Save Ta’Cenc

Sunday Times of Malta, 30 November 2008, by Ivan Camilleri in Brussels The recent decision taken by the government to include the entire Ta’ Ċenċ plateau under EU environmental protection laws may not be enough to stop development in the area. The Sunday Times understands that the Ta’ Ċenċ owners have submitted fresh plans to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority. European...

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 – 26 September 2008 After viewing the latest proposals for the extension of the existing hotel at Ta’ Cenc, Gozo, the NGOs Din l-Art Helwa and Nature Trust (Malta) are of the opinion that the present proposal is a significant improvement on the original plans. Din l-Art Helwa and Nature Trust are conscious that the developer has made a significant...

Maltatoday, 14th September 2008, by Matthew Vella and David Darmanin – Fresh new plans on the controversial Ta’ Cenc Hotel expansion have been described by NGOs as an ‘improvement’ over the previous plans for development at Ta’ Cenc cliffs. Conservationist groups Din l-Art Helwa, Wirt Ghawdex, and BirdLife Malta all held separate meetings with Ta’ Cenc Hotel owner Victor Borg on the...