In a reaction to the statement issued by the Maltese Government, FoE Malta would like to invite government to issue the studies which test for glyphosate contamination on food samples and their residues in humans. The truth is that very little testing has been done for glyphosate so far in Europe, with just five countries...
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World’s biggest selling weed killer found in humans
90% of urine samples in Malta contained traces of glyphosate. Tests carried out by Friends of the Earth Malta show that people have traces of the weed killer glyphosate in their bodies. Laboratory tests carried out by the group reveal that 9 out of 10 people’s urine samples in Malta contained traces of glyphosate. The...
Environmental NGOs Deeply Concerned over Hunting Agreement
Friends of the Earth Malta joined six other NGOs in a statement highlighting their concerns over the recent agreement between the PL and FKNK on hunting and trapping on the Maltese Islands. BirdLife Malta, Din l-Art Helwa, Flimkien g?al Ambjent A?jar (FAA), Friends of the Earth Malta, Gaia Foundation, Greenhouse Malta, and Nature Trust (Malta)...
NGOs’ Stand on Electoral Manifestos
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...
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...