WelcomeWelcome to the website of the project “Biodiversity Conservation in Restoration and Management of the Amiantos Asbestos Mine, in Troodos National Forest Park”. The project is funded by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area – EEA Grants 2009-2014 (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) by 85% and the Republic of Cyprus by 15%. It is implemented by the Department of Forests of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment with a budget of €1.350.000. It began on 15 January 2013 and is expected to conclude by the end of December 2015. The website became operational on 17th of March 2013 and will be continuously updated during the entire project period. After the end of the project it will be incorporated in the official website of the Department of Forests. For any query please contact: ttsintides@fd.moa.gov.cy |
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05-05-2017 Final information event of the project «Biodiversity Conservation in Restoration and Management of the Asbestos Mine» On Saturday, 29 April 2017, the final information event of the project “Biodiversity Conservation in Restoration and Management of the... Read more20-09-2016 CONSTRUCTION OF THE ARTIFICIAL LAKE IN AMIANTOS MINE- PLACEMENT OF GEOTEXTILE Within the framework of the project "Biodiversity Conservation during the restoration and management of the Asbestos Mine EEAGrants" the Forest... Read more30-11-2015 Hydro seeding for the year 2015 at the Asbestos mine Between 23-26 of November took place at Amiandos mine the hydro seeding for the year 2015. Hydroseeding is a specialized... Read more16-10-2015 Restoration works in the Amiantos Asbestos Mine during summer and autumn 2015 Implementation of the project “Biodiversity Conservation in Restoration and Management of the Amiantos Asbestos Mine” continued at an intensive rate... Read more07-10-2015 Construction of the artificial lake at Amiandos Mine For theimplementation of the project “Biodiversity Conservation in Restoration and Management of theAmiantosAsbestos Mine”,the Forest department is currently addressing the... Read more01-07-2015 Checking of artificial nests placed to assist the nesting of wild birdsThe artificial nests that were placed to improve the habitat of wildlife were checked recently. More specifically, in 2014, 80 artificial... Read more27-02-2015 Film Presentatio "Asbestos: Past, Present and Future"On Wednesday, February 18, the film "Asbestos: Past, Present and Future" was shown to a packed auditorium at the University of Nicosia. The film has been produced within the project... Read more09-01-2015 Hydro seeding for the year 2014 at the Asbestos mine Between 16-18 of December took place at Amiandos mine the hydro seeding for the year 2014. Hydroseeding is a specialized... Read more09-01-2015 Asphalt pavement and retaining wall construction Asphalt pavement of about 430 meters was conducted at the Amiandos Mine, on a road next to the lake. Initially... Read more02-12-2014 Two – day Seminar on “Biodiversity Conservation in Restoration of Mines and Quarries in Cyprus” The seminar was held on 27-28.11.2014 at the Troodos Botanical Garden "A.G. Leventis’ and addressed the issue of “Biodiversity Conservation... Read more |
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