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Malta should support better air quality legislation
August 23, 2023 1:19 pmLast year the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) announced the establishment of a Mediterranean Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) effective from...
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Threatened breeding Maltese seabirds are at a high risk of plastic exposure
July 19, 2023 12:20 pmThe Mediterranean and Black Seas are among the highest exposure risk areas for seabirds to plastic pollution in the world,...
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Simar Nature Reserve under threat again
July 7, 2023 10:16 amA new application proposing to transform a bungalow at Triq il-Pwales in Xemxija into a seven-storey block of apartments in...
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Do not destroy Simar Nature Reserve!
June 8, 2023 9:49 amThe future of BirdLife Malta’s Simar Nature Reserve in Xemxija is under threat due to wrong development policies that are...
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Court relies solely on WBRU reports that conveniently ignore real status of the Vulnerable Turtle-dove
April 17, 2023 1:39 pmBirdLife Malta is disappointed with the outcome of the Court’s conclusions and rejection of the warrant of prohibitory injunction on...
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A spring hunting season has already opened illegally on Turtle-dove
April 13, 2023 2:30 pmThe current spring hunting season on Common Quail which has been open since Monday has already resulted in a significant...
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Court provisionally upholds BirdLife Malta request for prohibitory injunction
April 3, 2023 7:50 pmToday, the 3rd of April, BirdLife Mata filed a request for a prohibitory injunction in Court against the Government in...
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Malta should not keep challenging EU by continuing Turtle-dove hunt in spring
March 29, 2023 11:36 pmFollowing yesterday’s ORNIS Committee meeting and vote in favour of the opening of a spring hunting season, the responsibility of...
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Maltese seabirds need ships to dim the lights
March 27, 2023 3:57 pmLight pollution from cargo ships disrupts the activity of breeding Yelkouan Shearwaters and may affect their breeding success, reports a...
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EU kicks off process to halt spring hunting in Malta
February 16, 2023 5:15 pmThe European Commission has today taken new action against Malta following the Government’s decision last spring to reopen a spring...
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