4. Challenges

7. Rosularia pallidiflora (Holmboe) Meikle

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8. Sedum lampusae (kotschy) Boiss.

11. Limonium albidum ssp. cyprium 12. Onosma caespitosum Kotschy

13. Origanum syriacum var. bevanii

17. Scutellaria sibthorpii (Benth.) Hal.

The above-mentioned endemics are mostly dense on the higher mountains, especially around the St. Hilarion and in the Karpaz Peninsula. Karpaz Peninsula is also well known with its old traditional buildings. In addition to these, the wonderful environment (with junipers, endemic plants, migratory birds and feral donkeys) of the area increases its importance. The Bay of Ronnas, declared as the fourth most important nesting beach in the whole of the Mediterranean for Marine Turtles during the first Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles held in Rome on 24-10-2001, is also found in Karpaz Peninsula. The dunes area of Ronnas Bay is probably the only place on the island where rosemary grows wild. The Karpaz Peninsula is a special area where the juniper predominates beyond the monastery of Apostolos Andreas into the Cape Andreas region. On the other hand, Klidhes Island is of outstanding importance for many migratory birds which rest, or pass the winter, mainly on the Karpaz Peninsula and

Despite to these beauties, unfortunately, there are a lot of environmental problems (mostly

caused by the negative effects of human beings) threating the life in Cyprus [2].

1. Threats on the biodiversity (especially endemics) and ecosystems.

18. Teucrium cyprium ssp. kyreniae 19. Delphinium caseyi B. L. Burtt

9. Ferulago cypria H. Wolf 10. Pimpinella cypria Boiss.

14. Salvia veneris Hedge 15. Sideritis cypria Post

16. Phlomis cypria var. cypria

along the northern range.

2. Waste problems.

The major problems are summarized as follows:

3. Cyprus Mining Corporation (CMC).

5. Incorrect land use and so on.

4. Decreasing water quality and quantity.

