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 auspices of the Commissioner for the Environment and Animal Welfare, Ms. Antonia Theodosiou.

LIFE-AgrOassis promotes the reintroduction of traditional hedgerows around agricultural fields using deep-rooted plants grown in special Deep Root Training Tubes at the Department of Forests, with scientific guidance from the KES Research Centre. This innovative method, tested for the first time in Europe, reduces irrigation needs and strengthens plants’ resilience to drought.

From 2023 to today, more than 7,000 trees and shrubs have been planted in farmland areas degraded by desertification, and this year, with the help of around 300 volunteers, even more deep-rooted plants will be planted throughout November and December!