ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARGUE WEAKNESS OF GOVERNMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 22nd December 2014 – the Malta Independent Read the full article in the online edition here. “The environment is nothing but a buzzword for politicians on both sides, a buzzword used...
It is good news for the environment to hear the Prime Minister say that one lesson he learnt from 2014 is that more dialogue is needed with environmentalists. This is a good New Year’s resolution and better late than never...
Out of development zones and with them, our countryside and rural areas are due to shrink again, if, according to Dr Michael Falzon, Parliamentary Secretary in charge of Planning, government carries out tough decisions to enact yet another rationalization exercise...
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22nd November 2014 The foreshore is a unique ecological resource which supports various activities that are intensely related to the well-being of a community. Unfortunately, the Maltese islands do not have large coastal areas which are easily accessible to the public. Besides...
20th November 2014 When talking about what defines Malta as a nation we must look at what is in our psyche, because identity is a state of mind at a particular point in time. We could refer to our language, our...
Interview in the Malta Independent 3rd November 2011 Strategic plan for the environment and development ignored feedback – Petra Caruana Dingli Last week, Din L-Art Helwa wrote an open letter addressed to the Prime Minister stating that the government’s ‘Strategic Plan for...
Why are Outside Development Zone (ODZ) permits granted if the same term implies that no development is allowed within these zones? Strictly speaking, an area which is ODZ can only be developed if the development boundary is moved in order to...
