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Dr. Xenia I. Loizidou at Shots of Inspiration!
Our Chairperson Dr. Xenia I. Loizidou talking on shared natural resources at Shots of Inspiration! Video: https://www.cyta.com.cy/video-xenia-loizidou #ShotsOfInspiration
#ZeroWasteFuture
Our scientific team was in Malta last week, carrying out a municipal waste characterization study, in order to identify the main types of waste disposed by households, restaurants and offices in Birgu. Furthermore our members participated among other 50 volunteers on a beach cleanup that took place at St. Thomas Beach, in Marsaskala. The beach cleanup was organised…
Awareness campaign about plastic pollution
In the framework of our awareness raising campaign on marine pollution caused mainly from plastics our team visited University of Cyprus and Cyprus University of Technology. Students were also informed by our team members about the fight about single-use plastics and recycling. The initiative benefits from the support of Beyond PlasticMed. www.beyondplasticmed.org
We are making Paphos greener!
With the platform 100,000 trees in Paphos and the Municipality of Geroskipou we are proceeding with our first tree planting! The tree planting will take place in December the 1st. More Info 👉 PaphosTrees.org
Sealive Kick-off meeting in Valencia
Akti was present at the the kick-off meeting of the project Sealive that was held in Valencia, Spain, 13 to 14 of November 2019. Sealive is a research and innovation project funded by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Union. Sealive aims to develop bio-based and biodegradable solutions to single use plastics and fishing gear. The project…
#BeMed We are ready!
Training for trainers by M. Loizides and X.Loizidou. Our team is ready for school visits and presentations showcasing the problem of single-use plastics and its negative impacts on the environment, in the framework of Beyond Plastic Med – BeMed project. The initiative benefits from the support of Beyond Plastic Med. More info about the project…
Έρευνα: Χαρτογραφώντας το… σεξισμό
Οδοί με γυναικεία ονόματα σε ανεπάρκεια στο Δήμο Λευκωσίας! Με πολύ μικρό ποσοστό γυναικείων ονομάτων σε οδούς εμφανίζεται η πρωτεύουσά μας. (English version follows) Με αφορμή την Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Κοριτσιών, που καθιέρωσε ο ΟΗΕ να γιορτάζεται κάθε 11 του Οκτώβρη, το Κέντρο Μελετών και Έρευνας ΑΚΤΗ, πραγματοποίησε μια πρωτότυπη έρευνα: πόσοι δρόμοι της Λευκωσίας φέρουν…