Terra Cypria

Terra Cypria is rated 3 out of 5 in the category environmental services. Read and write reviews about Terra Cypria. Terra Cypria-the Cyprus Conservation Foundation was established in 1992 with the overall aim of promoting environmental awareness within Cypriot society through educational and sensitisation programmes, thereby protecting the island’s natural resources and heritage, and facilitating the island’s harmonisation with European environmental legislation and standards. The Foundation's objectives are twofold: to sensitise the decision-makers of today through seminars, reports and other activities directed at Parliament, Government and specific target groups within the community. This work is conducted from the HQ in Limassol. Terra Cypria regularly follows the discussions of the Parliamentary Committee for the Environment and submits relevant papers. The second objective is to pass on an environmental message to the citizens of tomorrow, i.e. school pupils and students, so that they in turn may deal with the earth and its resources more responsibly. The Cyprus Environmental Studies Centre, was set up for this purpose in the disused school of Kritou Terra (one of the Laona Project villages). The restoration of the school and its classroom furniture was funded by the A.G. Leventis Foundation. Its laboratory and other equipment was funded by the EU LIFE Programme. The Centre has been in full operation since 1996 offering courses to local elementary schools, Greek and anglophone secondary schools from Cyprus and the Middle East, and also to Cypriot and UK universities, and other institutions of higher education. By arrangement with the Ministry of Education, 10 to 12 year old pupils of public primary schools receive training at the Centre as part of their curriculum. In March 2015 we celebrated the participation of 55.555 young people in our courses since 1996.