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International alliance disrupts European Gas Conference
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International alliance disrupts European Gas Conference

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...

YEAH! Youth Hub: a platform for youth engagement
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YEAH! Youth Hub: a platform for youth engagement

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...

FoEM awarded with two new grants to fund the projects
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FoEM awarded with two new grants to fund the projects

On the 23rd of February, we attended SIS / VOPS Awarding Ceremony 2023 organized by the Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector. Earlier in 2022 we applied for grants for two projects which will be new for us: Setting Up for Success and Comino Educational Campaign. The grants were presented to the volunteer organisations by...

Open call and opportunity for teachers and educators
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Open call and opportunity for teachers and educators

FoEM’s Food, Agriculture & Biodiversity team has been busy getting students moving  while reflecting on their own natural environment. As part of a European project “Get Active – Bound Around” three interactive and educational online games were created to focus on different environmental realities both locally and around the world. These are readily available on...

Throwback to Ċine’Ambjent Film Festival
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Throwback to Ċine’Ambjent Film Festival

February started with one of our most beloved events – Ċine’Ambjent Environmental Film Festival. It was the second time we hosted the event, and this year the main topic was climate-induced migration. Climate change is causing 20 million people to be forced out of their homes or country every year, and the chosen films have...

13 500 objections against “Comino village” proposal
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13 500 objections against “Comino village” proposal

Public floods planning authority with over 13 500 objections against monstrous “Comino village” development proposal Plans to create a complex of villas disfiguring Santa Marija Bay on the island of Comino as part of the proposed Comino Hotel redevelopment have received strong opposition from the public after a call to action from environmental groups. The...

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