Palumbo Court Case
After over a year of complaints to MEPA, OHSA and the police, Senglea residents finally had their day in court today, when the police acted on complaints submitted following another night of noise which prevented residents from getting much rest on...
THE BUTCHERY CONTINUES
THE BUTCHERY CONTINUES – The latest attack on trees yesterday at Saqqajja, Rabat, reduced a former row of majestic trees to ugly, bare and leggy branches topped by a few leaves! Now MEPA is defending this Rabat Local Council action, saying that...
Munxar Aggro-Tourism
NGOs Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Ramblers’ Association, Friends of the Earth (Malta), Din l-Art Helwa, NatureTrust Malta, MOAM, Sustainable Built Environment, Youth for the Environment, Greenhouse Malta, Kunsill Studenti Universitarji, Kopin,...
Cancellation of Mistra Towers project.
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) welcomes the news that the high-rise Mistra Towers will not be built, for a number of reasons, foremost among them, the “over-abundance of ongoing development on the island.” This was the same reason...
FAA Statement on Parliament’s decision on Zonqor and Dock 1
Following Parliament’s hasty decision to hand over public land to the Sadeen Jordanian investors, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar maintains that the public has been deprived of its land for a pittance. The public has also been deprived of its legal...
MEPA – Fast-tracking the destruction of Malta’s Heritage
At a press conference held at Mdina Gate this morning, Flimkien għal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) spokesperson Astrid Vella expressed the NGO’s concern at the excavation works being carried out to take a part of Howard Gardens in order to create a...
State Heritage Violations
Flimkien għal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) strongly condemns the irreversible damage caused by the illuminate the Auberge de Castille. The Auberge is supposedly protected by Structure Plan Grade 1 scheduling: “These buildings are of outstanding...
NGOs call for changes at MEPA
The NGOs Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Friends of the Earth, Ramblers and Youth for Environment are increasingly concerned that uncontrolled development is seriously impacting the quality of life, economy and environment in Malta. The Malta...
NGOs call for resignation of MEPA CEO
The NGOs Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Friends of the Earth, Ramblers … are increasingly concerned that uncontrolled development is seriously impacting the quality of life, economy and environment in Malta. The Malta Environment Protection...
Failure in Environmental Governance
It comes as no surprise that the EU has declared that the law to exempt hospital-ground developments from scrutiny is illegal. This violates the EU’s Environmental Impact Assessment Directive and is yet another example of this Government’s...