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On Friday, 14 July 2023, the Environment Commissioner Dr. Maria Panayiotou and the Senior Officer of the Environment Commissioner's Office, Mr. Theodoulos Makriyannis, visited the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (CEREE) of the Holy Metropolis of Limassol. During the visit, the Environment Commissioner was guided by the Scientific Director of the Centre, Dr Andreas Hadjichampis, to the Museum and the facilities of the Centre and was informed about the multidimensional educational, research and informative environmental work that has been carried out for 19 years by the Centre. In the framework of the cultivation of relations between the two parties and the joint effort for mutual understanding and promotion of a multi-level cooperation between the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (CERCE) and the Office of the Environment Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus.
The two Parties agreed to expand their environmental, scientific, educational and other cooperation, including in the following areas. 1. Joint education programmes and joint training and education programmes related to the environment and sustainability.
3. Joint promotion of environmental campaigns and campaigns for the achievement of carbon neutrality targets and the green transition.
As is well known, the Cyprus Green Cities & Green Communities Pancyprian Awards were established on the initiative of the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (CEREC) of the Metropolis of Limassol and are organised in cooperation with the Office of the Commissioner for the Environment, the Union of Cyprus Municipalities and the Union of Cyprus Communities.
The Cyprus Green Cities & Green Communities Awards were established on the initiative of the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (CEREC) of the Metropolis of Limassol and are organised in cooperation with the Office of the Commissioner for the Environment, the Union of Cyprus Municipalities and the Union of Cyprus Communities. The awards are also supported by CUT, ETEK and the Cyprus Energy Office, participating in the Scientific Evaluation Committee. The Cyprus Environmental Awards for Organisations & Enterprises were established on the initiative of the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (CEREC) of the Metropolis of Limassol and are organised in cooperation with the Office of the Commissioner for the Environment, the CEREC, OEB, STEC, and OGEE Limassol.
After the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, the Commissioner for the Environment noted that the CECE has been carrying out a very important environmental, educational and research work for 19 years. He also stressed that apart from the co-organisation of the Cyprus Environmental Awards for Organisations and Enterprises and the Cyprus Green Cities and Green Communities Awards, which are given every year by the President of the Republic, the joint actions of the two organisations to achieve environmental citizenship are being strengthened and enriched. Finally, he expressed his sincere thanks to His Grace Bishop Nicholas of Amathus, Dr. Andreas Hadjichampis and Dr. Demetra Hadjichampis for their warm hospitality and selfless contribution to the country and to the protection of the environment.
For his part, Dr. Andreas Hadjichampis, Scientific Director of the CECI, stated that the cooperation between the Office of the Environment Commissioner and the CECI in recent years has proven to be very successful and beneficial for the country, with the institution of the two pan-Cypriot environmental awards. He hoped that the new collaborations and initiatives between the CECI and the Environment Commissioner's Office will be successful for the preservation of the environment and for our country.
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