The two Cypriot partners of the WatHer (Water Heritage) project, viz. the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) and the Laona Foundation for the Conservation and Regeneration of the Cypriot Countryside, held a working meeting to coordinate actions and plan their nexts steps. The discussion focused on: - Planning the forthcoming activities in Cyprus, - Strengthening collaboration between the...
With great pleasure, staff members of the Laona Foundation participated in the Connect for Change event, held on Thursday, 4 December 2025.During the event, the three projects selected to participate in the ENA Foundation’s Grants for Change 2025 programme were presented.The Laona Foundation, together with the Women’s Association of Rural Larnaka, is participating with the...
With great success, the tree-planting activities continue under the European project LIFE-AgrOassis! On Friday, 21 November, and Friday, 28 November 2025, in the Mazotos area, 23 volunteers from Ancoria Bank Ltd helped plant more than 140 trees. A big thank you to all volunteers for their valuable support! The hedgerow plantings are carried out under the...
With great success, the tree-planting activities of the European project LIFE-AgrOassis continue! On Wednesday, 24 November 2025, in the Mazotos area, 24 volunteers from Boutique Beverages helped plant more than 110 trees. A big thank-you to everyone for their valuable contribution! The hedgerow plantings are carried out under the auspices of the Commissioner for the...
The second tree-planting event of the LIFE-AgrOassis project was successfully completed! On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, in the Mazotos area, 20 volunteers from UCLan University helped plant over 130 trees. A big thank you to all volunteers for their valuable support! The hedgerow plantings are carried out under the auspices of the Commissioner for the Environment...
The new and final planting season for the European project LIFE-AgrOassis began successfully in Mazotos area on Saturday, November 15, 2025, with the participation of 13 volunteers from Sassy Events DMC. The planting efforts are under the auspices of the Commissioner for Environment and Animal Welfare, Mrs. Antonia Theodosiou. Among its initiatives, the LIFE-AgrOassis project promotes the...
The Laona Foundation for the Conservation and Regeneration of the Cypriot Countryside has launched its programme to restore traditional dry-stone walls (terraces) at strategic locations within fire-affected areas.On Saturday, 11 October 2025, in collaboration with the Community Council of Souni–Zanatzia and with the help of 20 volunteers, the team successfully repaired 36 metres of dry-stone...
On October 13 and 14, 2025, the partners of the LIFE-AgrOassis project met in Sitia for their second in-person meeting, hosted and organised by the Municipality of Sitia. During the meetings, the partner’s reviewed the project’s progress, discussed challenges encountered across all action areas, and presented results from activities implemented in Cyprus, Thessaly, and Crete. As the...
As part of its ongoing networking efforts with other LIFE projects that support the agricultural sector in adapting to climate change, the LIFE-AgrOassis team recently met with the LIFE Desert-Adapt. The project was completed in September 2023 and was awarded the LIFE Action Award at the LIFE Awards 2025, recognised as the best project in its...
The Cyprus Agricultural Chamber in collaboration with the National Rural Network and the Union of Cypriot Farmers (EKA), organized an event on Friday, 26 September 2025, titled ‘the pressures Cyprus faces due to climate change and the need to redefine agriculture.’ Dr. Panayiotis Dalias, soil scientist and Senior Agricultural Research Officer at the Ινστιτούτο Γεωργικών Ερευνών...