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Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI) was established in 2006, with the goal to promote the development of sustainable approach to tourism in Cyprus.

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@CySustTourism
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2 years
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
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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,
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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.
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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!
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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 ⁩,
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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.
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3 years
Cyprus is committed to get rid of plastic in the Mediterranean
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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
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Plastic. It's everywhere these days, even in our bodies. We all know we have to use less and recycle more. #GlobalTourismPlasticsInitiative #PlasticPollution #BeatPlasticPollution , #cleanseas , #RestartTourism , #BuildBackBetter #BeyondPlasticMed #recycling
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@CySustTourism
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8 years
Congrats 2 #NicosiaMunicipality on being host 4 The Council of European Municipalities & Regions #CEMR2016 Congress
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3 years
Here in Cyprus, at the many coffee shops people are encouraged to bring their own cup. They have a lot of customers and they love this idea.
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@CySustTourism
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4 years
Cut aviation’s emissions, an important condition for bailout from Austrian Government. This should apply to all airlines.
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@CySustTourism
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2 years
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.
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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
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@CySustTourism
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3 years
Positive environmental stories which potentially will be world-changing. Do you have a story to share?
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2 years
9 out of 10 surveyed expats recommend moving to Cyprus (Nr. 5) for the quality of life alone.
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3 years
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.
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@CySustTourism
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8 years
@ToniaBuxton - nice interview and thanks for talking about #sustainable #tourism and healthy #cyprus #food
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@CySustTourism
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4 years
This form of crop thinning allows Cyprus winemakers to create wine with the characteristics they want.
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@CySustTourism
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3 years
Discarded face masks could be melted down and recycled to help tackle plastic pollution. Can Cyprus melt down the masks?
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@CySustTourism
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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
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3 years
I agree and it is available at Alphamega
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The best guests bring the best gifts. Loving my @YorkshireTea Christmas tree!
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3 years
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.
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@CySustTourism
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2 years
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.
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3 years
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.
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@CySustTourism
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4 years
The Chlorakas cultural environmental group is organising a cleaning campaign to take place tomorrow and is scheduled to start at 11am. Good luck!
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3 years
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
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2 years
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.
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3 years
A recycling programme for Paphos has yet to be implemented there: it is burying almost all its solid waste.
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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
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3 years
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
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3 years
Ethical musicians have long wished for a violin that is fully vegan yet retains all the qualities of the classic instrument.
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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
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@CySustTourism
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2 years
How to Solve the Problem of Plastic Packaging. ⁦ @lessplasticmore ⁩, ⁦ @Plasticprojects ⁩, ⁦ @LessPlasticUK ⁩, ⁦ @plasticstoday ⁩, ⁦ @Plasticsimpact ⁩, ⁦ @RethinkPlastic ⁩, ⁦ @NoPlasticStraws ⁩, ⁦ @NoPlasticTravel
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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
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@CySustTourism
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8 years
Combining passion 4 #baking with #art in an old & #traditionalresidence is an excellent example of #sustainability
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3 years
Taste Cyprus’ quality label, a certification geared to promote and explore Cypriot gastronomy as part of the island’s cultural heritage. ⁦ @visitcyprus
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3 years
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.
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@CySustTourism
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3 years
Sommeliers from all over Europe and Africa will gather in Limassol from 15th to 19th November 2021.
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@CySustTourism
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2 years
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
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3 years
All turtles need to thrive is to be left alone - please make sure that we do the same.
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@CySustTourism
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3 months
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
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3 years
Introduce to kids the importance of healthy habits like recycling and protecting the environment.
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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.
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@CySustTourism
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8 years
#Cyprus is a top destination worldwide for Kite & windsurfing! #surfing #Kitesurfing #sports
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@CySustTourism
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2 years
@lonelyplanet ⁩ looks at how 12 worldwide tourist attractions have approached sustainability in an innovative way.
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3 years
Why does Cyprus not ban plastic packaging on their fruit and vegetables like in other countries ?????
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3 years
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.
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3 years
One of the first persons I met when I came to Cyprus in 1970. He had met my Father in 1968 and he spoke highly of him.
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4 years
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
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3 years
It is great that our efforts are recognised for all the great work we are doing to reduce plastic on Cyprus! 💙🙏🏼☺️
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3 years
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.
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3 years
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.
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Excellent and a big bravo to the Paphos Community.May many follow your example ⁦ @Phedon_Phedonos ⁩ Phedonos
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2 years
Volunteers will clean-up beaches across the island this Sunday in a summer campaign to promote environmental consciousness & an effort to reduce sea pollution. ⁦⁦ @CleantheWorld @euronewsgreen ⁩ ⁦ @greentraveller ⁩ ⁦ @MED_GreenGrowth
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@CySustTourism
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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
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@CySustTourism
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3 years
This is what we need the engagement of our people! Bravo! Each one can make a difference 💚
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@CySustTourism
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8 years
@LarnakaRegion Well done #Larnaca #Cyprus - a step in the right direction
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@CySustTourism
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2 years
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.
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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
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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 ?
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2 years
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
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@CySustTourism
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4 years
Religious tourism is one type of the sector that is affected less by the pandemic and other unprecedent situations compared with other types.
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3 years
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
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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.
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We wanted the hotel to stand out, we wanted people to stop and look.
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The government must find environmental ways to deal with the management of rainwater.
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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.
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3 years
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.
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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
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@CySustTourism
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3 years
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.
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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
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3 years
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
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8 years
#Nicosia street #artmurals have brought rare form of celebration & pride with this facelift in heart of the capital.
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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.
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3 years
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?
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@CySustTourism
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2 years
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%
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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
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3 years
It is the first Winery in Cyprus especially designed and built according to the innovative bioclimatic standards. @ktimadafermou
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Seen at Larnaka Airport - well done.
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@CySustTourism
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3 years
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
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@CySustTourism
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3 years
The Lokàl Hotel is a credit to the Larnaca Architecture. Well done
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3 years
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
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@CySustTourism
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Barbados emphasized the time is now to create a sustainable and resilient destination that is beneficial to both locals and visitors. ⁦ @visitcyprus ⁩, @theTravelFoundation , ⁦ @TravelLeisure ⁩, ⁦ @TravelMagazine ⁩, ⁦ @BBC_Travel ⁩, ⁦
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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
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@CySustTourism
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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
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2 years
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.
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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.
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