The fight to save the Comino nature reserve from the Hili Group’s development will continue following the Planning Tribunal’s (EPRT) predictable rejection of the appeal filed by ten organisations, together with several individuals.
Press Releases
Merilli Malta: Citizen-science project aims to uncover secrets of the Blue Rock-thrush
Merilli Malta is a bird-ringing project, led by professional ornithologists Dr Benjamin Metzger and Dr Marie Claire Gatt, studying the Blue Rock-thrush's ecology while increasing public appreciation towards the species and its habitats. ‘Merill’ is the Maltese name for the Blue Rock-thrush (Monticola solitarius).
Twelve Environmental and Health Organisations ask the government to take the lead in promoting sustainable eating
Friends of the Earth Malta, Veggy Malta, Action for Breast Cancer Foundation, Physicians Association for Nutrition International, BirdLife Malta, Moviment Graffitti, Vuci Kulletiva, Din l-art Helwa, Sigar, Earth Systems Association, Kunsill Studenti Universitarji, and ACT publish the report “Malta Vision 2050: A Plant-Based Food Strategy”, with 12 proposals to enhance sustainable eating.
Transforming what we eat is one of the fastest and most effective ways to reduce emissions and protect ecosystems. Animal agriculture is responsible for nearly 60% of food-related greenhouse gas emissions globally, occupying 80% of farmland while providing less than 20% of calories. Plant-based foods, in contrast, deliver most of the world’s nutrition with a fraction of the environmental cost.
BULLDOZING RESIDENTS
The eNGOs Friends of the Earth Malta, Din l-Art Helwa, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Birdlife Malta, Moviment Graffitti, NatureTrust, Ramblers Association Malta and the Marsaskala Residents’ Network strongly condemn large-scale works that have commenced at Maraskala Promenade, when to date no complete plans of what is being proposed have been made public.
ĊineAmbjent 2025 – Friends of the Earth Malta’s Environmental Film Fest Returns for its Third Edition!
Friends of the Earth Malta is excited to announce this year’s ĊineAmbjent, a three-day film festival dedicated to environmental and social justice. The festival will take place between 17th and 19th October 2025, bringing powerful stories from both Malta and around the world to audiences locally.
Friends of the Earth Malta calls for a bold, coherent, and truly sustainable Malta Vision 2050
16 September 2025 Press Release: Friends of the Earth Malta calls for a bold, coherent, and truly sustainable Malta Vision...
Coalition Launch Crowdfunding Campaign to appeal Ħaż-Żabbar Road Decision
Friends of the Earth Malta, together with several other organisations and concerned residents have joined under the campaign “Is-Swar tal-Kottonera: Passaġġ fil-Pajsaġġ” and have today announced the launch of a crowdfunding campaign to fund legal challenges against the proposed road between Ħaż-Żabbar and Kalkara. The proposed road would slice through agricultural land, destroy thriving nature, and sever the historic bastion walls from their context.
ENGOs say “Reform Remains Broken” after Government Backpedaling
The undersigned ENGOs have taken note of Minister Clint Camilleri's plans to scale back the amendments to the Development Planning Act. The ENGOs wish to emphasize that every provision in the amendments to the Development Planning Act has the aim of eliminating an existing environmental protection. None of the provisions are meant to protect the environment, and no safeguards are present to restrict the use of the more expansive and ambiguous provisions.
Planning Bills will give unchecked power to the PA and developers, while disempowering the people
Today, a number of organisations held a press conference in front of Parliament to call for the immediate withdrawal of the two shocking Bills presented by the Government last week. These Bills aim to amend the Development Planning Act and the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal Act.
Friends of the Earth Malta goes Plastic Free for the Month of July
July is associated with plastic use reduction, and for this reason Friends of the Earth Malta (FoEM), goes plastic free for the month of July. On this note, FoEM encourages people to reduce plastic use. Started in July 2011 by an Australian organisation, Plastic Free Foundation, the month of July has been determined as global Plastic Free Month.
Friends of the Earth Malta Celebrates New National Record: Sunflower Towering at 3.6 m
Friends of the Earth Malta (FoEM) is thrilled to announce that its community garden has achieved a new national record: the tallest sunflower in Malta, reaching the height of 3.6 metres. This is a remarkable milestone that reflects not only the hard work of our team but also the power of sustainable, locally driven gardening.
Another week of road violence: time to end Malta’s car-centric epidemic
In recent days, Malta has once again witnessed a disturbing wave of serious traffic accidents. Nowadays, these are no longer isolated events, but rather part of a recurring and deadly pattern rooted in a transport system that consistently prioritises private vehicles over the safety, health and wellbeing of the people. These are not mere “accidents” but avoidable tragedies, enabled by policy decisions and planning failures that place cars over human life.