Heritage Protection – A National Priority
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) welcomes the news that protection is to be given to sixteen historic sites through scheduling by MEPA’s heritage unit. This confirms the increased importance being given by the authorities to the...
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NGO Contribution to Valletta’s Regeneration
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar backs the main objectives of the Fort St Elmo and Environs Development Brief to restore and rehabilitate the Fort as a cultural & recreational tourist attraction housing museums, a heritage trail and cultural...
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NGOs shocked over Dwejra
The environmental NGOs Nature Trust (Malta), Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Din L-Art Helwa, Ramblers Association BirdLife Malta and Friends of the Earth Malta are appalled by the way filming was being allowed in the Natura 2000 site...
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Heritage NGO And Residents’ Groups Unite To Save Heritage…. 23.10.10
The synergy created by environment NGOs and residents’ groups in recent years has brought great benefits to our society; whereas previously citizens had no voice to express their concern about their deteriorating surroundings, they now know...
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FAA Appeals MEPA decision on Valletta Regeneration Project…. 22.9.10
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar has lodged an appeal against the decision of the MEPA Board to grant Planning Application 03521/09 for “the construction of a new city gate for Valletta, Parliament building, new theatre at the Royal...
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MEPA Ignores Safety Requirements…. 14.9.10
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) deplores the manner in which the decision on the Marsaskala “rooftop public garden” was summarily decided, taking the public back to the bad old days of pre-reform MEPA. FAA is representing...
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Heritage Preservation and Blind Eyes…. 11.9.10
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) is heartened to note that the restoration of Fort St Angelo is picking up momentum and augurs that the 10 million Euros required for the urgently-needed repairs are made available as soon as...
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MEPA Rewards Illegalities…. 17.7.10
The environment NGOs Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Friends of the Earth Malta, NatureTrust Malta and Ramblers’ Association of Malta are pleased to note that MEPA reform is picking up momentum; the MEPA Reform Act has now become law and...
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Lack of Action on Air Quality Health Threat…. 4.7.10
On the 24th June it was reported that Malta had taken the easy way out on air monitoring by convincing the EU that almost half of the 52 occasions when Malta exceeded EU limits of particulate matter in our air had were due to “natural...
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