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.
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.
