Project ‘Fighting Plastic Waste in Cyprus’ raises awareness on sea pollution
The initiative titled “Fighting Plastic Waste in Cyprus: The case of Chiringuitos Responsables”, has been announced. According to a press release, the project aims at raising the awareness of Cypriot...
View ArticleCyprus beach cleanup in context of #BreakFreeFromPlastic initiative
Lady`s Mile beach in Limassol, on the southern coast of Cyprus, was recently cleaned up by members of NGO “Friends of the Earth Cyprus” and the crew from Greenpeace`s “Rainbow Warrior” in context of...
View ArticleHave you ever wondered what happens with the unwanted fish that is thrown...
The catching of unwanted species is a pervasive problem in fisheries worldwide. In most cases unwanted catches are returned dead to the sea as discards. This results in a waste of natural resources...
View ArticleTowards a new energy model in the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean region is home to an increasing population of over 500 million people with growing energy demands. It is also one of the climate change hotspots and faces challenges including rising...
View ArticleCyprus to introduce consumer charge for plastic bags from July 2018
Cyprus Parliament passed a bill recently according to which all consumers will be charged a minimum € 0.05 for plastic bags as of July 2018, in an attempt to raise awareness about the plastic waste...
View ArticleUfM at COP23: A call for action towards a shared Mediterranean Climate Agenda
The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) actively participated in the COP23, in Bonn, where it presented a study on the situation of climate finance in the region. The study reveals...
View ArticleCyprus hosts 1st Meeting of the Mediterranean Education for Sustainable...
Action needs to be taken, in order for the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to respond to the needs of the international community for social, financial, ecological and political...
View ArticleÉchange d’expériences vers une protection renforcée de l’avifaune en Tunisie
Un cours pratique pour l’échange et le transfert de connaissances entre l’Espagne et la Tunisie dans le domaine de la conservation des oiseaux aura lieu du 30 novembre au 1er décembre 2017, au Centre...
View ArticleSmall increase in municipal solid waste generated in Cyprus in 2016
Τhe total amount of municipal solid waste generated in Cyprus in 2016 stood at 545 thousand tonnes compared to 541 thousand tonnes in 2015, recording an increase of 0.8%, according to the Statistical...
View ArticleUfM Conference highlights the key role of the Blue Economy in sustainable...
The blue economy has an enormous potential for job creation and investment in the Euro-Mediterranean region and thus for human and sustainable development, integration and stability. More than 400 key...
View ArticleInforming Freshwater Species Conservation in the North-Western Mediterranean:...
Freshwater biodiversity in the Mediterranean Basin Hotspot is remarkably diverse and highly threatened as confirmed by the IUCN Mediterranean Biodiversity Red List assessments. The process to identify...
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We rushed to pass a bill on plastic bags without a detailed debate, Cypriot...
No thorough discussion has taken place on the bill on plastic bags, which provides for a charge of 5 cents beginning of July 2018, and which the government had tabled at the eleventh hour and the House...
View ArticleInternational science monograph on Mediterranean identities published
ZAGREB, Jan 28 (Hina/Ivo Lucic) – What is Mediterranean identity and whether it exists, what can be done to prevent wildfires in Mediterranean countries which, in the period from 2001 and 2014, were...
View ArticleCyprus MP says Parliaments bear responsibility for implementation of...
The National Parliaments bear a collective responsibility for the ratification of agreements on the protection of the environment and should also assure that these agreements are implemented, MP...
View ArticleMobile Pastoralism in the Mediterranean: arguments and evidence for policy...
The many benefits of mobile pastoralism in the Mediterranean, and the world over, are detailed in a new report from the Mediterranean Consortium for Nature and Culture. This 10,000 year old practice,...
View ArticleMediterranean Protected Areas Gather in Croatia to Discuss New Ecotourism Offer
Ecotourism Conference in Split Kicks Off With Launch Of New Protected Area Network, Focused on Ecotourism that Support Conservation While Reducing the Footprint of Travelers. Split, Croatia, 6 March...
View ArticleCyprus on frontline against lionfish invasion of Mediterranean
Cyprus on frontline against lionfish invasion of Med 11 APR2018 By Isabelle Wesselingh. Pictures by Emily Irving-Swift. Video by Tom Little and Emily Irving-Swift. Equipped with harpoons and waterproof...
View ArticleChypre, en pointe contre l’invasion du poisson-lion en Méditerranée
Chypre, en pointe contre l’invasion du poisson-lion en Méditerranée 11 APR2018 Agence France-Presse (AFP). Par Isabelle Wesselingh. Photos: Emily Irving-Swift. Video: Tom Little et Emily Irving-Swift....
View ArticleHow marine mammals avoid the decompression sickness
Hello everybody. I am working for the Oceanogràfic Foundation in Valencia and we have released a press release that we think can be interesting for all of you. Regrettably we have no time to translate...
View ArticleImplementation Agreement on the Sub-Regional Marine Oil Pollution Contingency...
Cyprus, Greece, and Israel have signed the Implementation Agreement on the Sub-Regional Marine Oil Pollution Contingency Plan. The objective of the Plan is an effective reaction to spills and to...
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