Sip, Soak, Savour: The Hidden Cost of Light Pollution

Date: Thursday, 17th August 2026

Time: 18:00-20:00

Location: Salina Nature Reserve

🎟️ 5 euros

From disappearing stars to disorientated seabirds – discover why protecting our night skies matters.

Spend a relaxing September evening at Salina Nature Reserve exploring how artificial light pollution affects our wildlife, our night skies and our connection with nature.

Hear from

• astrophysicist Prof. Joseph Caruana – preserving our dark skies and the wider impacts of light pollution.
• Justine Borg (BirdLife Malta) – the impacts of light pollution on shearwaters and BirdLife Malta’s lighting standards developed through the LIFE Archipelagu Garnija project.
• Sharon Falzon from Wave of Change

as they share different perspectives on one of Malta’s most overlooked environmental issues.

The participation fee of 5 euros per person.