Save the Countryside

19 Dec 2014
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‘Tweaking’ the countryside

by Petra Caruana Dingli Last week, Maltatoday reported that the development boundaries are going to be “tweaked,” as stated by Dr Michael Falzon, Parliamentary Secretary for Planning, in an interview. ‘Tweaked’ is an interesting choice of word, suggesting a small, benign and affable gesture. I don’t know whether the journalist translated this from Maltese, or whether...

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16 Dec 2014

Interview with Alan Deidun – Save the Countryside

  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...

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20 Nov 2014

‘Quest to save countryside’ by Martin Galea

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 common history, our festas and the legacy of our rich built heritage, which runs from the prehistoric temples to modern...

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08 Nov 2014

Plan for the Environment – Interview with Petra Caruana Dingli

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 the Environment and Development’ did not meet expectations. Speaking with Malta Independent journalist Kevin Schembri Orland, Council member Petra Caruana...

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08 Nov 2014

SAVE THE COUNTRYSIDE – A DIN L-ART ĦELWA CAMPAIGN

  Do we want the only green spaces left to be our roundabouts? Din l-Art Ħelwa has recently launched a campaign which aims to show the relevance of biodiversity and the countryside to our daily lives in Malta and for future generations. It aims to build public awareness of the importance of conserving the countryside and avoiding its loss, especially due to...

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