Press Releases

Munxar Aggro-Tourism

NGOs Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Ramblers’ Association, Friends of the Earth (Malta), Din l-Art Helwa, NatureTrust Malta, MOAM, Sustainable Built Environment, Youth for the Environment, Greenhouse Malta, Kunsill Studenti Universitarji, Kopin, Gender Liberation, Zminijietna and the Jesuits all echo the concerns expressed......

Press Release issued on: 20/01/2016

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Munxar Coast, Photo credit, Romano Cassar - Ramblers Association

Cancellation of Mistra Towers project.

Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) welcomes the news that the high-rise Mistra Towers will not be built, for a number of reasons, foremost among them, the “over-abundance of ongoing development on the island.”   This was the same reason given when the Ali Report, commissioned by MEPA and carried out by the international......

Press Release issued on: 14/01/2016

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FAA Statement on Parliament’s decision on Zonqor and Dock 1

Following Parliament’s hasty decision to hand over public land to the Sadeen Jordanian investors, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar maintains that the public has been deprived of its land for a pittance.  The public has also been deprived of its legal right to participate in the planning process according to the​ EU Directive,......

Press Release issued on: 16/12/2015

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MEPA – Fast-tracking the destruction of Malta’s Heritage

At a press conference held at Mdina Gate this morning, Flimkien għal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) spokesperson Astrid Vella expressed the NGO’s concern at the excavation works being carried out to take a part of Howard Gardens in order to create a karrozzin stand. Astrid Vella argued that the site is a scheduled zone, rich in archaeology,......

Press Release issued on: 10/12/2015

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State Heritage Violations

Flimkien għal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) strongly condemns the irreversible damage caused by the illuminate the Auberge de Castille. The Auberge is supposedly protected by Structure Plan Grade 1 scheduling: “These buildings are of outstanding architectural or historical interest that shall be preserved in their entirety. Demolition......

Press Release issued on: 10/11/2015

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NGOs call for changes at MEPA

The NGOs Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Friends of the Earth, Ramblers and Youth for Environment are increasingly concerned that uncontrolled development is seriously impacting the quality of life, economy and environment in Malta.   The Malta Environment Protection Authority was set up to regulate development, however through......

Press Release issued on: 08/11/2015

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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 Authority was set up to regulate development, however through appointments of its top......

Press Release issued on: 08/11/2015

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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 lack of respect for the public.  Because of Government’s drive to satisfy its pre-election......

Press Release issued on: 01/10/2015

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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 amendments to environment and planning law are a major step backward” in development......

Press Release issued on: 10/09/2015

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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 were buried, however this is to be dismantled and a far smaller ‘monument’......

Press Release issued on: 01/08/2015

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