International Conferences / Journals

Marine Litter: Social Awareness and Co-responsibility

Presented at the Global Congress on ICM: Lessons Learned to Address New Challenges (MEDCOAST 2013) By: Joana M. Veiga, Thomas K. Doyle, Bonny Hartley, Richard Thompson, Peter Kershaw, Thomie Vlachogianni, Iro Alampei, Demetra Orthodoxou, Xenia I. Loizidou, Matthias Mossbauer and Luigi Alcaro Abstract Marine Litter – any human-made item that accidently or purposely reaches the coastal or […]

A Novel Best Practices Approach: the MARLISCO Case

Presented at the Global Congress on ICM: Lessons Learned to Address New Challenges (MEDCOAST 2013) By: Xenia I. Loizidou, Michael I. Loizides and Demetra Orthodoxou Abstract MARLISCO ‘Marine Litter in Europe Seas: Social Awareness and Co-Responsibility’, is an FP-7 funded project that aims to develop and evaluate an approach that can be used to address the problems […]

Promoting bicommunal co-operation among experts in environmental issues

Authors: Michalis Loizides Sibel Paralik Niki Kypragora Imbrahim Alkan Abstract On 5 June 2004 – World Environment Day – the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK) and the Turkish Cypriot Architects and Engineers Association (KTMMOB), issued a common declaration, stating their willingness to expand their co-operation in the area of the environment. The aim was […]

EUROSION: ΕΝΑ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΟ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΑΕΙΦΟΡΟ ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΡΑΚΤΙΑΣ ΔΙΑΒΡΩΣΗΣ – ΠΕΡΙΟΧΕΣ ΠΙΛΟΤΙΚΗΣ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΗΣ

Authors: Ξένια Ι. Λοϊζίδου This Article is only available in Greek. 1 ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ Το 25% των ακτών της Ευρώπης βρίσκεται σε σήμερα υπό διάβρωση, παρόλο που έχουν αναπτυχθεί πολλές μέθοδοι και μέτρα για την προστασία των ακτών από τη διάβρωση. Η κακή διαχείριση των παρακτίων ζωνών οδήγησε στην λήψη λανθασμένων και βραχυπρόθεσμων πολιτικών και τεχνικών […]

Inventory of the Industrial Units that are using Dangerous Substances in Cyprus

Presented in 6th International symposium on Advanced Environmental Monitoring Abstract The presence of pesticides in the aquatic system as a result of their common use, persistence in the environment and toxicity, is one of the main hazards to life and health. This paper provides an overview of the methodology followed and the results obtained through […]