(Report by Evie Andreou of Cyprus News Agency) For greater action to tackle “the triple planetary crisis” affecting climate, nature and pollution, calls the 7th pan-European environmental assessment, presented on Wednesday at the 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, taking place in Nicosia between October 5 and 7. The joint report by the United Nations …
(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 …
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 …
Story by Stavros Koniotis (Cyprus News Agency) Dealing with the problem of uncontrollable rubbish dumping is both a matter of culture and legislation, Cypriot Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA). A cleaning campaign at the bed of the Kouris dam in Limassol district, took place, on Sunday. The event was …
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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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Six hundred and fifty kilos of waste were collected from the coastline and from the seabed during the `Zero Waste Beach` campaign between May-July 2019. According to a press release, a total of four cleaning campaigns took place at the sea bottom and 17 along the coastline of the island. The program is being implemented …
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(story by Thalia Neophytou) The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis said he will enable municipalities to impose severe penalties on polluters of open spaces and will create new green points in Nicosia district, to support the adjustment of local authorities to the new way of waste management in Cyprus, after the …
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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Urban waste production in Cyprus in 2017 has remained significantly higher than the EU average, while at the same time, the waste treatment by the method of landfill has increased since 2016, says Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou. In a press release Panayiotou referred to findings by the European Commission which did a country report about …
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