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By Andria Takkidou
Published on August 21, 2010
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GREENS in the north say they would challenge a decision by the ‘cabinet’ to build a university campus in the Ayios Philonas area of occupied Karpasia, which has the status of a national park.
In an article in the English-language Cyprus Today said a decision was taken on July 28 to no longer class the area as an environmentally protected area. The 195 donums is to be used for the construction of a campus for the Girne (Kyrenia) American University, which is currently located in Kyrenia itself.
EU funding for the Turkish Cypriot community has identified seven areas in the north for protection through the LIFE Nature 2000 project. Three of these areas are in Karpasia but Ayios Philonas is not one of them.
It was however earmarked as a national park.
The head of Environmentalist Federation in the north Dogan Sachir told Cyprus Today that they would attempt to legally challenge the ‘cabinet’ decision.
According to the newspaper, the new campus will be designed to accommodate 1,500 students, and the university’s administration has pledged to protect the natural and historic environment of the area.
“The campus will consist of a Maritime Faculty, Archaeological Studies Institute, Underwater Research Institute, extension of the Faculty of Tourism, Faculty of Aviation Management, Faculty of Agriculture and an English Preparatory School”, cites the article by Osman Kalfaoglou.
Pantelis Pitrakos, a representative of Rizokarpasso residents said yesterday: “We always believed that when the area became a natural park it was going to stop them from expanding the area into a tourist resort.”
He said some of the land in question also belonged to Greek Cypriot refugees.
Environment Commissioner Charalambos Theopemptou said yesterday Ayios Philonas was only three kilometres west of Rizokarpasso and the beach is located on a hill of great archaeological value.
On top its status as a forested area, which rules out development projects the village church, he added, dates back between the 4th and 5th century AD, which was another reason to why the area should remain protected.
Theopemptou said he planned to contact environmentalists in the north about the issue.
“Cyprus is Beautiful and we should try and maintain its beauty regardless whether we are talking about the south or the north part of the island,” he said.

[shahmaran]

Oh god!

Those poor students will be at least 2 hours drive from the nearest civilization, meaning a lot of opportunists will also flood the area to take advantage from their remoteness.

Karpaz is my favorite place in the whole world and they are already building a marina right there, and have started to rebuild all the roads, I feel something big and bad is coming there : (

[Malapapa]

Oh god!

Those poor students will be at least 2 hours drive from the nearest civilization, meaning a lot of opportunists will also flood the area to take advantage from their remoteness.

Karpaz is my favorite place in the whole world and they are already building a marina right there, and have started to rebuild all the roads, I feel something big and bad is coming there : (

That already happened when people were wearing flaired trousers and listening to the Bay City Rollers.

[shahmaran]

Oh god!

Those poor students will be at least 2 hours drive from the nearest civilization, meaning a lot of opportunists will also flood the area to take advantage from their remoteness.

Karpaz is my favorite place in the whole world and they are already building a marina right there, and have started to rebuild all the roads, I feel something big and bad is coming there : (

That already happened when people were wearing flaired trousers and listening to the Bay City Rollers.

Oh yeah?

Never noticed it before...

[Get Real!]

I feel something big and bad is coming there : (

A Barry White concert?

[Malapapa]

Oh god!

Those poor students will be at least 2 hours drive from the nearest civilization, meaning a lot of opportunists will also flood the area to take advantage from their remoteness.

Karpaz is my favorite place in the whole world and they are already building a marina right there, and have started to rebuild all the roads, I feel something big and bad is coming there : (

That already happened when people were wearing flaired trousers and listening to the Bay City Rollers.

Oh yeah?

Never noticed it before...

Took you 36 years? You are a late developer.

[Malapapa]

I feel something big and bad is coming there : (

A Barry White concert?

Don't tell bill.... Facebook won't know what's hit it!

[zan]

I feel something big and bad is coming there : (

A Barry White concert?

Don't tell bill.... Facebook won't know what's hit it!

Where is old Billy boy Has he been promoted or replaced for giving so much advertisement to that hotel?? I have heard that the hotel owners are looking for more people to sue......You up for it Bill???

[Malapapa]

I feel something big and bad is coming there : (

A Barry White concert?

Don't tell bill.... Facebook won't know what's hit it!

Where is old Billy boy Has he been promoted or replaced for giving so much advertisement to that hotel?? I have heard that the hotel owners are looking for more people to sue......You up for it Bill???

bill is alive and well, and updating his Facebook status. He had poached eggs for breakfast and is taking the dog for a walk.

[zan]

I feel something big and bad is coming there : (

A Barry White concert?

Don't tell bill.... Facebook won't know what's hit it!

Where is old Billy boy Has he been promoted or replaced for giving so much advertisement to that hotel?? I have heard that the hotel owners are looking for more people to sue......You up for it Bill???

bill is alive and well, and updating his Facebook status. He had poached eggs for breakfast and is taking the dog for a walk.

A face book star Pretty soon he can have someone to walk his dog