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Please note that LDAP authentication will be phased out and disabled by the end of August 2026.
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As part of EEA's ongoing security and identity management improvements, we are currently migrating the system to Entra ID authentication.
We kindly ask all users to start using Entra ID credentials when logging in to the system. 

Please note that LDAP authentication will be phased out and disabled by the end of August 2026.
We encourage you to verify that you can successfully access the system and that your account and permissions function as expected after Entra ID login.
Should you encounter any issues or require assistance during this transition, please contact Laszlo Cseh at laszlo.cseh@eaudeweb.ro 
Thank you for your cooperation and support.

Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D10 / Cyprus / Mediterranean: Aegean-Levantine Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D10 Litter
Member State Cyprus
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Aegean-Levantine Sea
Reported by Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment
Report date 2013-04-24
Report access MSFD8bPressures_20130510_101650.xml

Marine waters of the Republic of Cyprus, as part of the marine subregion "Agean-Levantine sea"

GES component
Feature
LevelPressureShore
LevelPressureWater
LevelPressureSeabed
ImpactPressureWaterColumn
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats
ImpactPressureFunctionalGroup
Assessment Topic
LitterShores10_1
LitterWaterColumnSurface10_1
LitterSeabed10_1
LitterWaterColumnHabitats10_2
LitterSeabedHabitats10_2
LitterFunctionalGroups10_2
Element
NotRelevant
HabitatsOther
HabitatsOther
Element 2
Unknown
Unknown
ThresholdValue
Threshold value/Value unit
Proportion threshold value
Status of criteria/indicator
NotAssessed
NotAssessed
NotAssessed
NotAssessed
NotAssessed
NotAssessed
Status trend
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Status confidence
Description (status of criteria/indicator)
Insufficient data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
Limitations
Insufficient data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
Assessment period
Description
Only scant information about marine litter pollution in the Cyprus marine environment is available through a study that was conducted in the years 1988-1989 in 13 Mediterranean beaches including 2 beaches of Cyprus. Beach litter in Cyprus consisted mainly of plastic and construction materials. According to the study, the distance of a beach from a city is one of the main factors, which control the quantity of marine litter on the beach. However, the isolated beach of Cyprus was found to be twice more littered than the one located in a tourist area. This was explained by the exposure of the isolated shore to the predominantly westerly winds, which cause marine-based litter to accumulate on this particular beach. The study concluded that the causes of marine litter pollution on the marine environment of Cyprus are the coastal population and international merchant shipping.
No data available
No data available
No data available
No data available
No data available
Input load
10
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Load unit
pieces/m
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
NotReported
Unknown_NotAssessed
Confidence
Low
Non related GES component
Non related GES component
NotReported
NotReported
Non related GES component
Trends (recent)
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Trends (future)
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Unknown_NotAssessed
Description (activities)
A study of 1988-89 concluded that the causes of marine litter pollution on the marine environment of Cyprus are the coastal population and international merchant shipping.
A study of 1988-89 concluded that the causes of marine litter pollution on the marine environment of Cyprus are the coastal population and international merchant shipping.
A study of 1988-89 concluded that the causes of marine litter pollution on the marine environment of Cyprus are the coastal population and international merchant shipping.
A study of 1988-89 concluded that the causes of marine litter pollution on the marine environment of Cyprus are the coastal population and international merchant shipping.
A study of 1988-89 concluded that the causes of marine litter pollution on the marine environment of Cyprus are the coastal population and international merchant shipping.
A study of 1988-89 concluded that the causes of marine litter pollution on the marine environment of Cyprus are the coastal population and international merchant shipping.
Activity type
  • "Shipping & floating structures (all vessels
  • Industry
  • NotReported
  • "Shipping & floating structures (all vessels
  • Industry
  • NotReported
  • "Shipping & floating structures (all vessels
  • Industry
  • NotReported
  • "Shipping & floating structures (all vessels
  • Industry
  • NotReported
  • "Shipping & floating structures (all vessels
  • Industry
  • NotReported
  • "Shipping & floating structures (all vessels
  • Industry
  • NotReported
Information gaps
Opportunities will be exploited to collect raw data on the type and source of marine litter across the assessment area.
Opportunities will be exploited to collect raw data on the type and source of marine litter across the assessment area.
Opportunities will be exploited to collect raw data on the type and source of marine litter across the assessment area.
Opportunities will be exploited to collect raw data on the type and source of marine litter across the assessment area.
Opportunities will be exploited to collect raw data on the type and source of marine litter across the assessment area.
Opportunities will be exploited to collect raw data on the type and source of marine litter across the assessment area.