Din l-Art Ħelwa’s ‘Save the Countryside’ survey (Part 2): Din l-Art Ħelwa’s ‘Save the Countryside’ campaign has conducted a survey of the Maltese population’s views on the Countryside in collaboration with MISCO International. Certain key results dealing with Hunting and Trapping were published last week. Other key results linked to Hunting and Trapping are the following: Importance of the Countryside for Maltese...
There are many of us ashamed of this wish to kill and who cringe at the thought that the authorities can allow a practice that utterly disgraces our nation’s honour. ...
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 by them to sound nice and be popular”, Environment photographer Guido Bonett told The Malta Independent. “In my opinion, we...
Dumping used as a scheme by developers to get permits 16th December 2014 Garbage dumped in green areas is sometimes used as part of a hidden scheme by developers in order to get permission to build up those areas, Professor Alan Deidun tells Kevin Schembri Orland Developers are dumping in green areas to degrade the area to help facilitate...
8th November 2011 Din l-Art Helwa has launched a new campaign called Save the Countryside – ‘Kampanja ghall-Kampanja’ – which highlights the importance of the countryside, and the biodiversity that it sustains, to the daily lives of the Maltese community and for future generations. The campaign aims to inspire people to take action to conserve the...
I hope that the debate about the spring hunting referendum does not descend into a sideshow about the definition of minorities, or into an absurd discussion in parliament about the unassailable human right to have a hobby, play bocci, go sailing or own a horse. Let’s not miss the wood for the trees. The referendum is about spring hunting, which is...
In a letter, signed by DLĦ Gen Secretary Mr George Camilleri, to Perit Vince Cassar, MEPA Chairman, Din l-Art Ħelwa has expressed its extreme concern regarding the safety of the recently approved LNG gas facility. The alarm was raised by information of an accident that occurred recently at an LNG facility on the Washington-Oregon border as reported in the Times...
Press Release 18th March 2014 Din l-Art Helwa questions why the government has still not published a risk analysis report which relates to the Delimara gas storage tanker to be located in Marsaxlokk Bay. Din l-Art Helwa has requested this report by Umberto Maffezzoli from the authorities, but it has not yet been published. This report was commissioned by the Occupational...