Nature is our right! It should be available for all of us to experience and enjoy. On the 10th of February we will be combining a few things we are passionate about at Friends of the Earth Malta—spending time in nature, appreciating the Maltese terrain and learning about the flora that grows here, and sustainable agricultural...
Due to the effects of intensive agricultural practices and pesticide use, climate change, the decrease in rainfall, hotter summers and droughts, the bee population has been even more strained these past few years, with honey-bee keepers in Malta loosing up to half of their colonies. Friends of the Earth Malta has already been organising a...
The benefits of community gardening for migrant and local communities Last month the Ministry for European Affairs and Equality released the much awaited Migrant Interaction Strategy and Action Plan, which will enable all migrants, including EU citizens (though some would rather be referred to as expats) to voluntarily submit a request to be integrated. The...
Come and discover the beautiful garden of Villa Chelsea in Birkirkara during the Open Day on Saturday 13 January, from 11:00-15:00. Find out what we’ve been up to in the garden in light of our Nature Therapy project, and get your hands dirty to help us plant vegetables & flowers, build a bee hotel or...
In December we will be hosting a fundraising event at our soon-to-be office space in Floriana. We want to have the space cleaned up and made up for this event and we need helping hands. The more the merrier! The office clean up will be held on Sunday 10th of December from 10am till when...
What do we know about air pollution? Air pollution is more complex than we think and tackling this issue it’s actually a huge challenge because we are all part of it. Yet, it is quite difficult to understand what are we doing wrong and what kind of pollutants we create through our daily routine. It is...
Fully Booked! (Fill in the form below to register on the waiting list) Bee Sustainable is a 2-day live-in workshop that will provide participants with the fundamental tools for creating pollinator-friendly gardens in Malta. One of FoE Malta’s causes is to raise awareness on the importance of pollinators (such as honey bees, bumble bees, solitary...
BeeAware is a project which intends to give people the opportunity to get involved in beekeeping and to train qualified volunteers to volunteer with Friends of the Earth Malta. This introductory course is designed to give a general understanding on the role of bees as a vital part of the environment and what you need to know if...
The only new ‘hotels’ we’d love to build The prolonged period of reduced rainfall which struck Malta in 2016 had an adverse effect not only on agriculture and produce harvest that year, but also on our most reliant pollinators, the bees. Honey bee keepers throughout the Islands had hives dying off, with some loosing as...
