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The Aarhus Convention: Your Right to Know, Speak Up & Act for the Environment!
The Aarhus Convention is an international treaty (agreement) that gives people and NGOs three key rights when it comes to environmental matters:
Access to Information – People have the right to know about pollution, land use, and environmental risks.
Public Participation – Citizens should have a say in decisions about major projects, policies, and laws.
Access to Justice – If authorities fail to protect the environment, people should be able to challenge them in court.
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Restructuring Solidarity: Update from the ‘Transformative Organising with Frontline Communities’ Training
From November 17th to 24th, Friends of the Earth Malta joined a group of 40 activists, advocates and organisers from around the world who gathered to attend a dynamic training on the practice of Transformative Organising, set in the idyllic mountainscapes of Lleida Catalunya, Spain.
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Farmers’ Challenges in Malta
A year after the farmers’ protests across Europe, farmers in Malta have once again raised their voices to highlight the mounting challenges they face. Today, farmers grapple with declining populations, urbanization, climate change, and economic pressures that threaten the sustainability of local agriculture. Notably, agricultural land in Malta is under severe pressure.
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Exploring Climate Emotions: Understanding and Naming Our Connection to the Environment
The EIB Climate Survey made the headlines earlier in November and it was quite a reality check (if anyone still needs one) with very worrying results showing that over 80% of Maltese fear they will be forced to move due to climate change while 99% recognise it is important for their country to adapt to these challenges. Climate anxiety is on the rise and many feel that not enough is being done. To address this rising trend Friends of the Earth Malta partnered up with environmental and mental health NGOs from Estonia, Germany and Denmark on the EU funded project CALM-EY: Coping with Climate Anxiety: Learning Methods for Mental Health for European Youth (2023-2025).
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Updates from the CALM-EY project
The EIB Climate Survey made the headlines earlier in November and it was quite a reality check (if anyone still needs one) with very worrying results showing that over 80% of Maltese fear they will be forced to move due to climate change while 99% recognise it is important for their country to adapt to these challenges. Climate anxiety is on the rise and many feel that not enough is being done. To address this rising trend Friends of the Earth Malta partnered up with environmental and mental health NGOs from Estonia, Germany and Denmark on the EU funded project CALM-EY: Coping with Climate Anxiety: Learning Methods for Mental Health for European Youth (2023-2025).
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World Wildlife Day – Celebrating the world of Reptiles and Amphibians
On occasion of World Wildlife Day on 3rd March we would like to celebrate the world of reptiles and amphibians – two groups of animals which are highly misunderstood and often underappreciated.
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Breakfast Workshop Brings Bus Instructors and Micromobility Users Together for Safer Roads
Last Thursday, we came together for a Turkish cooking session. We prepared our dishes, played games, and finally tasted the delicious food we made!
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Where does Malta rank on Food Waste?
As an NGO, Friends of the Earth Malta is a pioneer for change relating to waste management and initiating the implementation of long-term action plans to tackle waste issues.
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Open Call for Contributions: Research Materials on Comino and its historic buildings
For the past couple of years, Friends of the Earth Malta (FoEM) has been working on ‘Il-Forn ta’ Kemmuna’. This initiative aims to restore the historic bakery, situated close to the Santa Maria Bay and that once sustained the community of Comino, and transform it into an environmental education centre.