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Simar buffer zone restored to protect nature and people
August 19, 2025 6:00 amAn ambitious restoration project is giving new life to the 3,200-square-metre buffer zone outside Simar Nature Reserve. The site, which...
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Ruining our environment, rewarding illegalities
August 12, 2025 2:00 pmA coalition of environmental NGOs is strongly condemning the Government’s latest attempt to reward development illegalities. Through three new legal...
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Organisations renew call on Government to withdraw planning bills, urge public to prepare for the fight ahead
August 8, 2025 2:00 pmA united front of NGOs are once again calling on Prime Minister Robert Abela to immediately withdraw the two planning...
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Salt Fest 2025: A successful celebration at Salina Nature Reserve
July 30, 2025 1:22 pmSalt Fest 2025 was a great success, drawing a strong turnout to Salina Nature Reserve over two days. The event,...
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HANDS OFF DWEJRA – NOW!
July 30, 2025 12:31 pmThe undersigned NGOs draw urgent attention to planning application PA/01439/25, which seeks to sanction illegal developments at Dwejra. This application...
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Salina Nature Reserve: A Maltese wetland brought back to life
July 29, 2025 7:20 amBirdLife Malta has restored another wetland – this time at Salina Nature Reserve. It is the third such project in...
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A first win for cleaner air: How BirdLife Malta has lobbied for new maritime laws across the Mediterranean
July 18, 2025 9:00 amShip emissions are a silent but dangerous threat to public health and the environment — especially in Valletta’s Grand Harbour....
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Malta’s seabird expertise helps secure first Marine Protected Areas for birds in Croatia
July 10, 2025 6:00 pmOn 5 June 2025, the Croatian Government adopted a key regulation expanding the Natura 2000 ecological network to include marine...
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Malta’s breeding birds thrive thanks to BirdLife Malta’s protected wetlands
July 2, 2025 2:30 pmIn the northern part of Malta, three unique places – Simar, Għadira, and Salina – are giving birds a rare...
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The illegal activity at Torri l-Abjad – BirdLife Malta calls for an investigation
June 23, 2025 2:00 pmThe party at Torri l-Abjad, within a Natura 2000 site, had originally filed for an ERA permit. However, after pressure...
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