Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar roundly condemns the ongoing erosion of residents’ rights by the Planning Authority, which is now delaying the publication of information on applications, giving objectors less time to inform themselves of cases and prepare objections. The Planning Authority (PA) is hiding behind legalities to justify the fact that…
Contrary to what Minister Ian Borg has claimed that none of the public objected to the destruction of trees at Santa Lucia and by the Addolorata Cemetery, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) can confirm that it held a meeting with the Minister on this very subject on the 4th of July…
In spite of politicians’ promises, eNGO Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) feels obliged to remind politicians that Malta’s well-being can be only achieved through sustainable development and the protection of open spaces. Ongoing construction is producing dusty, noisy, unliveable neighbourhoods, causing an alarming rate of respiratory diseases and killing people in…
As air pollution levels drop 70% thanks to the lack of traffic caused by the Coronavirus crisis, eNGO Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) and the Bicycle Advocacy Group (BAG) urge the government to add walking and cycling on top of their list of recommended means of mobility. Walking is one of…
eNGOs Graffitti and FAA have participated in the Planning Authority hearing re the 10-storey mega-project applied for just 70m away from the scheduled Palazzo Parisio and the Naxxar urban conservation area, on the parking area of the former Trade Fair at Naxxar. The NGOs strongly objected to the impact of 113…
eNGOs … join in roundly condemning Legal Notice 109/2020, announcing the extension of developement permits valid until 2022 for a further three years. This unprecedented move by the Planning Authority illustrates yet again that same authority has lost track of its mission statement to “Secure a balanced and sustainable environment for…
Gozo is again under threat – a major development of 38 apartments and 63 garages permitted in Nadur will eat away at precious farmland, causing sewage to run into our crops and the water table, and causing massive parking issues while also posing safety issues. In 2021 a group of young…