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No more haunting by ‘ghost nets’: bio-based and biodegradable nets could be the solution.

To celebrate European Maritime Day 2021, ISOTECH, together with the NGO AKTI Project and Research Centre, organised a clean-up operation to collect ghost fishing nets and derelict fishing gear from the Paphos seabed. The event was organised within the framework of the EU-funded SEALIVE project, in which ISOTECH and AKTI are partners. Researchers from the two […]

InnovOleum: A Driving Force towards a Sustainable Future

Collection and Recycling of Domestic Used Cooking Oil through a Social, Reverse Logistics System. InnovOleum which is developed by the Cypriot SME Isotech Ltd and run by the non-governmental organisation, AKTI Project and Research Centre, is a solution to the management of UCO that propagates knowledge, raises awareness on renewable energy from advanced and sustainable […]

Dr. Michael I. Loizides discusses water scarcity with the U.S. Ambassador in Cyprus, Ms. Judith Garber, and the UN Special Envoy to Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar

On the occasion of World Water Day, the Ambassador of the U.S.A. to Cyprus, Judith G. Garber, together with the Special Representative and Deputy Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Cyprus and Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, Elizabeth Spehar, held a discussion with the two chairs of the Bi-communal Technical Committee […]

“Χωρίς τελειωμό η καταστροφή των ακτών μας”

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  Δεν ξέρω τι πρέπει να γίνει για να καταλάβουμε πόσο έχουμε ασελγήσει επί των ακτών μας. Αυτός ο πολύτιμος φυσικός μας πόρος βρίσκεται σε κίνδυνο, σε ανεπάρκεια. Όχι από την κλιματική αλλαγή. Αλλά από την αδηφάγο κερδοσκοπία και την απύθμενη άγνοια. Να σώσουμε ότι σώζεται πλέον, αυτό είναι το ζητούμενο. Αλλά πώς; Γράφει η Δρ […]

ISOTECH has been certified as an Innovative SME

We are thrilled to announce that our company has received a ‘Certificate of an Innovative Small and Medium Enterprise (SME)’ issued by the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy of the Republic of Cyprus. You can access the certificate here. You can visit the Deputy Ministry’s website for more information about the Innovation […]

8 νέες λύσεις και υλικά από βιοπλαστικό στη στεριά και τη θάλασσα

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Η ISOTECH συμμετέχει στο Ευρωπαϊκό έργο SEALIVE: Strategies of circular economy and advanced bio-based solutions to keep our lands and seas alive from plastics contamination. Το έργο συγχρηματοδοτείται στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος έρευνας και καινοτομίας Horizon 2020 της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης. Διαβάστε το ενημερωτικό δελτίο για να μάθετε περισσότερα για τις 8 πιλοτικές εφαρμογές στη θάλασσα και […]

New publication from our team!

We are thrilled to share our new article, fresh off the press of Springer’s Environment Systems and Decisions Journal. Entitled “A community-based approach for site-specific policies and solutions on marine litter: the example of Paphos, Cyprus” the paper presents how the  DeCyDe-4 method, which is based on a participatory decision-support concept, can develop community-based policy tools and action […]

A community-based approach for site-specific policies and solutions on marine litter: the example of Paphos, Cyprus

Environmental Systems and Decisions 2020, in-print (online first) Abstract: We are living in the ‘plasticene’ era. Marine plastic pollution is a global problem, and increasing effort and funds are being invested towards identifying and implementing solutions. It is well accepted that the implemented solutions should take into account local specificities and culture, which requires the involvement […]