"We must stop polluting and incorporate this into our daily lives," said Commissioner for the Environment, Maria Panayiotou, addressing an event where the beach and sea at the Olympians coast in Limassol was cleaned on Saturday.
The initiative was undertaken by the pharmaceutical company Medochemie in collaboration with the Municipality of Limassol and Levantina Fish, on the occasion of Earth Day, which, as Panayiotou stated, aims to raise public awareness about the environmental impact of human activity and promote sustainable development.
"Just like last year, this year's theme of Earth Day is 'Invest in our planet' and emphasises the need to prioritise environmental sustainability and invest in green technologies and initiatives," she added.
She noted that the Municipality of Limassol and Medochemie have been putting this into practice for years and congratulated them on their action, as well as all the volunteers who participated in the event, while expressing the wish that everyone would "stop polluting, so that we do not have to repeat these initiatives.'
For his part, Mayor Nicos Nicolaides said that environmental protection, air and sea quality, and sustainable development are priorities for the municipal authority.
A relevant press release said the President of the Environmental Protection and Energy Conservation Committee of Medochemie, Dr. Christakis Sergides, stated that if immediate and effective measures are not taken, it is estimated that by 2050, the oceans will contain more plastic than fish, also warning of the serious risks it poses to human health through their transport via fish in the food chain.
Source: Cyprus News Agency
