Friends of the Earth Malta (FoE Malta) is looking for a reduce hours Project Assistant (approximately 30hr/week) to work on some of our exciting projects on a definite contract basis. The Project Assistant will be working within a small team and will support the implementation of projects. The working conditions are flexible and will be...
Author: Friends of the Earth Malta (Friends of the Earth Malta)
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Kemmuna – Let’s Nature
A walk in Gozo’s Natura 2000 site – 22nd September 2018 @ 09.30 Whenever one mentions Comino and its islets (Kemmunett, Il-Ħaġriet ta’ Bejn il-Kmiemem and L-Iskoll ta’ Taħt il-Mazz), the first thing that inevitably comes to mind is the Blue Lagoon, marked by its distinct aquamarine sea. Yet, Comino’s presence goes beyond the immediate...
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Farm to Kitchen
Visit and Harvest at the Veg Box So you think you know where your food comes from? Have you ever thought of the impact of EU policy on the food you eat? Our new project by the name of ‘Citizen’s CAP’ is aimed at making you more aware of the most important EU policies concerning...
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Farm Visit
Vineyards and Organic Farming at Vincent’s Eco Farm Our second event for our new project is here, this time about Wine Making! Citizen’s CAP is all about making you more aware and engaged in the EU’s food policy. Please don’t look away yet if you read the word policy, we promise to make it is...
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Reduction of single-use plastic paramount to tackling plastic pollution
FoE Malta submits recommendations on single use plastics Friends of the Earth Malta (FoE Malta) welcomes the publication of the Proposal for a Directive on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment by the European Commission. It is designed to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products on...
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What’s in season – August
Every month we feature a fruit or vegetable that is in season, along with a fun fact or recipe idea. We are currently working on a project, Citizen’s CAP, highlighting the importance of citizen involvement in agricultural policy to ensure healthy food and protection of our agricultural land. In a way, this is a continuation...
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Ċittadella – Let’s Nature
A walk in Gozo’s Natura 2000 site – 25th August 2018 @ 17.30 Victoria, Rabat (the town’s old Arabic name, which means suburb) was colonised by several occupations (Phoenicians and Carthaginians, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Arabs, the Normans, the Swabians, the Angevines and the Aragonese. Later it was ruled by the Knights of the...
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Anthropocene – A Dystopian Legacy / (Patria)
We have finally started using the Green Resource Centre–a hub for environmentally-related activities. We are excited to be opening the doors to the public with the launch of a photography exhibition by artist Kevin Mallan. The project deals with the environment and aims to question current socio-economic practices predominantly within national territory. Anthropocene – A...
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EU’s top court confirms safety checks needed for new ‘GMO 2.0’
The EU’s top court ruled today that a controversial new generation of food genetic engineering techniques should be subject to EU safety checks and consumer labelling. [1] In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Justice confirmed that new techniques to modify genetic material in plant or animal cells – so called ‘GMO 2.0’ –...
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Volunteer Charter
Friends of the Earth Malta values enormously the contribution that all volunteers make in enabling the organisation to increase and extend the effectiveness of its environmental campaigning work. This Charter has been developed to help ensure that both Friends of the Earth and individual volunteers get the most out of the skills, experience, time and...