7/1/2009 - Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar is extremely concerned about the destruction of much of the Qormi Armoury caused by a series of planning applications submitted to MEPA for the construction of garages, maisonettes and apartments. Some of these applications had been recommended for refusal by MEPA officials but the changes made to the various applications have resulted in the almost entire destruction of an extremely important historical building dating back to the period of the Knights of the Order of St John. Parts of the surviving structure have architectural elements dating back to the 17th and even the 16th century.... (Read Full Article)

6/28/2009 - The environmental NGOs BirdLife Malta, Din l-Art Helwa, Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Friends of the Earth Malta, Gaia Foundation, Nature Trust Malta and the Ramblers Association today slammed the Siggiewi Mayor Perit Musumeci for his request for the police (1) to investigate FAA Coordinator Astrid Vella.

The NGOs stated that the authorities should investigate the notorious planning applications from the Mayor's district that went against the MEPA policies and were approved by MEPA boards, and not environmental campaigners who brought these cases to the public's attention.... (Read Full Article)

6/11/2009 - The Ramblers’ Association of Malta, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar and Nature Trust Malta call for urgent direct intervention by the Prime Minister, as Minister responsible for the MEPA, to stop what they consider to be flagrant disregard of the Structure Plan and its Policies by unaccountable MEPA boards.

The three NGOs unreservedly condemn the MEPA decision to grant building permission for a rustic house directly on the valley floor of Wied tal-Bahrija... (Read Full Article)

3/16/2009 - In the course of a recent meeting with the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs the Honourable George Pullicino, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar was shown the positive changes to be undertaken at St George’s Square, Valletta. These include the elimination of the surface parking and the re-design of the square to incorporate ornamental paving, a large shallow fountain, street furniture and improved lighting as well as the upgrading of the streets in the immediate vicinity.

During the meeting FAA representatives brought to the attention of the authorities the existence of a... (Read Full Article)

3/16/2009 - Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) is reluctantly compelled to reply to the latest attack on FAA’s integrity by a handful of columnists who have a difficulty in accepting the outcome of the St. John’s Co-Cathedral issue.

FAA has no problem in confirming that it was summoned to meet the St John’s Foundation, however this only came after we made the project public. No attempt at public consultation or any sort of contact was made during the two years that the Foundation had been dealing with MEPA on the project since 2006.

A call demanding our attendance at very short notice came on a Wednesday afternoon for the following day or Friday, however... (Read Full Article)