Open University of Cyprus at the LIFE AgrOassis tree planting event On Saturday, March 2nd, students of the Open University of Cyprus had the opportunity to observe and contribute to the actions of the LIFE AgrOassis project.In the framework of the thematic unit "Management of Terrestrial Ecosystems" of the Postgraduate Program "Environmental Conservation and Management"...
Last LIFE AgrOassis tree planting event of the season! Reaching the end of the planting season (winter 2023-24) and having already planted over 2,000 saplings, we invite you to participate in the last tree planting event of this season, on March 2 and 3, in Peristerona. Join us and contribute to the creation of yet another green...
1st tree planting in Deneia, February 2024 The first tree planting of the LIFE AgrOassis project in Deneia took place on 2,3 and 4th of February. 540 deep-rooted saplings and scrubs were planted by groups of volunteers!We express our warm thanks to the volunteers from UNFICYP, Deneia Community Council, Vassos Eliades, Project Management Institute, Cardet, Tamoil,...
Article published in “Agrotis“ magazine, December 2023 The article “AgrOassis: Project funded by the LIFE program to address the desertification of agricultural land” which provides an overview of the project by Panagiotis Dalias, Agricultural Research Officer A' at the Agricultural Research Institute and project coordinator of LIFE AgrOassis was published in the 489th issue of the...
UNFICYP at the LIFE AgrOassis tree planting event On 3 February, the Senior Police Adviser of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Assistant Police Commissioner Satu Koivu, participated with members of the Force in a tree planting event organised within the framework of the LIFE AgrOassis project on agricultural land in the community of...
Upcoming tree planting events of LIFE AgrOassis The LIFE AgrOassis team invites you to the upcoming volunteer tree plantings on November and December 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.During the tree plantings, deep-rooted plants specially adapted to drought are used for the first time to restore green zones on degraded agricultural land. The measure...
1st LIFE AgrOassis tree planting event The first tree planting on agricultural land of the LIFE AgrOassis project took place with great success on December 15 and 16, in collaboration with the Office of the Commissioner for the Environment, the Cyprus Architects Assoiation and the 300,000 Trees in Limassol whom we particularly thank. More than 300 saplings,...
On Friday and Saturday, December 15 and 16, 2023, the Life-AgrOassis team in collaboration with the Office of the Commissioner for the Environment and the Cyprus Architects Assoiation invite you to volunteer tree planting in Tersefanou, Larnaca from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. During the tree planting, deep-rooted plants specially adapted to drought will be used...
Press conference: Call for volunteers for tree planting events The beginning of the planting of 11,000 deep-rooted trees and shrubs, which will be carried out gradually until 2026 in Cyprus as part of the LIFE-AgrOassis project, was announced on Thursday November 9 at a press conference by the Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Maria Panagiotou. Dr. Panagiotou...
The Laona Foundation at the 10th Green Dot Environmental and Recycling Festival Laona Foundation took part in the 10th Green Dot Environmental and Recycling Festival, which took place successfully on Sunday 15 of October at Limassol Harbor! People of all ages had the opportunity to gained insights into the objectives of the LIFE-AgrOassis project, deep-rooted plants,...