Press Releases

EU Environment Infrintements Unit Meets NGOs

At the invitation of the EU Environment Commission, the environment NGOs Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Friends of the Earth and Ramblers' Association of Malta have held a long and positive meeting with the EU Environment Infringements Unit, as part of the Unit annual visit to Malta, held to review Malta's environmental......

Press Release issued on: 31/03/2007

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Wanton destruction of Aleppo Pine trees

In her letter of the 1 st November (Uprooting of Trees), Ms Sylvana Debono, MEPA Spokesperson, agreed that Aleppo Pines are protected but still insists that “Flimkien ghal Ambjent ahjar” (FAA) was incorrect in implying that the uprooting of Aleppo pines in Mdina Road was illegal. Aleppo pines are protected under Schedule......

Press Release issued on: 12/03/2007

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Zebbug

Flimkien Ghall Ambjent Ahjar would like to commend MEPA for the recent scheduling of the salt-water wetlands of tal-Maghluq and is-Simar, areas which support unique ecosystems which would eventually be lost without such scheduling. The environment NGO would also particularly like to show its support for MEPA’s action in pulling......

Press Release issued on: 12/03/2007

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Damage to Heritage

SURVIVED WAR, DAMAGED BY DEVELOPER FAA deplores in the strongest possible manner the damage done to the old Tal-Grazzja Chapel in Sliema by intensive building works taking place some feet from its walls. This new case of over-development damaging our country’s heritage wantonly, could have been avoided as neighbours had been......

Press Release issued on: 03/03/2007

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Enough is enough

In an area where two landslides provoked by injudicious excavations have already taken place, the inconceivable has happened, a third landslide has been allowed to take place. This large site backed by unstable rock (gebel tafli) at Xemxija was an accident waiting to happen, raising consternation over the past weeks; the only......

Press Release issued on: 20/02/2007

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NGOs and residents file court case against Rationalisation Plans

Four environment NGOs, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Friends of the Earth, Ramblers and Graffitti, along with residents from all over Malta and Gozo whose homes have been affected by the Government Rationalisation Plans, last week filed a court case against the Chairman of MEPA and the three members of the Strategic Environment......

Press Release issued on: 29/01/2007

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Who is MEPA trying to fool?

On the 13 th of January, Ms Sylvana Debono said in The Times: “MEPA is not in the business of fooling anyone”. How strange then that MEPA’s reply to the Auditor’s report on the scandalous case of the Windsor Terrace permit issued by MEPA’s DCC C board is characterised by playing with words, legalisms, and outright misleading......

Press Release issued on: 18/01/2007

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Uprooting of Aleppo Pine Trees in Mdina Road

‘Flimkien Ghall-Ambjent Ahjar’ (FAA) has been contacted by concerned members of the general public regarding the go-ahead given for the uprooting and consequential destruction of four beautiful old Aleppo Pines at Mdina Road Attard. Since Aleppo (Znuber) trees are included in MEPA’s list of Strictly Protected trees only......

Press Release issued on: 04/10/2006

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Building regulations

Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar ( www.ambjentahjar.org ) welcomes Government’s plans to ‘discipline’ developers with the introduction of new construction regulations, as Environment Minister George Pullicino was reported to have said at the Nationalist Party Club in Paola recently. If carried through, this will be a move in......

Press Release issued on: 18/05/2006

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Feudal Planning

The Coalition of Environment NGOs congratulates all those who contributed to the decision to prevent the building up of the Mgarr ix-Xini side of Ta Cenc; Din l-Art Helwa, AD Gozo, but especially Minister Pullicino who took this vehe limiting of buildings on the ridge overlooking Xewkija, and the whole garigue area being designated......

Press Release issued on: 18/05/2006

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