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BirdLife Cyprus participated in a four-day workshop that took place in Zagreb (Croatia) from 28 November to 1 December 2016 as part of the project ‘Capacity Building for Flyway Conservation in the Mediterranean’ funded by the MAVA Foundation. BirdLife Cyprus has actively been involved in this project for the last 4 years. This was the
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A one year experimental study examining emotions and environmental action has successfully been completed by the Nestor Research Group of the University of Cyprus. This study was undertaken on behalf of Birdlife Cyprus, which funded this work through a grant from the A.G. Leventis Foundation. The main objective of this study was to examine the
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BirdLife Cyprus is organizing an interactive educational workshop for children ages 5-12, as part of its ‘153 birds’ campaign. The workshop will take place on Saturday, 17 December 2016, 10:00 – 11:30, at Myloi Cultural Centre in Kaimakli, Nicosia. Storyteller and drama practitioner Marina Katsari will tell us stories about feathered heroes who are travelling
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BirdLife Cyprus is organizing an interactive educational workshop for children ages 5-12, as part of its ‘153 birds’ campaign. The workshop will take place on Saturday, 17 December 2016, 10:00 – 11:30, at Myloi Cultural Centre in Kaimakli, Nicosia. Storyteller and drama practitioner Marina Katsari will tell us stories about feathered heroes who are travelling
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European Commission confirms EU nature protection laws will be saved after record-breaking campaign – now is the time for better implementation, say NGOs. BirdLife Cyprus, the Cyprus Conservation Foundation Terra Cypria and Friends of the Earth Cyprus, the leading nature protection NGOs in Cyprus, welcome the good news from the European Commission, which has officially
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European Commission confirms EU nature protection laws will be saved after record-breaking campaign – now is the time for better implementation, say NGOs. BirdLife Cyprus, the Cyprus Conservation Foundation Terra Cypria and Friends of the Earth Cyprus, the leading nature protection NGOs in Cyprus, welcome the good news from the European Commission, which has officially
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The Darwin project for the restoration of Akrotiri Marsh has managed to break the wall of reeds at Akrotiri Marsh to create suitable habitat for wildlife. The on site management works for the creation of suitable habitat for target bird species has been perhaps one of the most important activities of the project and these
Management works at Akrotiri Marsh have been completed Read More »
The laws that protect Nature in Europe – the Nature Directives – are still under threat. Over the last two years, the European Commission has been scrutinizing these laws and it is about to decide their fate. The Birds and Habitats Directives are a European Union success story. They are widely recognized as the cornerstone
NatureAlert – the final push to save the Nature Directives Read More »
To enhance grazing for conservation purposes at Akrotiri Marsh, the Darwin project has erected an electric fence at the site. The electric fence brings us one step closer to having untethered grazing at Akrotiri Marsh. This change in grazing method will help graziers to manage their cattle and will make their life much easier as
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The opening of the ‘153 birds’ drawing and photography exhibition took place with great success on Friday, 18 November 2016 at Myloi Cultural Centre in Kaimakli, Nicosia where around 70 people came to enjoy many of the submissions received as part of the ‘153 birds’ drawing competition and winners received their prizes. Mayor of Nicosia,
‘153 birds’ Drawing and Photography exhibition successfully inaugurated Read More »
Temperatures have finally dropped and Christmas is just around the corner! If you are looking to buy meaningful and educational gifts to give to your loved ones this Christmas you can find us at the German Christmas Fayre at the Goethe-Institut Zypern (next to Ledra Palace), on Sunday 4 December 2016 from 15:00 until 20:00 and at ‘Giorti sto
BirdLife Cyprus at Christmas markets Read More »
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