Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI) was established in 2006, with the goal to promote the development of sustainable approach to tourism in Cyprus.
Huge amounts of energy & fossil fuels are needed to make new plastic & it sticks around in our environment for a long time. It is also only possible to recycle plastic 2/3times before it becomes too degraded.
@plasticstoday
,
@Plasticsimpact
Joint Greek, Cypriot push to promote mountain regions - The aim is to start a productive cooperation, through the utilisation of know-how, expertise, resources, and the network of partners available to the parties,
Commandaria wine is one of Cyprus’ traditional wines and one of the oldest named wines in the world, having had the same name for eight centuries. Next to the castle are the ruins of a 14th century sugar mill.
Cities at Night, a citizen science project spearheaded by IDA Board member Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel, is hoping to address the problem of light pollution & energy efficiency by creating a map of the world at night. Visit:
@cities4tnight
to help!
Volunteers will start clean-up beaches across the island this Sunday in a summer campaign to promote environmental consciousness in an effort to reduce sea pollution.
@CleantheWorld
,
@YoungGreensCY
,
A second Larnaca archaeological site has been brought back to life through video and 3D visualisation, taking a journey back 9,500 years to when some of Cyprus’ first permanent residents established a village west of the Vasilikos River plain.
Barcelona will ban smoking on all its beaches on 1 July. It aims to protect the environment and ensure the right of citizens to enjoy a clean, unpolluted space, free of smoke and cigarette butts. When will Cyprus introduce it?
@visitcyprus
The results at Pissouri are “spectacular, with hundreds of locals and visitors reaping the benefits of exercising by the waves at all hours of the day,”
First, the banana peels must be dried at around 100 C for 24 hours, then ground and sieved to a fine powder before being placed in a stainless steel reactor. Cyprus has plenty of home-grown bananas.
Walking down the street or visiting the park or beach, there’s one thing you’ll almost inevitably see: pieces of plastic packaging—washed up on the sand, tangled in a hedgerow or lying in the gutter. We have to take action URGENTLY.
@visitcyprus
We need more trees. From the dozen plane trees that should already be being nurtured to provide deep shade in Eleftheria square, to the arboreal spread that should be occupying every pavement, vacant plot, parking lot and all other available space.
It offers insights, benchmarking/performance goals for destinations to create their own tourism sustainability models aiming to address overtourism. The 7 indicators interact with each other & can be implemented to different goals.
@visitcyprus
Recognised by the world’s most prestigious hotels, restaurants & culinary professionals,
@EIRAWater
is committed to enhancing the dining experience with its superior quality while upholding a strong commitment to environmental leadership.
@cyprus_hotel
A new photo exhibition focuses on the theme of ‘Plastic Pollution – another threat to the beauty of our sand and sea & key contributor to environmental degradation’ and opens on World Tourism Day, September 27 at Ayia Napa.
The ongoing
#LarnakaBiodesignFestival
2024 will take over numerous parts of the city until June 23, inviting locals, visitors, artists, researchers, scientists & anyone else to explore its environmental actions.
@visitcyprus
@LarnakaRegion
Smart cities sound futuristic but are built on some simple ideas around digitising our transport, buildings and other infrastructure. One way of thinking about smart solutions is working better with what’s already there.
It includes the creation of authentic experience, supporting and showcasing local and rural communities and areas, as well as refraining from favouring one season for the attraction of a country’s majority of foreign visitors.
The deadline of July 3 has been ignored and we will still see plastic straws, cups, plates and cutlery – all included in the directive’s ban – littering our beaches and streets. Shame on Cyprus
The importance of wetlands is immense and multi-dimensional, as they are not only an irreplaceable indicator of the quality and sufficiency of a country’s groundwater but also protecting against flooding and erosion and stabilising the coastline.
These shallow waters meet the azure, blue sky in one joyous, relaxing panorama. And who doesn’t want the added bonus of watching the low-flying planes coming in to land at Larnaca airport. It’s “a must for plane-spotters”,
@LarnakaRegion
On World Tourism Day, CSTI & our Keep our sand and sea plastic-free project, the British High Commission & support of the Shipping Deputy Ministry of Cyprus/ΥΦΥΝ organized a photography exhibition aiming to raise awareness on the burning issue of plastic
Wine tourism is in increasing demand as consumers look for more open-air experiences in rural areas in the post-pandemic era. This has a ‘great’ chance to be successful in Cyprus.
@visitcyprus
,
@cyprusagrotour
We want to widen the opportunity for people with visible/non-visible disabilities to enjoy
@TUIUK
beach holidays. An exciting partnership with
@AccessAbleUK
helps them to make an informed decision as to whether a hotel will suit their needs
Taste Cyprus’ quality label, a certification geared to promote and explore Cypriot gastronomy as part of the island’s cultural heritage.
@visitcyprus
There are some amazing beaches in the Famagusta region, and I’d love to see what I can do there. For the moment, though, I’m still finding my feet on the island.
They. rejuvenate cod/oyster fisheries by providing favourable habitats, clean up our waterways providing safe/healthy spaces for recreation & can help us in our fight climate change by absorbing/locking away carbon in our oceans.
@ProjectSeagrass
They found a refrigerator shell from which the metal parts were removed (presumably recycling), 5-6 sofas, wooden pallets, buckets, plastic of all kinds (from car bumpers to other vehicle parts) & cardboard boxes.
@EnviroCommCy
@EnviroNews
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) says there's a cascade of evidence of harm from plastics. It argues that the plastic pollution threat is almost equivalent to climate change and it needs a binding treaty.
Cyprus has seen an 80 per cent reduction in the use of plastic bags at points of sale since charges for the bags were introduced in 2018. The outright ban regulation will cover all points of sale, including home delivery.
The 'Keep our Sand and Sea Plastic free' is organizing a tailormade seminar for our hotel professionals on 25 February. Cyprus Hotel Managers Association
#plasticfree
#Cyprus
A pilot project of the
@TUIGroup
in partnership with
@The
Travel Foundation and the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI). It aims to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics in the tourism industry.
In the village of Treis Elies, winter season has begun and rains and snow are expected. The landscape is beautiful with the winter festivities of colors and the few inhabitants prepared wood stoves and fireplaces waiting to welcome the cold and Christmas.
The common waste metrics and definitions will ensure that all those who follow the methodology will calculate, identify and fill gaps, and report their waste data in a comparable way.
@WWF
Businesses need to see sustainability not as a risk that needs to be managed but as an opportunity for innovation and differentiation. The ‘circular economy’ needs to move on from being a buzz phrase. This phrase ‘circular economy’ is so, so important.
Once the buildings met the Edge standard, they were certified with Sintali-SGS, who developed a streamlined process to help Lidl certify its portfolio of stores in a resource-efficient manner. Well done
ByFusion uses a combination of steam and compression to shape all kinds of plastics, even nonrecyclables, into standard building blocks called
#ByBlocks
. Can
@GreenDotCyprus
get one from
@ByFusion
?
Paralimni lake is an opportunity squandered on so many levels. This is a wetland so besieged by problems of our own making that it stands out as a dark example of how not to go about protecting and managing a special, fragile site.
@birdlifecyprus
Compared to the Mediterranean average of 38 kg per capita a year, Cyprus generates a surprisingly high 106 kg per capita of plastic waste. Cyprus needs to take action URGENTLY.
@IUCN
,
@SeariousBiz
,
@TogetherCyprus
,
@Enaleia
Wise waste management based on the principles of the circular economy is a priority for the European Union and one of the key objectives of the Green Deal.
Today it’s International Polar Bear Day! 🐻❄️
Climate change is the main threat to polar bears & their habitats. As the Arctic ice continues to melt due to rising global temperatures, polar bears are facing challenges finding food & breeding.
Reducing food waste becomes even more imperative when considering global food demand is expected to rise by 60 per cent in the near future, which makes it a huge social and ethical issue.
Good Green(er) Morning from our Gaia Green Committee at Poseidonia Beach Hotel in Limassol, Cyprus ...
We introduce to you our: "Trash in Disguise"
Carnival doesn’t have to be a burden on the planet. With a little effort and imagination
At
@C
ésar Ritz Colleges Switzerland challenge their students to change their mindset about the role they have as tourists but also as future hoteliers, entrepreneurs and business owners.
Heimdal, pumps saltwater into a machine that uses electricity to rearrange molecules in the water, removing acid. It can then sell the acid it removes, which ends up in the form of hydrochloric acid. Cyprus can link up their Saltwater desal to a Heimdal
By better managing our waste and helping keep nature clean, we can lower our environmental impact and reduce the amount of plastic and other materials in nature and our seas. Let us follow the lead shared by Scandic and Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation
The sustainability actions focused on environmental sustainability could be clustered in three different areas: energy, water and waste. Every hotel in Cyprus should read this.
@cyprus_hotel
,
@STEKassociation
,
In the same breath, there should be more opportunities for travel marketers to apply specific, personal, strategies and make dramatic increases in conversion rates and optimise guest experiences.
The collection of two billion ocean-bound plastic bottles is a testament to the fact that each of us can be a hero in reducing plastic waste while improving the lives of people who collect it. Does Cyprus have any companies committed to this program?
No Evil Foods’ new packaging uses Sustainable Forestry Initiative certified sustainable paperboard & uses 100% renewable wind-powered, all plant-based inks & adhesives, which together allowed the company to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80%
Learn about
@BelterraCorp
and
@Boomitra
game-changing partnerships, Paris’ plans to green the city, billions pledged to protect mangroves and roads made using a surprising, recycled material.
@EarthshotPrize
Empty paper cups are recyclable and they provide high-quality fiber, which can then be recycled into new products like cereal cartons, facial tissue boxes and new paper cups. Essity, Great Lakes Tissue, ND Paper, Pratt Industries, Sustana Fiber, WestRock
Today is
#WorldArchitectureDay
+ something old to something new:
#Larnaka
's Medieval Castle; the Lyceum St George designed by Roussos & Pericleous in 1960; the historic building of Phivos Stavrides Foundation; to buildings that have incorporated both old + new such as
@LokalCyprus
The project provided innovative and sustainable solutions for the facilities to easily reduce the consumption, disposal, and impact of SUPs in the tourism sector in line with a relevant EU directive. Well done to the 4.
@pasyxe_cha
Beaches, Streets, Rivers, Parks, Shoreline to mountaintop, and all the places in between. Wherever you live, our outdoor spaces need you. Be a part of the Million Mile Clean…
@cyprussust
@EnviroCommCy
@guardianeco
@EnviroNews
Sustainability is about managing and protecting Earth’s natural resources, ecosystems, climate and atmosphere so that current generations and future generations will have the things they need to live a decent life.
Air and water quality, public transport with zero CO2 emissions, green spaces per inhabitant, percentage of people who walk, cycle or catch public transport to work, quality of life and km of cycle paths make Eco friendly destinations.