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Join Global Climate Action Day
Join our online campaign to encourage climate action during COP28.
How to participate: Step 1: Write a slogan Step 2: Snap a picture Step 3: Upload it to your favourite social media app Step 4: Write a message to ask for real climate action and tag our Minister for Environment & Energy, Miriam Dalli, tag Friends of the Earth Malta & ask a friend to join. Find some inspiration by clicking the button below.
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Keep an eye out for 4 new public waste bins around our Floriana office. The initiative aims to address the longstanding issue of improper waste disposal, particularly in the vicinity of the popular Sunday market and the transport Malta driving test centre. Of course, reducing consumption and preventing waste is the key to solving the issue, but find out more below.
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We've made it easy to feel good about your Holiday gifts this year! Friends of the Earth Malta has teamed up with Core Green Organic & Fair Trade who are donating 10% of proceeds to support our work.
How do you help? Use the code FRIENDSOFTHEEARTH at check out.
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December Plant of the Month: Olive-leaved Germander
A highly recommended pollinator plant, Olive-leaved Germander usually starts flowering around this time of year and continues till May/June. This indigenous evergreen shrub grows in dry areas and its flowers vary from varying from light bluish to white.
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Despite positive steps taken in recent years in the European Union (for example, the SUP directive) and in Malta (particularly the BCRS system), the world is still drowning in plastic pollution. Malta is no exception, and plastic recycling alone is not the solution. Find out more in the blog post below.
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Nearly 50 participants delved into the real Story of Plastics, discussing fears, hopes, and actions essential for addressing the plastic crisis. The documentary screening of The Story of Plastic and panel discussion on November 17th were organized together with student organisations at the University of Malta as part of the European Week for Waste Reduction.
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The primary goal of the “Malta Farm Map” is to establish a direct sales platform for agricultural producers and customers, enabling them to easily identify where and how to purchase products and services directly from local farms. This initiative seeks to bridge the gap between small, local producers and consumers.
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A second series of Bike About cycling classes has finished. This time, the training was open to both beginners and intermediate-level cyclists, led by Michelle Vella Wood and colleagues from Freedom is a Bicycle.
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Every donation, no matter how small, is an invaluable contribution towards Friends of the Earth Malta's work.
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