Press Releases

Press Release  27 July 2013 A Coalition in favour of the abolition of spring hunting has been set up. It aims to work to end spring hunting in Malta as soon as possible. The Coalition will be lobbying in Malta and at a European level. The Coalition has begun collecting signatures for an abrogative referendum relative to spring hunting legislation. It is focusing on the...

Press Release – 17 July 2013 Din l-Art Helwa is disappointed to note that the Malta Environment and Planning Authority intends to launch the revision of the local plans in a strategic vacuum. A similar approach has been taken to land reclamation, where a call for expressions of interest has been launched by the government without any strategy having been presented. Din l-Art...

Press Release – 10th July 2012 The Government has now formally announced its intention to accept expressions of interest from the private sector for land reclamation projects in order to boost the economy and will entertain innovative ideas for the extension and use for any areas of the coastline.   Din l-Art Helwa, the heritage and environmental NGO, suggests that inviting developers to provide government with...

DLH Press Release – 8th July 2013 Din l-Art Helwa seriously questions the government’s decision to launch a revision of the Local Plans without an updated strategy in place and recommends that the government steers clear of hasty and piecemeal decision-making with long-term effects on our environment. The existing Local Plans were drawn up under the overall strategy provided by the...

Press Release 29.06.2013 Din l-Art Helwa welcomes yesterday’s court ruling on the caravans at Armier beach, which confirms that the caravans are illegal. These caravans are an eyesore and are denying the public their right to enjoy the foreshore, says the NGO. They are also causing environmental damage to the beach at Armier. Din l-Art Helwa has stated for many years that the illegal caravans...

Press Release 23 June 2011 With reference to the article ‘Enforcement rules to be changed by Mepa’ in the Sunday Times of Malta, Din l-Art Helwa considers the government’s decision to allow persons who build illegal structures to obtain a temporary compliance certificate in spite of the illegality, to be a retrograde step for the environment. Rather than solve the “endless list” of illegalities as has been proposed, Din l-Art Helwa is concerned...

Din l-Art Helwa has expressed concern that the government is entertaining the idea of constructing a bridge across the Gozo channel. The government has announced the commissioning of a 15-month study worth 4 million euros to investigate the feasibility of this project described by the NGO as being totally unacceptable. A bridge between Malta and Gozo would have enormous visual impact, says Din l-Art Helwa, and would destroy one of...