RESEARCH
Find out about on-going and past research projects
On Going Projects
Assessing and protecting marine biodiversity (Jubilee Shoals, SBAA Akrotiri, Cyprus)
Assessing and protecting marine biodiversity (Jubilee Shoals, SBAA Akrotiri, Cyprus) Project Title: Assessing and protecting marine biodiversity (Jubilee Shoals, SBAA Akrotiri, Cyprus) Aim: To produce the necessary information to manage and protect the remarkable...
Impact of Terrestrial-used Pesticides on the Marine Environment
Impact of Terrestrial-used Pesticides on the Marine EnvironmentProject Title: Impact of Terrestrial-used Pesticides on the Marine Environment Funding: Impact of Terrestrial-used Pesticides on the Marine Environment (PestSeaCides) Project is funded by the European...
Species richness and biological invasions of Chalcid wasps in Akrotiri Peninsula
Species richness and biological invasions of Chalcidwasps in Akrotiri PeninsulaProject Title: DPLUS202: Species richness and biological invasions of Chalcidwasps in Akrotiri Peninsula Aim: Chalcid wasps are one of the most diverse insect groups, covering a variety...
Understanding on the factors affecting Eleonora’s falcon’ (Falco eleonorae) forage in Akrotiri peninsula in Cyprus
Understanding on the factors affecting Eleonora’s falcon’ (Falco eleonorae) forage in Akrotiri peninsula in CyprusProject Title: Understanding on the factors affecting Eleonora’s falcon’ (Falco eleonorae) forage in Akrotiri peninsula in Cyprus. Aim: This project aims...
Capacity building for the surveillance of native and non-native ticks and tick-borne diseases at the SBAs (Tick Alert)
Capacity building for the surveillance of native and non-native ticks and tick-borne diseases at the SBAs (Tick Alert)Project Title: DPlus198: Capacity building for the surveillance of native and non-native ticks and tick-borne diseases at the SBAs (Tick Alert). Aim:...
Conservation and awareness raising of the rare and endangered flora of the Red Flora Book of Cyprus and their pollinators, within the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) of Akotiri, Cyprus.
Conservation and awareness raising of the rare and endangered flora of the Red Flora Book of Cyprus and their pollinators, within the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) of Akotiri, CyprusProject Title: Conservation and awareness raising of the rare and endangered flora of the...
Biodiversity and spatiotemporal patterns of ants in the Akrotiri Peninsula
Biodiversity and spatiotemporal patterns of ants in theAkrotiri PeninsulaProject Title: DPLUS200: Biodiversity and spatiotemporal patterns of ants in theAkrotiri Peninsula Aim: Ants provide a range of ecosystem services but can also inflict serioussocioeconomic and...
Raising public awareness on invasive non-native species and providing accessible, user-friendly online resources through the CyDAS
Raising public awareness on invasive non-native speciesand providing accessible, user-friendly online resources through the CyDASProject Title: DPLUS124: Raising public awareness on invasive non-native speciesand providing accessible, user-friendly online resources...
Monk Seal Protection in the Eastern Mediterranean
Monk Seal Protection in the Eastern MediterraneanProject Title: Monk Seal Protection in the Eastern Mediterranean Aim: This project aims to improve the knowledge of the population of the Mediterranean monk seal at the eastern Mediterranean, monitoring their...
Increasing Marine Environmental Awareness through the Creative Arts
Introduction: Coastal and marine environments in the Mediterranean are under constant pressure from various sources which are interacting together and affecting biodiversity. In Cyprus, the most significant pressures on the marine and coastal environments result from...
Completed Projects
Cyprus Bycatch Project Phase II
Cyprus Bycatch Project Phase IIProject title: Understanding multi-taxa bycatch of vulnerable species and testing mitigation – a collaborative approach in Cyprus (Phase II) OAP: M4/M5 – Reducing fishing impacts and pressures on marine habitats and species Strategies:...
Cyprus Bycatch Project Phase I
CYPRUS BYCATCH PROJECT PHASE IAim: Understanding multi-taxa ‘bycatch’ of vulnerable species and testing mitigation measures Objectives: This project will focus on Cyprus, an important part of the already prioritised regions on two separate fishing gears: gillnets and...
Enhancing Participation of Stakeholders in the Kakoskali Marine Protected Area
Enhancing Participation of Stakeholders in the Kakoskali Marine Protected AreaAim: To re-engage fishermen, as well as other stakeholders, in consultations of the already proposed Kakoskali MPA. The continuation of the consultations will provide both short and long...
Know thy enemy: Behavioural study approach to manage and reduce invasive lionfish populations in the Eastern Mediterranean
Know thy enemy: Behavioural study approach to manage and reduce invasive lionfish populations in the Eastern MediterraneanRationale: Biological marine invasions affect not only coastal, shallow habitats but also deep-water communities. It is crucial to increase...
PROTOMEDEA
PROTecting MEDiterranean EAst (PROTOMEDEA)Aim: To design a Marine Protected Area (MPA) network, taking into account the protection of ecological characteristics and Essential Fish Habitats (EFH), significant areas for fisheries, as well as their socio-economic...
CERECON (Cyprus Elasmobranch Research and Conservation Network)
CERECON (Cyprus Elasmobranch Research andConservation Network)Aim: To understand the biology and ecology of threatened and data deficient elasmobranch species as well as understand their trade and the perception of stakeholders on the importance of elasmobranchs and...
CYCLAMEN
CYCLAMENAim: CYprus Cold-corals Levantine SeA, Eastern MEditerraneaN, The study of cold water coral communities around Cyprus. Objectives: Within the framework of the two-year project, CYCLAMEN will conduct a detailed study of cold coral (also known as deep water...
POSBEMED2
POSBEMED2What are they really, the so-called “phytzia” (as locals call them) present at many beaches of Cyprus? In fact, they are not phykia (algae in Greek), and for sure they are not waste! They are actually leaves of the endemic to Mediterranean, marine plant,...
MarLitCy: Marine Litter Together for Clean Coasts!
MarLitCy: Marine Litter Together for Clean Coasts!Aim: To use the problem of marine litter as a tool for promoting dialogue and building closer relationships in Cyprus. Objectives: MarLitCy aimed to enhance cooperation between key actors of both communities,...
Monk seal conservation in the Eastern Mediterranean
Monk seal conservation in the Eastern MediterraneanAim: This project aims to improve the knowledge of the population of the Mediterranean monk seal at the eastern Mediterranean, monitoring their populations, contributing to the identification of critical habitat and...