Scientific advice to the European Commission’s President should be transparent and objective Scientific advice should be transparent, objective and independent, and there should be more science and more diverse expertise available to the European Commission’s President, a coalition of 25 international and national NGOs, including The Action for Breast Cancer Foundation Malta and Friends of...
The Environment NGOs – Birdlife Malta, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Friends of the Earth Malta, Gaia Foundation, Malta Organic Agriculture Movement, Moviment Graffiti, Nature Trust (Malta) and Ramblers Association urgently call upon the Malta Environment and Planning Authority and the Animal Welfare Department to take immediate action on the Montekristo Estate and address without further...
Friends of the Earth Malta demands transparency on energy generation plans following reports in the media on the future of wind energy generation. This is of utmost significance especially in the light of recent Eurostat statistics which puts Malta at the bottom of the EU list when it comes to renewable energy production. Friends of...
Friends of the Earth Malta today welcomes the announcement by government on its intentions to proceed with the process to introduce a climate change bill. We believe that this is the way forward to make sure that the current, and subsequent, governments are committed to act on the pressing issue of climate change. FoE Malta...
Friends of the Earth Malta today welcomes the support of Arnold Cassola (AD), Carmel Cacopardo (AD), David Casa (PN), Marlene Mizzi (PL),Miriam Dalli (PL) for its Politics for People campaign. The Politics for People campaign asks candidates and political parties standing in the European elections on the 24th May to “stand-up for citizens and democracy against...
Friends of the Earth Malta is happy to note that environmental consciousness and sustainability are targets for the V-18 programme following a statement made by chairman, Jason Micallef regarding plans to place a floral carpet in St. George’s square for the Valletta Foundation 2018 events. FoE Malta has however expressed doubt at the effectiveness of...
This afternoon the Coalition for the Abolition of Spring Hunting* thanked the Maltese people for their courage and resolve in standing up for wildlife against the illegal and unsustainable killing of migrating bird in spring. “Every Maltese person who signed the petition to call for a referendum to stop spring hunting should take pride in...
Today, Friends of the Earth Malta is launching a major, pan-European campaign which urges candidates in the European elections to “stand-up for citizens and democracy against the excessive lobbying influence of banks and big business”. Martin Galea De Giovanni from Friends of the Earth Malta says: “Right now there is a major problem with lobbying...
How it will affect our daily life and why everybody should know about it A simple and innocuous sounding acronym – TTIP or Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is enough to make one’s eyes glaze over. Yet this trade deal between the European Union and the United States will eventually affect our daily lives, the...
Environment Groups are extremely concerned by the Authorities’ lack of protection of the environment. The first eight months of this administration have been marked by the introduction of several new policies in favour of more construction, relaxation of existing building regulations, condoning of illegalities and scant enforcement. All this clearly reveals that the administration’s commitment...
