, Professor Jeffrey Sachs told the Cyprus News Agency. Professor Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable …

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Cyprus launches environment awareness campaign for university students

The office of the Commissioner of Environment in Cyprus is launching an awareness campaign for university students on environment challenges, titled “Get involved with the environment”. The campaign is taking place with the cooperation of the Cyprus Energy Office and students’ associations. Between 12-15 October the campaign will run at the Universities across the island. …

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Committee Against Bird Slaughter in Cyprus criticises decision on hunting in protected lake

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) has criticised the Cyprus government for allowing hunters to shoot in an area where protected migratory birds fly, fearing a repeat of last September’s massacres, as they claimed, with the Game and Fauna Service stressing that the area will be policed and no violations will be tolerated. In a …

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Scientific findings on climate change at 2nd Cyprus International Conference

The findings of the Regional Scientific Task Forces appointed in the framework of the Cyprus Government Initiative on climate crisis, will be presented and debated during the 2nd International Conference on climate change in the Eastern Meditteranean and the Middle East to take place 13-14 October in Paphos, Cyprus. The Conference, following the 2018 Conference …

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Cyprus Agriculture Minister stresses importance of scientific knowledge to preserve biodiversity

Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis has stressed the importance of utilizing scientific knowledge in taking effective measures to preserve biodiversity. Addressing a conference held in the framework of the 3rd Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week (3MPCW), the Minister presented specific examples of actions taken for the conservation of rare and endangered plants …

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