8th November 2011 Din l-Art Helwa has launched a new campaign called Save the Countryside – ‘Kampanja ghall-Kampanja’ – which highlights the importance of the countryside, and the biodiversity that it sustains, to the daily lives of the Maltese community and for future generations. The campaign aims to inspire people to take action to conserve the...
31st October 2014 For the first time in the fifty years of Din l-Art Helwa’s work to protect Malta’s environmental and cultural heritage, all six serving and former Presidents of the association since its foundation have written a joint Open Letter addressed to the Prime Minister. The Open Letter expresses a deep concern at the current...
Press Release 9th October 2014 In December last year, Transport Malta had confirmed that a full nautical risk assessment would be carried out on the proposed gas storage tanker to be berthed at Delimara. A nautical risk assessment studies the possible impacts that the gas storage tanker and its supply ships could have on nautical traffic within this bay, including on recreational...
Press Release 26th September 2014 Din l-Art Helwa commended the unanimous decisions by the Mepa board that refused applications from two Sliema hotels to develop stretches of rocky foreshore into beach concessions and lidos. Referring to the applications by the Preluna and Bayview Hotels Din l-Art Helwa said that it welcomed Mepa’s adherence to the current Structure Plan policies which protect...
Press Release 20th September 2014 Din l-Art Helwa commends the government’s decision to close the hunting season following repeated instances of illegal hunting of protected birds. These persistent illegalities confirm that it is a mistake to relax hunting regulations, such as the recent removal of the 3 pm hunting curfew which was intended to protect migrating birds of prey during this period. The easing...
Press Release 20th September 2014 Din l-Art Helwa continues to be extremely concerned that the Rural Policy and Design Guidelines as recently adopted, have not been appropriately assessed in terms of the potential negative environmental effects on our countryside. DLH favours the reuse and rehabilitation of existing legally built buildings for farming and agricultural purposes, including associated uses such as wineries, olive...
Press Release 10th September 2014 Din l-Art Helwa notes that European Commissioner-designate Karmenu Vella has been assigned a portfolio which includes the Environment. While congratulating Mr Vella on his new portfolio, Din l-Art Helwa trusts that he will now devote his energy to championing environmental causes across the European Union, including in Malta where, ironically, environmental concerns rank very low on...
Press Release 26 August 2014 Din l-Art Helwa expresses its concern about the recent decision by the office of the Data Protection Commissioner, as reported in the press, to charge Birdlife Malta with an alleged breach of the Data Protection Act in connection with a series of films by a British journalist during the 2014 Spring hunting season. The Data Protection Act cannot be...
Press Release 23 August 2014 News continues to be published daily in the media re the increasing number of illegal developments taking place on public land and in other areas, in particular in the countryside and on the coast. Din l-Art Helwa is concerned about the lack of enforcement action taken by the authorities in proportion to the illegalities committed and...
