Moviment Graffitti in a statement today condemned the 'brutal' chopping and uprooting of approximately 20 trees from Paola roundabout by the Environmental Land Consortium.
It quoted ELC as having said that it was instructed by Transport Malta to uproot trees from a number of roundabouts. The Tarxien/Santa Lucia roundabout is undergoing the same fate, where shrubs and plants have already been destroyed and 10 more trees are currently being uprooted.
"The uprooting of trees by the ELC contradicts the effort done by the 'Tree for you (34U)' campaign on behalf of which Resources Minister George Pullicino welcomed visitors at the Salina park last Sunday. He stated that the outcome of the campaign were 95 000 newly planted trees in 5 years," Moviment Graffitti said.
It praised this effort and hoped that this campaign continued with success.
It asked, however, how many trees were being uprooted by insensitive decisions.
The uprooting of trees, it said, was discouraging the public from taking care of trees and planting new trees. It urged ELC to immediately stop its actions.