Greens push for Mathiatis proposed PV park site to be declared national forest

The Green party on Tuesday initiated a move to assure protection of the Mathiatis pine forest after what is seen as a close call, with a proposed giant photovoltaic (PV) park installation that would have destroyed the area’s natural assets.

Party head George Perdikis, in a letter to the Department of Forestry requested that the pine forest, which exists mainly on government land, be declared a national forest.

The move comes on the heels of public uproar after it became known...