Friends of the Earth Malta is excited to announce a special collaboration with BirdLife Malta, bringing nature enthusiasts, families, and curious minds closer to wildlife through a live YouTube stream of a Barn Swallow nest. The Barn Swallow is a familiar sight during migration in Malta, but it is relatively uncommon for these birds to...
Many people visiting Comino only experience its busiest and most touristic areas, often unaware of the rich biodiversity found across the island’s fragile habitats. Yet Comino is home to a surprising variety of wildlife, from bats and hedgehogs to reptiles, pollinators, seabirds, and native plants that thrive within its unique ecosystem. Over the past months,...
Last week, two members of Friends of the Earth Malta and Young Friends of the Earth Malta travelled to Strasbourg, home of the European Parliament, for a conference on deregulation organised by Young Friends of the Earth Europe and Milieudefensie Jong – the Dutch Young Friends of the Earth. Members of environmental organisations from twelve...
Our Zero Waste Campaigner, Beth Fiteni, recently attended an international gathering of Zero Waste Europe in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Representatives of numerous organizations working to reduce waste in Europe gathered to discuss projects in their own countries and policies that could help improve the system of waste reduction, collection, and treatment in European countries. She also...
“I arrived in Malta in April 2025 after a few years of travelling and short-term jobs. A year has gone by and I’m still here, and happy to be so. I started my ESC knowing very little about the work of NGOs: I brought with me my experience in visual comms and a general interest...
It may be a repeating election gimmick, but Friends of the Earth Malta denounces the Maltese government’s decision to once again open the door to fossil fuel exploration in our waters, by giving oil giant Chevron a licence for exploratory studies for oil and gas.
