Friends of the Earth Malta joined six other environmental groups to express serious concern at the way environmental issues were being used as vote-catching pawns. Environment NGOs Din L-Art Helwa, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Nature Trust (Malta), Ramblers Association and Friends of the Earth Malta, Birdlife Malta, Greenhouse and Gaia Foundation express their serious concern...
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NGOs condemn threats received by AD chairperson
The Ramblers’ Association of Malta, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Friends of the Earth Malta and Nature Trust (Malta) are deeply concerned at the news of the threatening letter received by Alternattiva Demokratika leader Dr Michael Briguglio in connection with his party’s strong stand over the boathouses at Armier and elsewhere. The four environmental organisations repeat...
“Car free Adventures” Photo Competition Entry Form
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Friends of the Earth Malta Launches Photo Competition for Car Free Day
Car Free Day to be organised on September 16th Click here to submit your pictures ! Friends of the Earth Malta launched its Photo Competition “Car free Adventures” as part of the national activities being held locally with the support of MEPA. For this competition, FoE Malta is inviting people from all walks of life...
Rio+20 – of International fluff and local double standards
The NGOs Friends of the Earth Malta, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA), NatureTrust (Malta), Malta Organic Agriculture Movement (MOAM) and Ramblers Association of Malta share Environment Minister De Marco’s conclusion that the Rio+20 Summit lacked ambition. The Rio+20 declaration reaffirms the ‘Rio Principles’ first agreed at the 1992 Earth Summit but does not go any...
Environment Groups Commend Mepa Board and Appeal to Political Parties
Friends of the Earth Malta together with environmental groups Ramblers’ Association, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Din l-Art Helwa, Nature Trust, wish to commend the recent unanimous decision by MEPA to turn down an application by Enemalta for a substation to be built in the out of development zone at Armier which was intended to serve...
Call on Mepa to refuse new Hondoq application
In the face of an overwhelming outcry against the proposed Hondoq project to develop a large hotel and hundreds of real estate units around a yacht marina, the developers of Qala Creek have decided to drop the idea of the marina at Hondoq Bay, limiting themselves to a ‘swimming lagoon’. Friends of the Earth Malta...
Tree Planting Event on World Refugee Day
Trees planted by Libyan refugees and representatives from UNHCR and Friends of the Earth Malta As part of a programme of events to mark World Refugee Day 2011, Friends of the Earth Malta organised a tree planting event in conjunction with UNHCR Malta at the GAIA Foundation in Ghajn Tuffieha. Refugees currently residing in Malta,...
Energy Generation Plans – Reaction to comments made by PM
In its reaction to the statement made recently by government informing us that the long-term goal of the government was to have our power station running on natural gas, Friends of the Earth Malta believes that besides being no news, contained statements which were inaccurate. Reducing our dependence on oil and transferring it to natural...
Climate Action Day 2010 – We’re all in the same ‘boat’
For this year’s Climate Action Day, Friends of the Earth Malta teamed up with Moviment Graffitti and Greenhouse in a bid to raise awareness on climate change. The event was planned to coincide with the annual United Nations Climate Talks which are taking place this year in Cancun, Mexico. Unfortunately the event had to be...