Knowing that the end was near for hunting of birds in the breeding season, a small number of ex-hunters have thrown in the gun. They have redirected their passion by turning to falconry as an outlet while keeping in touch with nature. With this year's...
A proposed solution to reverse the effects of global warming by spraying sulfate particles into Earth's stratosphere could make matters much worse, climate researchers said on Thursday. They said trying to cool off the planet by creating a kind of...
No lessons seem to have been learnt from the unbridled urban sprawl along the Bugibba/Qawra seafront or from the ongoing usurpation of the once rural setting of Xemxija. All tenets of sustainable tourism seem to have fizzled out completely, especially...
Strong arm tactics are being applied to bring Beijing's air quality within standards acceptable to the World Health Organisation by August when the Olympic Games begin. With Tibet already a major embarrassment, Chinese authorities hope that adoption of...
Spring in the Maltese islands is short-lived and the more so precious - winter sees many of our indigenous plants coming to life - patient bulbous plants flourishing after the long summer drought and life starts sprouting in every crack and corner of...
Expectations may be high that the issue of building outside development zones will be settled once and for all. Yet, until such a pipedream materialises, obscenities continue to surface. An application concerning Wied L-Isperanza in Mosta (PA 02446/07)...
Country vistas are under siege in Malta. A serious downgrading of the view from Selmun to Xemxija is now in effect. Towering 13 storeys at its highest point, a massive development threatens to blot out glimpses of the sea, destroying an important...
Saving a few euros on your electricity bill might do more than keep your bank balance in the black. Birdlife researchers from the Yelkouan Shearwater Project have discovered that it will also help protect this rare seabird that comes to Malta every...
A new broom must sweep clean and therefore the new Cabinet is expected to deliver on its environmental pledges. This column has repeatedly harped on what needs to be done for a better environment. As the Government starts off its five-year term, I...
Air Malta teamed up with the 'Dive Down to Clean Up' project recently, which encouraged active youth participation in protecting the Maltese heritage through sport. The project consisted of a series of beach-cleaning activities and enrolment in a...
Notwithstanding the pressure that a scholastic year jam-packed with a heavy curriculum brings, as well as the many projects proposed by environmental NGOs, heads, and teaching staff at primary schools are showing incredible energy and enthusiasm for...
I will not delve into the political connotations of the Mistra Spin Valley disco hiatus, even though this is the perfect Sunday to do so with votes for the general election cast. However, the political mileage being exacted from the Outside Development...
HSBC has sponsored Mellieħa council's purchase of trees and plants for a new garden opposite the Manikata church, called Ġnien iż-Żernieq, which includes a playing field and picnic area. Anthony Buttigieg, HSBC area director said the initiative was...
At 10 a.m. on a hot Tuesday morning, student Roderik Bojanowski should have been sitting in an English class in Oldenburg, Germany. Instead, he found himself armed with a hoe, attempting to lever an invasive Agave plant out of the ground at Rdum...
In last Sunday's article 'Securing power supply in 2030' by Anne Zammit, the sentence on evaluating potential of photovoltaic panels should have read "...the Arka respite care centre in Gozo would have saved on the electricity bill after fitting...
Employees of Magro Brothers' group of companies each planted an indigenous tree on Mgarr Heights in Gozo, just after the new passenger terminal at Mġarr harbour was officially opened. Magro Brothers is the first organisation in Gozo to enrol in the...
Architecture and commitment to better quality of life
As the weather warms up, and spring creeps in to replace winter, more support continues to pour in from all quarters for BirdLife Malta's campaign to stop illegal spring hunting. Following the adhesion of 13 well-known personalities to the campaign...
Yellow Pages (Malta) Ltd received an honourable mention for the conservation award for sustainable development in this year's Environment Award for Industry. The company was recognised for its efforts in collecting the old copies of Yellow Pages during...
The European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategies (EPBRS) recently organised a meeting focusing on Marine Biodiversity Research and Policy issues required for Europe's future. With the theme 'Life on the Blue Planet: Biodiversity research and...
Somewhere in Swieqi a television, left carelessly on standby, guzzles nearly five kilowatt hours of power a day. In the same home an oversized washing machine, and a frequently hosed-down patio, waste water while the energy cost of its production are...
While all political contestants are engrossed in the time-honoured antics and posturing in view of the March 8 election, some preposterous Outside Development Zone applications have been filed. These include the proposed construction of a three-star...
The Mediterranean Sea and its coastal communities face permanent risk of oil spill pollution. Some 20 per cent of global oil transported by sea crosses this basin, and oil exploration platforms dot various parts of it. The presence of oil and petroleum...
Pictures of surging seas during last month's storm are still circulating on the Internet. The violent waves, caused by a particularly vicious storm, played havoc along Malta's eastern shore. Watching white foaming seas smash into the land brought...
Twenty years ago, Malta left its mark at the UN's General Assembly when it brought climate change to the forefront of the global agenda, leading to its declaration as a common concern of mankind, the adoption of the Framework Convention on Climate...
Bank of Valletta is saving on the printing of no fewer than 200,000 statements annually, as over 93 per cent of its Internet subscribers opt to receive their statements online. Michael Galea, head of BoV's CEO office, said that the internet banking and...
Newspapers are currently awash with missives from soothsayers, all outlining their vision for the restructuring of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority. Headlines like: 'How to save Mepa' or 'AN's plans for Mepa' often incorporate a list of...
Curtains flutter in a home opposite the recycling bins. Reports reach Wasteserv of an unauthorised collector loading the wood, paper, glass and plastic, all carefully separated by residents, and hauling it away mixed together. The ghost truck evades...
Michael Zammit Cutajar, Ambassador for Climate Change, will deliver the keynote speech at an international conference on climate change diplomacy on February 7 and 8. The event, at the Coastline Hotel, Salina, is organised by Diplo Foundation with the...
World Wetlands Day is celebrated around the world every year on February 2. For this occasion the Għadira and Simar nature reserves, Malta's only wetlands, will be hosting schoolchildren during the week leading up to this international event. Birdlife...
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