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Monitoring mechanisms needed for policies against climate change, RISE scientist tells CNA” is locked Monitoring mechanisms needed for policies against climate change, RISE scientist tells CNA

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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 …

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80% of waste on Cyprus’ beaches is plastic, “Keep our Sand and Sea Plastic Free” coordinator says

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(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. …

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Resilient societies after the pandemic can be created by fiscal support for green investment, UfM SG tells CNA

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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 …

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Birdlife Cyprus says a Natura 2000 area is being drained

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(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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Cyprus to implement plan for waste management in mountainous areas

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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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Submerged recycling bins operational in Cyprus’ coastal city of Larnaka by early February

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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 …

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Stop emissions or else we are going to fry, eminent physicist warns at Cyprus lecture

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(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 to host 2021 UNECE Ministerial Conference on Environment and Education

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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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Temperatures in the Mediterranean expected to rise by 2.2 °C by 2040, in some areas will hit as high as 3.8 °C by 2100

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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 …

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Two tonnes of garbage, 531 tonnes of recyclables collected during Cyprus Zero Waste Beach campaign

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Two tonnes of garbage and 531 tonnes of recyclable garbage were collected during the Zero Waste Beach campaign by AKTI Project and Research Center and Coca-Cola in Cyprus, with the support of the Coca-Cola Foundation. Moreover five tonnes of garbage were recycled within three months  in 50 PMD bins donated in the framework of the …

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