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Archive for April 13th, 2011

Ecology: Pafos forest

The €8 million Integrated Management Plan for the Pafos forest finalised by the forestry department provides for the increased protection of the flora and fauna.

The Plan for covers an extended area of 60.000 ha equal at about 50% of public forest land. The Pafos Forest includes large number of ecosystems and particularly important biotopes and habitats where important and rare vegetation and animals live and are developed. The unique and most important plant society of the Cyprus Cedrus along with the unique population of the Cyprus “Agrino” (moufflon) gives the area of the Pafos Forest a huge environmental value.

The Pafos forest is the biggest and most important biotope of Cyprus where rare birds nest along with a large number of endemic plants and fauna species. The Pafos Forest area is characterized as Special Protection Area (SPA), Important Community Site of NATURA 2000, National Park (12.000ha), Nature Protection Area (5.000ha) and Permanent Forest Area according to forest law. Forest management is conducted under the Department of Forests of Cyprus.

If nature is important to you, Pafilia offers some exceptional properties bordering the Pafos forest in the area of Polis, including apartments starting at €123,500 and houses from €174,000 in Polis Gardens , houses from €199,000 in Prodromi Gardens , villas from €575,000 in Pine Sea View Villas  and luxury beach villas starting from €950,000 in Amorosa Villas.