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

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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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The Medgreenjournalistm network at the ‘Nature in Mind’ conference on education and communication

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A major international conference on 19 and 20 May gathered in Rome authorities and experts, voices of formal, non-formal and informal education and communication organisations from Italy and the world. The Carabinieri’s Forestry, Environmental and Agri-Food Units Command (CUFAA) in cooperation with the World Environment Education Network (WECC) organised this relevant event that aims to

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Climate change a vital issue for 90% of Cypriots, study shows

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Climate change is a vital issue for the future for 90% of Cypriots and 50% say that it has affected its everyday life, according to a study by “Friends of the Earth-Cyprus” in cooperation with Eratosthenis Center of Excellence of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). A press release by the University says that the

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Cyprus one of the 9 countries that recycled more than half of plastic packaging waste generated in 2019

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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

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

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  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 determined to take action at a national level to achieve goals of the Paris Agreement, says President

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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

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Injured birds released back into the wild in Akrotiri wetland in Cyprus

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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, says Cyprus FM

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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 key to mitigate impacts of climate crisis, conference in Cyprus debates

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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

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