Media Statements

28 Nov 2008

Six environmental NGOs oppose Ghadira road project

Press Release 28 November 2008 SIX environmental NGOs including Din l-Art Helwa, Nature Trust (Malta), BirdLife Malta, Friends of the Earth (Malta), the Light Pollution Awareness Group and the Ramblers Association today expressed their opposition to the recently proposed new TEN-T road project in Ghadira. The NGOs stated that the proposed project will have a major negative impact on the environment with...

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28 Nov 2008

Din l-Art Helwa slams Ghadira road project

DLH Press Release 26 November 2008 Din l-Art Helwa strongly objects to the government’s proposal to build a new road at Ghadira bay in Mellieha, as part of the EU’s TEN-T road network. The proposed road would cut through a protected and sensitive...

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23 Oct 2008

Environmental NGOs request online access for new plans for Ta Cenc

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...

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11 Oct 2008

Din l-Art Helwa and Nature Trust welcome Mepa decision re Ta Cenc

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...

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26 Sep 2008

Din l-Art Helwa and Nature Trust comment about latest Ta’ Cenc proposals

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...

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31 Jul 2008

Din l-Art Helwa presents suggestions to the Prime Minister on Mepa reform

Din l-Art Helwa Press Release – 31 July 2008 This afternoon Din l-Art Helwa presented a series of suggestions to the Prime Minister as part of the ongoing discussions on the reform of Mepa. Din l-Art Helwa is pleased that the Prime Minister has taken on the reform of Mepa and is giving it the importance it deserves. Whilst accepting that Mepa...

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08 Jul 2008

Important archaeological sites must be given maximum protection – Din l-Art Helwa

Din l-Art Helwa Press Release – 8th July 2008 Din l-Art Helwa is pleased to note that the Heritage Team at Mepa was vigilant enough to discover important archaeological remains dating to the Temple Period at a demolition site in Tarxien. This site lies within the buffer zone of the Neolithic Temples, and the discovery is being described as the most...

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