Earth Garden Festival attendees strongly encouraged to donate to Friends of the Earth Malta. Friends of the Earth Malta is very excited and honoured to have been chosen as the official Earth Garden NGO partner this year! The Earth Garden Festival 2022 offer free admission this year because of their 15-year anniversary. Instead, they strongly encourage attendees to donate to Friends of the Earth Malta upon entrance at the Ta’Qali Venue ! FoE Malta’s volunteers will be setting up a stall at the entrance of the festival in order to collect donations which will contribute to our Comino Sustainability Centre...
Hands on Labs on Urban Green care with youths
This month, as part of the YouthECO project, Friends of the Earth Malta hosted a dynamic, hands-on workshop at the Fgura Youth Centre! Our sessions aim to empower youth, NEETs, and young women through engaging activities from our Youth ECO Toolkit.
Participants embarked on an exciting journey through our interactive Youth ECO Toolkit, exploring local green spaces, identifying potential improvements, and learning about urban sustainability. From mapping green areas to brainstorming innovative ideas, the workshop encouraged creativity and collaboration.
Write up: Roundtable on Public Cleansing
Friends of the Earth Malta was present at the Roundtable: Indafa Pubblika (Public Cleansing) organised by the Cleansing and Maintenance Division, to discuss issues around waste, dumping and our environment together with local NGOs.
Rethinking Mobility: insights from our micromobility workshop
Our recent workshop, “The Way We Move,” held on March 27th at the FoEM Green Resource Center, sparked a lively discussion on the future of the transport system and micromobility in Malta. Micromobility includes small human or electric powered mobility devices suitable for short urban trips, such as bicycles and scooters. Increased uptake of micromobility is a key tool to reduce carbon emissions from transport. Bringing together individuals from various backgrounds, we delved into the needs, challenges, and opportunities for micromobility users in Malta. We had truly diverse perspectives represented at the workshop, from pedestrians to cyclists, wheelchair users to...
Call for Participation: Climate Care Camp
The summer camp “Compass for Climate Chaos” is happening from the 20th of June (evening) until the 24th of June (afternoon) in Teglværksvej 30, 4420 Regstrup, Denmark. From eco-anxiety, anger or grief to hope, joy and empowerment, the camp will be about learning to navigate in emotions you feel in the climate chaos.
Press Release: EU Parliament votes to leave the climate-wrecking Energy Charter Treaty
Today, the European Parliament adopted the EU’s proposal to leave the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), an international trade agreement protecting fossil fuel investments. The Energy Charter Treaty is a significant obstacle to enacting national policies to combat climate change. After years of campaigning for an exit, Friends of the Earth Europe and climate justice activists across Europe celebrate this victory for the environment and the climate.
English to Maltese Translation Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers who are proficient in the Maltese language, both speaking and writing to help with translations
Friends of the Earth Malta is happy to announce that we have joined the Zero Waste Europe Network!
What is Zero Waste Europe? ZWE is a network connecting 36 local and national NGOs all across Europe with one common goal - to achieve a zero waste future. We are happy to join this network, and as new partners we are open to new innovative ideas and inspiration from other organisations.
Seminar on Social Permaculture – register now for free!
The Social PEAS (Social Permaculture: Empowering an Active Society) project was created to develop permaculture training for professionals working with vulnerable adults, such as people suffering from mental health issues, people with physical and intellectual disabilities, (former) drug or alcohol users, migrants, and elderly people.
A look back at our Community Garden session with Social Permaculture workshop
Let’s take a look back at last Saturday’s Community Garden session, which featured a Social Permaculture workshop this time, as it was the multiplier event for the Social PEAS project. Thanks to the 35 amazing participants who joined us in our community garden. Together, we dove into the heart of sustainability and connection.
We prepared soil mix with recycled coconut coir and mushroom peat, sourced locally from farmers. Then, we planted different fruit trees to be able to grow and harvest a variety of fruits in the future, as well as seasonal veggies.