It is with deep sorrow that we say goodbye to our close friend and partner, Martin Abbas Hellicar, a wonderful person and scientist, devoted to the protection of Cyprus’ environment, with outstanding achievements. Farewell, dear Martin. We will always remember your smile and hold you in our hearts. Our heartfelt condolences go to his family and to...
LIFE AgrOassis launches Biodiversity Monitoring Activities The LIFE-AgrOassis project is pleased to announce the launch of a comprehensive biodiversity monitoring initiative as part of Work Package 7 (WP7). Following extensive fieldwork across the project's agricultural fields, researchers are now meticulously sorting and analyzing soil invertebrate samples and identifying collected plant species. This critical phase, conducted...
Construction of machinery for the Composting unit The AgrOassis project aims in providing ideas and solutions for the establishment of small-scale composting plants equipped with low-cost machinery, if possible, purchased by local manufacturers.For the operation of the pilot composting unit at ARI’s farm, project team constructed a compost turner and a rotary compost sifter.A significant achievement...
LIFE AgrOassis at the “Landscape Resilience and Integrated Fire Management“event LIFE AgrOassis at the “Landscape Resilience and Integrated Fire Management“eventDuring the series of Events and Workshops, under the overall theme of: “Landscape Resilience and Integrated Fire Management“ organised by the Centre of Excellence in Risk & Decision Sciences, European University Cyprus from April 9th to the...
Το Ευρωπαϊκό έργο Beyond Cultural Tourism (Be.Cultour, πρόγραμμα Horizon 2020), με 15 εταίρους από 10 χώρες, περιλαμβανομένης της Κύπρου, φθάνει στο τέλος του. Στο έργο συμμετέχουν η ΑΝΕΤΕΛ (Αναπτυξιακή Εταιρεία Επαρχιών Λάρνακας Αμμοχώστου) και το Ίδρυμα Λαόνα για την Αναβίωση και Προστασία της Κυπριακής Υπαίθρου. Στόχος του έργου ήταν μέσω της έννοιας της κυκλικής οικονομίας...
Completion of the first Tree Planting period within the LIFE-AgrOassis Project The first phase of planting for the establishment of resilient hedgerows (work package 4) as a measure to combat desertification, enhance ecosystem resilience, and promote sustainable agriculture, took place in Cyprus from November 2023 to March 2024.Approximately 3,000 shrubs and trees, including 2,000 deep-rooted plants,...
Sitia Geopark at the seminar "The Mediterranean diet in the past and in the present. Application in education" On March 29, 2024 during the seminar "The Mediterranean diet in the past and in the present. Application in education" the coordinator of the Sitia Geopark informed the participants about the implementation and practices of the LIFE AgrOassis...
Completion of farmers’ competition in Crete– Milestone 4 The submission of applications from farmers in Crete to participate in the land-selection competition was completed on October 6, 2023. Submission of applications began on March 20, 2023. Submission was made through an application distributed to farmers at the project’s informative meetings. The total land offered to the project...
First meeting of the LIFE AgrOassis Scientific Committee On March 6, 2024, the first meeting of the Scientific Committee of the LIFE AgrOassis project took place.The project coordinator Dr. Panagiotis Dalias, gave a brief overview of the project and the progress so far, while presentations followed by the heads of each workpackage on the individual actions,...
Ολοκλήρωση 2ετούς έργου σε πυρόπληκτες κοινότητες για Πρόληψη – Προστασία – Αποθεραπεία Την Τετάρτη, 13.3.24 το Ίδρυμα Λαόνα για την Αναβίωση και προστασία της Κυπριακής Υπαίθρου και το Cyprus Environmental Initiative (CEI) διοργάνωσαν εκδήλωση για την ολοκλήρωση του διετούς έργου ΠυρΑνάκαμψη-Alevlerden Geleceğe όπου παρουσιάστηκαν οι δράσεις και τ’ αποτελέσματα/συμπεράσματα του διετούς αυτού δικοινοτικού έργου. Η εκδήλωση πραγματοποιήθηκε...