Environment
Malta: Over 10,000 back coalition to keep Miżieb and Aħrax free and open
A petition started by the Outdoor Recreation and Camping Association Malta to defend public access to Aħrax and Miżieb has surpassed the…
Malta: Coalition of NGOs to resist takeover of l-Aħrax and Miżieb
A coalition has been formed to lobby for the preservation of public spaces in Malta in the wake of reports that the…
Malta: FKNK files judicial protest against BirdLife over spring hunting licences
The FKNK hunters' federation has filed a judicial protest against BirdLife Malta in reaction to its criminal complaint against the granting of…
Malta: Plan for old people’s home outside development zone raises concern
An application for an old people’s home outside the development zone on the outskirts of Żurrieq and Safi, is sparking objections amid…
Malta: Vandalism in Għadira ta’ San Raflu
"Despite attempts by members of the Department of Civil Protection, they were unable to remove the burnt oil from the water." This…
Malta: Minister did not mislead Parliament on Magħab project, Speaker rules
Speaker Anġlu Farrugia ruled that Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia did not mislead Parliament when he said that the Naxxar local council welcomed…
Malta: “Land reclamation is a non-starter”
Land reclamation is a non-starter, local pressure group Extinction Rebellion said as it called for proper holistic and long-term solution to the…
Photo Story: Storks flock to Latvia
A white stork near to Vecate, the largest colony of white storks in Latvia as storks gather in Latvia during their annual…
Malta: NGOs demand clarity on proposed transfer of Miżieb and Aħrax to FKNK
A group of NGOs is asking the government to immediately publish the full terms of any agreement regarding the transfer of the…
Ambitious plan in Milan to reduce car use after lockdown
Milan is to introduce one of Europe’s most ambitious schemes reallocating street space from cars to cycling and walking, in response to…
Malta: Farrugia puts Malta’s name backing European Green Deal for post-corona recovery
Malta’s minister for the environment has backed a call to put the European Green Deal at the heart of a post-coronavirus recovery,…
Post-pandemic: Government policies championing environmental sustainability
by Claire Hollier Towards end March 2020, when it became blatantly evident that the COVID-19 pandemic will hit hard most economic sectors…