[PIO] Statement by Environment Commissioner Dr Maria Panayiotou on all the actions that will take place on the occasion of Earth Hour

On 25 March 2023 we celebrate Earth Hour and as usual, for one hour between the hours of 8.30 pm and 9.30 pm, we all turn off the lights as a symbolic gesture against climate change.

Within this global participatory campaign we join forces and send our own message about the imperative need to protect nature.

1. From this Thursday, in cooperation with the Press and Information Office, we are launching a campaign to inform citizens about Earth Hour and its importance for the planet.[/P]
   1. From this Thursday, in cooperation with the Press and Information Office, we are launching a campaign to inform citizens about Earth Hour and its importance for the planet.[/P]
      1. From this Thursday, in cooperation with the Press and Information Office, we are launching a campaign to inform citizens about Earth Hour and its importance for the planet. The campaign includes airing a TV spot on online platforms and social media, broadcasting a radio spot and publishing an advertisement in print media.

      On Saturday 25 March on the occasion of Earth Hour:

      1. All public transport (urban and interurban) will be free 24 hours a day for all citizens.
      2. The lights of the Presidential Palace, all buildings of the Ministry of Interior and the Municipal Municipal Municipalities of Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Paralimni and Paphos will be switched off between the hours of 8.30 pm and 9.30 pm.
      3. The Green Points of the Municipalities of Nicosia, Limassol (Fasoulas and Kolossi), Larnaca, Paralimnios and Paphos will remain open.
      4. An artistic event will be held in the forecourt of the Pancyprian Gymnasium by the Nicosia Music School from 8.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.

      None of this would have been possible without the prompt and cordial response of the Minister of Transport, the Minister of Interior, the Press and Information Office, the Mayors of Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Paralimni and Paphos, the Public Transport Companies and the Music Schools, whom I thank.

      
      

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