A total of 51% of plastic packaging waste generated in Cyprus in 2019 were recycled, compared to 41% in the EU average, according to data published by Eurostat. In 2019, each person living in the EU generated 34.4 kg of plastic packaging waste, out of which 14.1 kg was recycled. Between 2009 and 2019, the …
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 …
Cyprus participates in the Let’s Do it! Campaign in a bit to clean as many spots on the island as possible and to raise awareness about the urgent need to protect the environment. The campaign will take place between 25-31 October during which the authorities wish to mobilize as many volunteers as possible to participated …
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(Story edited by Emilia Christofi-CNA) Cyprus is determined to take all necessary steps at a national level to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, said on Wednesday President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, who pointed out the objectives of the Action Plan, which is an initiative of the Cyprus government to …
Staff from the Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre and members of the Republic of Cyprus Game and Fauna Service, have this week released four protected bird species back into the wild after they were successfully rehabilitated. A press release circulated on Wednesday by the British Bases in Cyprus says that the birds – a Honey …
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Taking action to effectively address climate change is a one-way street, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said, pointing out the benefits of synergies and regional cooperation and underlying the significance of the cooperation Cyprus has developed with countries in the region. Addressing Thursday the 2nd international conference on climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean and the …
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Regional and international cooperation is the key to mitigate the impacts of climate crisis, keynote speakers underlined during their opening speeches at the 2nd international conference on climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East taking place Wednesday and Thursday in the coastal city of Pafos, Cyprus. Professor Costas Papanicolas, President of the …
Cyprus volunteer organizations came together to clean the seabed of the coastal city of Agia Napa, in Cyprus, in an area that stretches to 1 km and collected more than 5 kg of cigarette butts and plastic litter. Head of the Research Center ‘’Enalia’’ Marios Papageorgiou said that the event took place in the framework …
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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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 …