4/1/2008 - Dear Members,

The elections are now past and partly thanks to our efforts, backed all the way by you, our supporters, the environment proved to be the lynch-pin this time round. The FAA committee has been working right through the rumpus, and round the clock, issuing no less than twelve press releases in the run-up to the elections. We also held meetings with political and church representatives, including the Prime Minister and a special, lengthy audience with the Archbishop, who is very environmentally conscious and most encouraging. We were also very privileged to hold a session with HE Mr. Michael Zammit Cutajar, Malta 's Ambassador for Climate Change who heads the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change based in Bonn , Germany ....(Read Full Article)

4/1/2008 - Kemm ilha imwaqqfa, l-Kummissjoni Ambjent ta’ l-Arcidjocesi ta’ Malta dejjem ghamlet hilitha sabiex toffri opinjonijiet cari dwar l-uzu sostenibbli tar-rizorsi ambjentali ta’ Malta. Ispirati mill-principji ta’ l-izvilupp sostenibbli u l-valuri Evangelici, ipprovajna kemm stajna li noffru l-idejat taghna ghad-diskussjoni pubblika dwar x’ghandu jkun zilupp sostenibbli u dwar kif ghandna naghmlu l-ghazliet taghna fuq kwistjonijiet generali (bhall-izvilupp turistiku u l-immaniggjar ta’ l-iskart) u dawk partikulari (bhall-izviluppi fil-Wied tal-Kalkara, l-Estensjonijiet taz-Zoni ta’ l-Izvilupp, l-uzu ta’ l-art, il-kacca u l-insib, l-ilma, ecc)...(Read Full Article)

3/6/2008 - Within the MEPA wesite, one can have access to data of the 1995 census carried out in the Maltese islands. This site contains various information through Imagemapping, Interactive GIS census and Population pyramids for the different categories which include Age, Citizenship, Dwellings, Economic activity, Education, Fertility, Households, Income, Migration and Transport....(Read Full Article)

7/14/2007 - In 1995 the Malta Environment and Planning Authority turned down an application to develop a villa and a swimming pool in the same area where MEPA has now approved 23 villas and a corresponding number of swimming pools.

The decision against the development was confirmed by MEPA in October 1996 after the developers asked for a reconsideration. While the development proposed in 1995 covered a floor space of 423 square meters, the development approved in 2007 covers a massive area of 7600 square meters....(Read Full Article)

6/15/2007 - The Malta Environment and Planning Authority said the project description statement for the tourist complex overlooking Ramla l-Hamra, in Gozo, had been available since 2005. Journalists had the opportunity to view the documents that are still available for public scrutiny as access to such studies was in line with Mepa's obligations to environmental information. This, if Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) had asked to see such documents, as it requested to view the plans, the request would have been acceded to, Mepa said yesterday in reaction to comments by the NGO....(Read Full Article)