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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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Cyprus volunteers collect 5 kg of cigarette butts and plastic litter from seabed of coastal city

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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

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Cyprus launches environment awareness campaign for university students

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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

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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

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Scientific findings on climate change at 2nd Cyprus International Conference

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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

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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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Cyprus took action for the protection of maritime environment, Deputy Minister says

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Story by Gregoris Savva, Cyprus News Agency The government via the Deputy Ministries of Shipping and Tourism, has assumed actions concerning ways with which the maritime environment can be protected while assisting the efforts to combat climate change, Deputy Minister for Shipping Vassilis Demetriades has said. Demetriades was addressing an event on plastic waste in

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Lebanon celebrates “National Protected Reserves Day” amid stifling crises

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For the second year in a row, Lebanon celebrates the “National Protected Reserves Day” amid stifling health, economic, financial, and living crises that prevent people from enjoying this distinctive environmental day, which highlights the importance of the country’s national wealth and the pressing need to protect its reserves and natural resources. Lebanon annually celebrates this

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Lebanon steps up efforts to clean tar contaminated beaches in southern city of Tyre

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Over the weekend, the Union of Tyre Municipalities, the National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), in cooperation with volunteers, environmental and scout associations, the Civil Defense, and UNIFIL, launched a campaign to clean-up Tyre Coast Nature Reserve from balls of sticky gobs and blobs of tar, which showed up last week on South Lebanon’s beaches

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