Times of Malta, 12th November 2008 Ever since I can remember, there have been illegal huts and rooms clustered along our coasts and dotted throughout the Maltese countryside, squatting on public land. And ever since I can remember, the general feeling of the public has always been one of helplessness, in the knowledge that the government of the day was not...
The Malta Independent on Sunday, 9th November 2008, by David Lindsay – An agreement was reached this week to reopen the petitions against the proposed tourist development at Ramla Bay, which were dropped by the European Parliament’s Petitions Committee under dubious circumstances last month. They were, however, closed again the next day following objections made by European Peoples Party representatives, who have...
The Malta Independent on Sunday, 2nd November 2008, by David Lindsay An audio recording and documents from the European Parliament Petitions Committee obtained by The Malta Independent on Sunday have revealed what appears to be a concerted pattern of deception over the controversial application to develop a tourist complex at the Ulysses Lodge site at Ramla Bay, Gozo. They also expose how...
Press Release 23rd August 2008 Eight environmental NGOs today called upon MEPA to publish online the fresh plans submitted for the application to extend the existing hotel at Ta’ Cenc in Gozo. In a statement BirdLife Malta, Din l-Art Helwa, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Friends of the Earth Malta, the Gaia Foundation, Light Pollution Awareness Group, Nature Trust and the Ramblers Association...
Times of Malta, 16th October 2008 – Alternattiva Demokratika welcomed the inclusion of the whole of Ta’ Ċenċ in the Natura 2000 classification but criticised the government’s previous resistance to such scheduling. AD chairman Arnold Cassola said yesterday that Ta’ Ċenċ was saved from destruction thanks to EU membership, adding that “the government’s resistance to EU requests to protect Ta’ Ċenċ was...
The Malta Independent, 11th October 2008 – Malta has declared new More protected areas in Malta have been included within the Natura 2000 Network, a network of protected areas across the European Union, the Malta Environment and Planning Authority announced yesterday. The additions were made in view of the provisions for the protection of threatened natural habitats and species of importance...
Press Release, 11 October 2008 Nature Trust (Malta) and Din L-Art Helwa welcome MEPA’s decisions to extend habitat protection to the whole of Ta’ Cenc and including the whole plateau, and also declare Wied Moqbol and Benghajsa Point as protected areas within the Natura 2000 Network. Thanks to their enjoying a Natura 2000 status, these sites are now included within a network...
Press Release 11 October 2008 Nature Trust (Malta) and Din L-Art Helwa welcome MEPA’s decisions to extend habitat protection to the whole of Ta’ Cenc and including the whole plateau, and also declare Wied Moqbol and Benghajsa Point as protected areas within the Natura 2000 Network. Thanks to their enjoying a Natura 2000 status, these sites are now included within a network...
The Malta Independent on Sunday, 28th September 2008 Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism Dr Mario de Marco recently emphasised that for the tourism industry to be sustainable, we must “maintain, conserve and upgrade our environment”. He warned that tourism development must not take place at the expense of the environment, and all reports drawn up by the Malta Tourism Authority are now...
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