Green light for Androlykou quarry expansion, under strict conditions

Cyprus’s Environmental Authority has approved, under strict environmental conditions and restrictions, an application to expand quarry activity in the Drousia community, bordering the Androlykou quarry zone. The request, which concerns operation of a new quarry for extracting aggregate materials outside the existing quarry zone, borders the Natura 2000 protected area “Akamas Peninsula,” triggering strong reactions and scientific disputes within the ad-hoc committee reviewing the...