Friends of the Earth Malta has submitted recommendations on Malta's National Strategy and Action Plan for Pollinators 2035. The strategy should aim to set a number of key proposals to safeguard all pollinators given their role in pollinating many food crops and wild plants and their contribution to our food production and the diversity of our environment.
Malta’s waste management crisis is a complex problem. Decades of overconsumption and a lack of political will to address the issue have led to a situation where the country is producing more waste than it can sustainably manage. The problem has been exacerbated in recent years by the country’s growing population, the tourism boom, and...
Amidst a heatwave with temperatures above 40 °C for days, and debilitating power cuts across the Maltese Islands, the message that climate change is here, now, has – finally – sunk in. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Robert Abela said that the climate impacts that experts have been warning us about for years are already happening,...
During a symbolic action this morning outside the Malta Developers’ Association (MDA) offices, activists highlighted how politicians, authorities and developers are burying our country under unbridled construction.
Eight organisations announced a national protest demanding urgent environmental and planning reform. The protest will be held on 27 May, starting from the Triton Fountain at 10.30am.
Activists worldwide support students that fight to save Kasindol river
Villas in Comino: What Hili Group would not like you to see JOIN US this Saturday 22 April at 10.30am, outside the MCC, Valletta We invite you to an information meeting regarding the proposal of Hili Group for villas and a hotel in Comino, this Saturday 22nd April at 10.30am, outside the Mediterranean...
Friends of the Earth Malta condemns the illegal roadworks at the iconic Blue Lagoon in Comino. This has become a worrying trend
Protesters demand an end to the climate-wrecking, undemocratic and anti-social projects being negotiated behind closed doors. On March, 27th, more than four hundred people in Vienna protested against the European Gas Conference (EGC), blocking the entrance of the Mariott Hotel Vienna, the conference venue. The European Gas Conference is a three-day ‘high-level’ event where representatives...
In Malta, as in other European countries, we see young people engage and participate in democratic processes to shape the future they want, but many still feel left behind. Young people feel alienated and do not feel supported by their peers. This alienation further deepens with limited opportunities for active citizenship of underrepresented youth. An...
