NGOs call for resignation of MEPA CEO
The NGOs Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Friends of the Earth, Ramblers … are increasingly concerned that uncontrolled development is seriously impacting the quality of life, economy and environment in Malta. The Malta Environment Protection...
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AIR QUALITY – A PIVOTAL KEY FOR A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
Speech delivered by Minister for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change Leo Brincat during the opening of The Air We Share – 2 nd MNEP National Conference, held on Wednesday 28 October 2015 This conference could not have come...
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Failure in Environmental Governance
It comes as no surprise that the EU has declared that the law to exempt hospital-ground developments from scrutiny is illegal. This violates the EU’s Environmental Impact Assessment Directive and is yet another example of this Government’s...
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Cost of traffic congestion
In recent months, traffic, bad infrastructure and the related congestion dominated the news and social media. Whether it’s bus or priority lanes, new high-rise building developments or the never-ending Coast Road project – which, incidentally,...
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Planning Worthy of a Banana Republic
The Ramblers’ Association, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar and Friends of the Earth (Malta) endorse the declarations of Mr David Pace, the Commissioner of the Environment and Mr Christopher Falzon, former MEPA Chairman, that “the proposed...
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‘Fewer trees than ever’
A woman walking past trees reflected on a lake in front of a construction site of a residential compound on a hazy day in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Photo: Darley Shen/Reuters Earth has three trillion trees but they are falling at an alarming...
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Desecration of the Great Siege Cemetery
The St John’s Cathedral Foundation has applied to expand its museum onto the Great Siege Cemetery on Merchant’s Street, flanking the Cathedral. This cemetery is dominated by the communal grave where the remains of the heroes of the Great Siege...
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How Trees Calm Us Down
A new study found that an additional ten trees on a given block corresponded to a one-per-cent increase in how healthy nearby residents felt. ILLUSTRATION BY TIM LAHAN In 1984, a researcher named Roger Ulrich noticed a curious pattern among...
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MISLEADING INFORMATION ON MEPA LEGISLATION
In a bid to justify the new MEPA laws which increase politicians’ stranglehold on planning and environment, Government publicity is giving incorrect and misleading messages. Contrary to what is being claimed, at no point did the eNGOs Flimkien...
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