Trees save lives, reduce respiratory problems
While trees’ pollution removal equated to an average air quality improvement of less than 1 percent, the impacts of that improvement are substantial. Researchers valued the human health effects of the reduced air pollution at nearly $7 billion...
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The benefits of green roofs
Jardin Atlantique, a park and garden located on the roof of the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris A University of Malta faculty is currently studying the feasibility of green roofs in the Mediterranean region. Assistant project...
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Marsamxett Breakwater : Yacht Marina, or Boat-park and More Traffic?
The construction of a breakwater at Marsamxett has been mooted as one of the projects to be handled by the Chinese Government. Before the proposed Sliema breakwater project can be seriously considered, meticulous studies need to be carried...
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Building more, building higher
The publication of the planning authority’s new policy for high-rise building was strongly criticised by environment groups. The underlying suspicion is that the new policy is intended to placate the building lobby with the result that it appears...
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Abuse at San Blas Ignored
San Blas Bay, Gozo Environment groups Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Friends of the Earth (Malta) and Ramblers Association state that the illegal development taking place at San Blas Gozo gives rise to grave concern at many levels. The...
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The Implications of the Tall Buildings Policy
Yet again, a Maltese Government has reached into the dirty tricks bag to launch an unsustainable policy at a time when the public is distracted by an election, with no second public consultation to assess changes to the original draft. In...
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MEPA Ignoring Residents
This week’s Parliamentary debates confirmed how Government is still determined to boost the construction industry, even at the cost of residents’ health and well-being. The separation of the MEPA Planning and Environment Directorates was...
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Flouting the Law on Energy Efficiency — at What Cost to Us All?
It has to be said that some positive steps have been taken to improve and protect urban areas, including the upgrading of the Cospicua seafront, the protection of the Ta’ Hagrat Temples, and the issuing of the MEPA circular highlighting the...
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NGOs Support the MEPA Board Initiative
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Friends of the Earth (Malta) and the Ramblers Association welcome and support the positive step taken by the MEPA Board in issuing Circular 3/14. It comes as a breath of fresh air after years of wilful...
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