The hazelnut forest near the Nicosia district village of Alona may “totally collapse” if measures are not taken to ward against threats to its ecological balance.
Following a meeting at the agriculture ministry on Friday, the village’s council said the forest has suffered from “long-term neglect” which has led to a “significant alteration of the vegetation” living there, including the arrival of invasive species.
For this reason, they said, “if immediate and targeted measures are not taken...