Maltatoday, 23rd November 2008, by James Debono BirdLife Malta and the Danish Village holiday complex are up in arms against a proposed new road linking Mellieha to Cirkewwa, arguing that this would pass right through a Natura 2000 site, protected by the EU’s Habitats and Birds Directives, as well as sections of the much-publicised Foresta 2000 afforestation project, including protected garigue...
Press Release 28 November 2008 SIX environmental NGOs including Din l-Art Helwa, Nature Trust (Malta), BirdLife Malta, Friends of the Earth (Malta), the Light Pollution Awareness Group and the Ramblers Association today expressed their opposition to the recently proposed new TEN-T road project in Ghadira. The NGOs stated that the proposed project will have a major negative impact on the environment with...
The Sunday Times of Malta, 30 November 2008 – Editorial Austin Gatt seems to have forgotten in a more complete sense than most of his Cabinet colleagues – and in some cases their sense of amnesia has been pretty acute – that the Nationalist Party won the last election by just 1,500 votes. That result happened for a reason: the electorate were saying...
Sunday Times of Malta, 30 November 2008, by Herman Grech The management of the Danish Village has taken exception to comments made by Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt in relation to the complex as the crossfire over the controversial Għadira road proposal continued yesterday. When contacted, Danish Village managing director Flemming Jensen said: “We are shocked and surprised at the minister’s comments. Is...
Times of Malta, 29 November 2008, by Cynthia Busuttil Two car parks will be built on either end of the popular Għadira bay if the government goes ahead with its plan to replace the existing road, The Times has learned. The Transport Ministry said plans have not yet been finalised but the car parks will “almost certainly” not be underground. One car park...
Din l-Art Helwa Press Release – 28 November 2008 The Ministry for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications has stated that it intends to build a new road at Ghadira Bay in order to prevent further erosion of the natural beach. It has been reported in the media that Minister Austin Gatt has admitted that this plan to stop beach erosion is not...
Times of Malta, 28th November 2008, by Nestor Laiviera Rural Affairs Minister George Pullicino adopted a guarded approach when asked about the planned Għadira road that will cut through fields and the side of a Foresta 2000 site, saying the proposed project was “not cast in stone”. Five proposals were unveiled on Wednesday as part of a €15 million project aimed at...
DLH PRESS RELEASE 26 FEBRUARY 2011 Simone Mizzi was elected the new Executive President designate of Din l-Art Helwa at the 2011 Annual General Meeting of the organization, taking up the role following Dr Petra Bianchi who moves to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority as Director of Environment Protection. Simone Mizzi has served under five Executive Presidents of Din l-Art Helwa,...
Din l-Art Helwa newsletter February 2011 As society evolves, so do concerns about the urban environment. The impact of traffic on both residential and business areas is a chief preoccupation nowadays. Managing the streets is a complicated issue in urban areas all over the world, and likewise here in Malta. Our streets are congested, and our public transport system is still...