The President of the Hellenic Republic H.E. Karolos Papoulias stressed on Tuesday, opening the Athens Summit 2009 Conference, the following >
The present conjuncture leaves some room for optimism. There are political leaderships that seek ‘green’ solutions to the economic and energy deadlocks. A pan-European and trans-Atlantic dialogue is being shaped to change the developmental model. [...]
Cyprus’ oldest tree has stood in Limassol for 1,500 years > For 1,500 years, what is thought to be Cyprus’ oldest tree, a Pistacia Atlantica, has stood in the mountainous village of Apesia, north of Limassol.
Some claim there are olives trees in Cyprus that have been around since Jesus, but Forestry Officer Takis Papachristoforou said that [...]
Cyprus’ first mobile desalination plant providing drinking water for Limassol and people in the south-west is now fully operational.
At a cost of nearly 20 million euro and built in record time, the plant in Moni area, Limassol, started producing water just after Christmas and has now fully replaced expensive imports from Greece, which until last month, [...]
Mount Olympus, Greece’s highest peak and the legendary home of the ancient Greek gods, has been selected as one of 261 candidates for the second phase of the worldwide New Seven Wonders of Nature contest.
The mountain was the only Greek candidate to make it through to the first phase of online voting at www.new7wonders.com, which [...]
A new Greek government scheme that aims to reward citizens for recycling their trash might end up clashing with the established “blue bin” project run by Municipal authorities, recycling groups have warned.
The new plan, approved last week by the Environment and Public Works Ministry, foresees the installation of special “compensatory recycling” kiosks with slots for [...]
January 26, 2009 | Posted in
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A foundation in Paphos aims to help youngsters explore their creative side while taking into account the environment
To the slow rhythm of a Paphos hill village with a derelict school house add the passion of a woman with dedication and a vision. Season with a few years. Sprinkle with sponsorship from sources as diverse as [...]
Plastic bottles and torn and tattered umbrellas you might expect to find bobbing around in our increasing polluted seas. But washing machines? And car tyres? Surely there’s a limit to how far some people view the Mediterranean as their own personal rubbish dump.
Apparently not. Just take a walk around some of our most popular beaches [...]
December 14, 2008 | Posted in
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