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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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Six international organizations join forces to create the Mediterranean Consortium to Protect Biodiversity

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This innovative partnership model aims to respond to the environmental and financing challenges of nature conservation in the Mediterranean. In the context of major global mSeobilizations to protect biodiversity, aiming to support the new objectives to protect the planet and given the many challenges affecting the Mediterranean region (including climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and …

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PAYT system and recycle at source, one of most important goals of Cyprus’ Agriculture Ministry

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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 …

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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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Virtual coffee break: COVID-19, Environment and Media in the Mediterranean

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A panel of 4 journalists from Agence France Presse, Athens News Agency, Lebanese National News Agency and Maghreb Arabe Presse engaged in this virtual coffee break hosted by the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation in collaboration with MedWet in the framework of the Offyourmap campaign. The online session was attended by communicators from several environmental …

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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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Installation of submerged bins begins along Cyprus’ Mackenzie beach

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(Story by Fanitsa Zanettou, translated in English by Rebekah Gregoriades) The installation of submerged bins along the beachfront of Mackenzie in Larnaca, Cyprus, has begun and is expected to be completed by the end of August, with neighbouring Piale Pasha next in line for September. Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras told Cyprus News Agency that works …

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The ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative and the Black Sea

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Monaco, 17 June 2019. During the summer 2019, the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS), will work with Black Sea party countries to carry out the largest survey ever of marine megafauna in the region. A semi-enclosed sea, with distinctive geographical features and very …

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