Collection at source of recycle material and organic waste in combination with the implementation of Pay as you throw (PAYT) scheme is one of the most important goals set by the Ministry of Agriculture, Minister Costas Kadis has said. Speaking on Thursday at a press conference organized by Aglantzia municipality to present the PAYT project …
Any policies and strategies implemented for climate change require the set up of appropriate monitoring mechanisms in order to collect the necessary data and be able to better assess and evaluate these policies, Marina Neophytou, researcher at RISE Center of Excellence has told the Cyprus News Agency. Neophytou spoke to the agency on the occasion …
(story by Cyprus News Agency’s Fanitsa Zannettou, Edited in English by Rebekah Gregoriades) Everyone must contribute and take responsibility in order to address the plastic pollution of the seas, coordinator of project “Keep our Sand and Sea Plastic Free”, Panayiota Koutsofta, has told CNA, noting that 80% of waste collected from Cyprus’ beaches is plastic. …
Resilience must be at the heart of each and every action we undertake from now on, Union for the Mediterranean Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, has told the Cyprus News Agency, in an interview on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in our region and globally, the level of solidarity, the lessons learned, the links between …
(Press Release by Birdlife Cyprus, Picture by Filippos Georgiades) These past few days, Paralimni Lake, a Natura 2000 area, has been ‘mysteriously’ losing a significant amount of water, following removal of the earth bund that closes the Lake’s irrigation canal. Although the exact reasons for the removal of the bund remain unclear, behind this act …
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(story by Thalia Neophytou) Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development and Environment is set to implement specific waste management actions in the mountainous areas of Cyprus in the coming period, with the creation of two waste transfer stations in Linou and Agros villages, according to Minister of Agriculture Costas Kadis. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines …
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(story by Fanitsa Zanettou – Edited in English by Evie Phillips) A total of 68 submerged bins for recycling materials are expected to operate in Larnaka`s seaside area aiming to service producers of large amounts of waste. In statements to CNA, Larnaka Mayor Andreas Vyras said that “we paid particular attention in completing this specific …
(Story by Evie Mitsidou Phillips of Cyprus News Agency) We need to stop net CO2 emissions otherwise “we are going to fry”, Joanna Haigh, former co-Director of the Grantham Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at Imperial College London, climate physicist, has warned. Haigh delivered a lecture, on Tuesday evening, hosted at the Cyprus …
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Cyprus will be organising the 9th Ministerial Conference of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The decision was taken unanimously during a meeting of the Committee for Environmental Policy (CEP), of UNECE, by the 56 member states of the UNECE region. The Conference will be held in Cyprus from November 3 to …
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Τhe Mediterranean region is described by the scientists as the hot spots of the hot spots. The situation as regards the rise of the temperature and the rise of the water is more than dramatic. According to a study dated October 2019, carried out by MedECC – the network of Mediterranean Experts on Climate …