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,...
Citizen science / Community Science is the practice of public participation in scientific research to contribute to data collection – most initiatives do not require a scientific background or special knowledge but more of a keen eye for observation and curiosity about the world around you. While contributing with data the citizen scientist is also...
Deadline for Application: 13 February 2026. Location: Floriana / Comino – Malta Contract Type: 1 year contract with possibility of extension (25-30hrs – discussed with the chosen candidate) About Friends of the Earth Malta (FoEM) Friends of the Earth Malta (FoEM) is dedicated to environmental sustainability, biodiversity conservation, and public engagement. As part of...
In recent months, Friends of the Earth Malta has acquired a variety of astronomy and wildlife observation equipment to support citizen science initiatives at the flagship project site, Il-Forn ta’ Kemmuna, in Comino. This equipment will be used to empower citizens to engage in biodiversity and astronomy observation and data collection. It will also help...
Every day, millions of tiny plastic pellets known as nurdles spill into the environment. These small, lentil-sized beads, typically about 2–5 millimetres in diameter and often round or oval in shape, are the raw material for most plastic products, from bottles to packaging, and they’re causing a quiet but serious environmental crisis. In Malta, as across the world, they wash up on our beaches, pollute the sea, and harm marine life.
In partnership with several organizations in Cyprus and Portugal, Friends of the Earth Malta is carrying out a project called Food Connect to help address the large amounts of food waste that occurs especially in the commercial sector here in Malta. Specifically, the project is helping to bring about an app through which food can be shared between donors, individuals, and organizational receivers such as soup kitchens and food banks.
On the 12th and 13th of July, the historic Old Bakery of Comino came to life as over 25 young participants gathered for the first ever Kamp Kemmuna organised by Friends of the Earth Malta. This was a two-day off-grid experience that blended nature, activism, and collective dreaming.
As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, Friends of the Earth Malta (FoEM) wishes to pay tribute to its headquarters, the Julian Manduca Green Resource Centre, and to the collective efforts that went into restoring the space and transforming it into a thriving hub for community and environmental action.
July is associated with plastic use reduction, and for this reason Friends of the Earth Malta (FoEM), goes plastic free for the month of July. On this note, FoEM encourages people to reduce plastic use. Started in July 2011 by an Australian organisation, Plastic Free Foundation, the month of July has been determined as global Plastic Free Month.
We are setting up a Shared Beach Box on Comino, with the aim to reduce single-use plastic waste and promote sharing over buying.
