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Our Director, Xenia I. Loizidou met with and the Deputy Ministry of Shipping, Mr Vassilios Demetriades, for a Mediterranean without plastics!

On Monday, 02 August 2021, Dr. Xenia Loizidou, head of ISOTECH’s team that implements the BeMed funded project “Cruise Ships Against Plastic Pollution in the Mediterranean”, met with the Cypriot Deputy Minister of Shipping, Mr. Demetriades, to exchange views on how to further cooperate in the framework of the implementation of the project’s objectives. The Deputy Ministry […]

No more haunting by ‘ghost nets’: bio-based and biodegradable nets could be the solution.

To celebrate European Maritime Day 2021, ISOTECH, together with the NGO AKTI Project and Research Centre, organised a clean-up operation to collect ghost fishing nets and derelict fishing gear from the Paphos seabed. The event was organised within the framework of the EU-funded SEALIVE project, in which ISOTECH and AKTI are partners. Researchers from the two […]

Dr. Michael I. Loizides discusses water scarcity with the U.S. Ambassador in Cyprus, Ms. Judith Garber, and the UN Special Envoy to Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar

On the occasion of World Water Day, the Ambassador of the U.S.A. to Cyprus, Judith G. Garber, together with the Special Representative and Deputy Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Cyprus and Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, Elizabeth Spehar, held a discussion with the two chairs of the Bi-communal Technical Committee […]

Circular Economy Consulting

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ISOTECH provides solutions to identify, measure and monitor sustainability performance in the context of Circular Economy. Using circular economy principles, international guidelines and in-house tools we help our clients to improve their product design, identify new opportunities, reduce costs and efficiency across their value chain. ISOTECH’s circular economy consulting, provides a competitive advantage to industries […]

A community-based approach for site-specific policies and solutions on marine litter: the example of Paphos, Cyprus

Environmental Systems and Decisions 2020, in-print (online first) Abstract: We are living in the ‘plasticene’ era. Marine plastic pollution is a global problem, and increasing effort and funds are being invested towards identifying and implementing solutions. It is well accepted that the implemented solutions should take into account local specificities and culture, which requires the involvement […]

The first Cypriot to become a Member of the UN’s International Expert Compliance Committee for the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols, Dr Xenia Loizidou (gr)

Μέλος της Διεθνούς Επιτροπής Ειδικών του ΟΗΕ για τη Σύμβαση της Βαρκελώνης εξελέγη η Δρ. Ξένια Λοϊζίδου   Σημαντική τιμητική διάκριση αποτελεί για την Κύπρο η εκλογή της Δρ. Ξένιας Ι. Λοϊζίδου, ως Μέλος της Διεθνούς Επιτροπής των Ειδικών για τον έλεγχο Συμμόρφωσης των δράσεων των Κρατών/συμβαλλόμενων μερών με τις Πρόνοιες και τα Πρωτόκολλα της […]