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Rights of Nature: Can we protect our nature by giving it legal rights?

It is known that in nature there are neither rewards nor punishments, only consequences. – Robert G. Ingersoll Our natural environment and its protection have been a common centrepiece in most policy decisions throughout the last couple of years. A few days ago, the...

Dr Nathaniel Falzon | 17/06/2021

Environment

A green lease of life for Comino

The Comino Regeneration project works by the Environment Ministry resumed in the past months in preparation for the restoration of three abandoned agricultural fields and planting of an additional 3,000 plants, theJournal.mt is informed. The works conducted included...

TheJournal.mt | 08/06/2021

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Fast Ferry: Stepping stone towards sustainable sea transport

Connectivity between Malta and Gozo has always been a subject of significance and the latest fast ferry initiative might be one that will change tack in terms of local sustainable sea transport. As the days become numbered, anticipation grows larger. The fast ferry...

TheJournal.mt | 17/05/2021

Environment

A fair and just green transition

An unprecedented ecological and social crisis has emerged in our times, which will cause a 1.5°C increase in Earth’s temperature, less than a decade away. A green transition is needed, now more than ever. This calls for a rethinking of our resource-intensive...

Nathanael Cauchi | 10/05/2021

Environment

Daily generation of New Water reaches 4.2 million litres

Water. A natural resource so vital for our planet that there can be no life without it. Over decades water security became more important and as the Maltese population grew exponentially, the dependence on it increased. Throughout the years, Malta had to become...

The Team | 07/05/2021

Environment Health

How COVID-19 affected the demand for vehicles in Malta

It’s safe to say that COVID-19 has significantly changed every aspect of our lives. One key change was the substantial lack of necessity to travel around, as many people worked from home and shifted to online shopping. We’ve all been there. Late afternoon, mobile in...

The Team | 06/05/2021

Environment Social

Liveable cities: We need a human-centred approach towards urban planning

Only a few days ago we might have witnessed one of the most ambitious transport plans on the island. No, it’s not another set of flyovers, nor anything of that scale. Following an artistic depiction of Hamrun’s main street being pedestrianised, its mayor has toyed...

Matthew Farrugia | 04/05/2021

Environment

Malta maintains positive decline in air pollution

Malta is maintaining the trend following the 50% drop in air pollution in 2020, TheJournal.mt is informed. Following the first ‘semi-lockdown’ in Malta last year, air pollution decreased staggeringly and rapidly — and although Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels went...

The Team | 03/05/2021

Environment

Our own climate gamble

The global impetus on this challenge is ever increasing, in particular during the pandemic. As far as potentially devastating global emergencies go, it has been an okay month for climate change. At long last, US President Joe Biden unveiled an ambitious climate change...

The Team | 02/05/2021

Environment

Why are we at the bottom of the pile?

We’ve heard it all, from excuses to the most creative conspiracy theories. The facts are that when put on the EU scoreboard Malta stands at the bottom of the pile with a daunting task ahead of it to meet recycling targets that until a few months ago appeared way out...

The Team | 30/04/2021

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