OUTLOOK 10 - JANUARY 2011
DISCOVERY OF NEW PLANT SPECIES
CONDITIONS TO PROTECT DWEJRA’S ECOSYSTEM WERE SUFFICIENT
NEW PLANNING PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES
MEPA EMPLOYEE AWARDED UN VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
DE LA RUE FULFILS ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS
PROTECTING THE NATURAL HERITAGE - IL-MAQLUBA
MEPA BOARD'S MESSAGE ON ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENT IN ODZ
CONFERENCE SETS AGENDA FOR POLICY
SAFEGUARDING OUR MARINE ENVIRONMENT
MEPA ISSUES STOP NOTICE AGAINST GRIT BLASTING
EMPLOYEE PROFILE - MANAGING WASTE EFFICIENTLY
ENVIRONMENT CANNOT BE SEEN AS AN ISOLATED ISSUE - DOE
ACTION BY MEPA IN MELLIEHA
OUTLOOK 11 - FEBRUARY 2011
MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR NATURA 2000 SITES TO COMMENCE
LAUNCH OF CONSULTATION PROCESS ON FORT ST ELMO REHABILITATION
MEPA REDUCES DEVELOPMENT FEES
PROTECTING GOZO’S HERITAGE
LIFE PROGRAMME - IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
ILLEGAL STRUCTURE DEMOLISHED IN WIED GERŻUMA
NEW ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION DIRECTOR APPOINTED AT MEPA
ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC - THE ART OF PARTICIPATION
EXPERIENCING MALTA’S NATURAL DIVERSITY
NEW MEASURES TO TACKLE ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENT
EMPLOYEE PROFILE: COORDINATING MEPA'S OPERATIONS UNIT
ENFORCEMENT REFORM CHANGES LEAVING THEIR MARK
MEDIA WATCH
INTERVIEW: MEPA AND KNPD WORK HAND-IN-HAND TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR ALL
OVER-DEVELOPMENT - RESIDENTIAL PERMITS TURNED DOWN
OUTLOOK 12 - MARCH 2011
€97,000 FUNDING FOR WATERPROOFING PROJECT
FLORIANA PARK AND RIDE TO BE EXTENDED
TAL-VIRTU SEMINARY PERMIT WAS ASSESSED CORRECTLY
TRACKING THE QUALITY OF OUR AIR
MALTA'S HERITAGE: KERĊEM TOMBS
NEW DIRECTOR OF ENFORCEMENT
PROPER ASSESSMENT PROCESS TO PROTECT HABITATS
VARIOUS ILLEGAL STRUCTURES REMOVED BY MEPA
CONSERVING CRAFTSMANSHIP IN WOODEN BALCONIES
SUSPENDED JAIL TERM FOR IGNORING ENFORCEMENT NOTICE
ALMOST 6,000 OIL DRUMS REMOVED FROM COUNTRYSIDE
MEPA TO HOST HIGH LEVEL MEETING FOR EU ENVIRONMENT AGENCIES
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT TO ALLEVIATE FLOODS
EMPLOYEE PROFILE: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
ONLINE ENVIRONMENT ENQUIRIES
INTERVIEW: CUTTING BACK MEPA’S POLICY DOCUMENTATION
OUTLOOK 13 - APRIL 2011
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN LAUNCHED
NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM TO DRIVE MEPA FORWARD
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES WILL ENSURE BETTER AIR QUALITY
GREEN BUILDINGS DON’T COST MORE - SMART CITY
THE TEAM LEADER
TAKING DIRECT ACTION AGAINST CONTRAVENTIONS
RENEWABLE ENERGY – ARE WE DOING ENOUGH?
NATURE AND BIODIVERSTIY: BUSKETT-GIRGENTI
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING WITHIN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY
EMPLOYEE PROFILE - MAPPING AT MEPA
MALTA FREEPORT AIMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING PERMIT
PROTECTING GOZO'S HERITAGE
THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT IN MALTA
MEPA REFORM: PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT TOGETHER: TRANSPARENCY - A PRIORITY
OUTLOOK 14 - MAY 2011
30 NEW TREE PROTECTION AREAS ANNOUNCED
ELEVEN LOCAL COUNCILS BENEFIT FROM €500,000 IN UIF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
MEPA TO ORGANISE EDUCATIONAL TOURS DURING EARTH GARDEN WEEKEND
THE FUTURE OF THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
LARGE ILLEGAL STRUCTURE DEMOLISHED AT L-AĦRAX TAL-MELLIEHA
MEPA EMPLOYEES RAISE FUNDS FOR PUTTINU CARES
AIR QUALITY IN MALTA- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
PICTURE COMPETITION
FAST FACTS
SUMMER COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN
MANAGING OUR WASTE WELL
MEPA REFORM: A ROOT-CANAL TREATMENT
MEDIA WATCH
PROTECTING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS AND FEATURES OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS
DEDICATED TO PROTECTING ENDANGERED SPECIES
SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH SCIENCE
MEPA BOARD TO ARRIVA
OUTLOOK 15 - JUNE 2011
OVER 95 PER CENT MALTA’S BATHING WATERS ARE OF ‘EXCELLENT QUALITY’
DRAFT ACTION PLAN TO PREVENT AND REDUCE MAJOR ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE
CAR FREE DAY TO BE CELEBRATED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
VARIOUS ILLEGALITIES REMOVED BY MEPA ENFORCEMENT TEAM
INCREASED WASTE PACKAGING PENALTY
THE FUTURE OF BIODIVERSITY
PICTURE COMPETITION
MEPA SHARING AIR QUALITY DATA WITH WORLD METEROLOGICAL ORGANISATION
MEPA FUNDING MECHANISMS TO BE REVIEWED
DOWNSIZED PROJECT TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT
ACHIEVING QUALITY STANDARDS FOR OUR BEACHES
ART COMPETITION
EMPLOYEE PROFILE
PROTECTING THE NATURAL HERITAGE IN THE MALTESE ISLANDS
A CREATIVE APPROACH TO SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT
NEW STUDENT FACILITIES FOR MCAST CAMPUS IN PAOLA
OUTLOOK 16-JULY 2011
MALTA’S OLDEST TREE BENEFITS FROM SPECIAL PROTECTION
PINNA NOBILIS POPLUTATION UNDER SCRUTINY
BIODIVERSITY PROVIDES FOR A HEALTH DIET
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON MONITORING B#VIBRATIONS FROM QUARRY BLASTING OPERATIONS
MEPA BOARD TURNS DOWN APPLICATIONS TO SANCTION ILLEGAL BOATHOUSES IN DWEJRA
MEPA CONTINUES TO ENFORCE THE LAW THROUGH DIRECT ACTIONS
NEW REGULATIONS TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH
MEPA BOARD APPROVED THE REGENERTATION OF THE AREA AROUND FORT ST. ELMO
PICTURE COMPETITION
FAST FACTS
COMMON SPECIES USED FOR LANDSCAPING IN THE MALTESE ISLANDS
ART COMPETITION
CONTRIBUTING TO THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
MALTA COASTAL CLIFFS
MONITORING MALTA’S BATHING WATERS
OUTLOOK 17-AUGUST 2011
REHABILITATED TURTLES RETURNED TO THE WILD
USE OF ELECTRIC CARS
MAGĦTAB HAS BEEN A COMMITTED AREA FOR LIVESTOCK FARMS
EIA PROCESS BEOMES MORE FAIRER AND TRANSPARENT
RETAINING ECHOS
VOX POP: THE BENEFITS OF ELECTRIC MOBILITY
PICTURE COMPETITION
CONSULTATION ON IPPC APPLICATION FOR DELIMARA POWER STATION
CAR FREE DAY
MGARR PETROL STATION
MEPA ISSUE EMERGENCY CONSERVATION ORDER
ART COMPETITION
EMPLOYEE PROFILE: REVISITING THE PLANS
EDUCATE TO PROTECT
SAFEGUARDING OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
DNOs AMENDMENTS
OUTLOOK 18-SEPTEMBER 2011
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY LAUNCHED FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION
FIFTY PARISH CHURCHES SCHEDULED UNDER HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROTECTION
BLACK DUST PROBLEM LIKELY CAUSED BY MARSA POWER STATION
SKOLA SAJF STUDENTS ‘GET A FEEL’ OF MALTA’S UNIQUE BIODIVERSITY
PLAN FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT PUBLISHED
CAR FREE DAY CELEBRATED IN VARIOUS LOCALITIES
FREE SUNDAY HERITAGE AND BIODIVERSITY TOURS TO RE-START THIS OCTOBER
LAND OWNERS REMOVE ILLEGALITIES…IN THE NICK OF TIME
EXPLORING THE VIABILITY OF WAVE ENERGY IN MALTA
PICTURE COMPETITION
TAL-WEJ AREA GIVEN SPECIAL PROTECTION
ART COMPETITION
MANAGING MAJOR PROJECTS
ICT AND THE ENVIRONMNET
GUARDING MALTA’S URBAN AND RURAL HERITAGE
MEPA BOARD REFUSES SLIEMA DEVELOPMENT TO SAFEGUARD STREETSCAPE AND ‘GREEN LUNG’
OUTLOOK 19 -OCTOBER 2011
COMPREHENSIVE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION IN TA’ BALDU AND WIED HAZRUN AREA
NEW GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE PLANTS AND RESTORATION OF NATIVE PLANTS
PLANNING APPLICATION DOCUMENTS TO BE MADE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE
CLASSIFICATION OF URBAN CONSERVATION AREAS UPDATED
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION ORDER ISSUED TO PROTECT FLORIANA PROPERTY
SEMI-BASEMENTS IN INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS ARE ONLY A ‘CONCESSION’
IS ENOUGH BEING DONE?
PICTURE COMPETITION
LANDMARK COURT DECISIONS IN MEPA’S FAVOUR FOR SPEEDIER DIRECT ACTION
DEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY FOR SITE IN XEWKIJA WAS NEVER CHANGED IN 2006
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH – A NATIONAL PRIORITY
MALTA’S FILM INDUSTRY AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
PROTECTING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS AND FEATURES OF MALTESE ISLANDS
WORKING AGAINST TIGHT DEADLINES
RESEARCH LEADS TO INNOVATION
CITTADELLA MASTER PLAN OUTLINE APPLICATION AND VISITORS’ CENTRE GETS GREEN LIGHT
OUTLOOK 20-NOVEMBER 2011
PROTECTING MALTA’S WILDLIFE
11 LOCAL COUNCIL PROJECTS RECEIVE MEPAFUNDING
OPERATING THE DELIMARA EXTENSION
NEW EDUCATIONAL BIODIVERSITY DOCUMENTARY GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT NATIONAL ACTION PLAN LAUNCHED
PICTURE COMPETITION
MEPA APPEALS REVIEW TRIBUNAL’S DECISION ON FIREWORK FACTORY IN GHARB, GOZO
WORKING ON FORTSCAPES
10 TIPS TO A GREENER CHRISTMAS
VOX POP: SHOULD HERITAGE BUILDING BE SCHEDULED
SAFEGUARDING MALTA’S PRECIOUS RESOURCES
DEALING WITH EU ENVIRONMENT LEGISLATION
GREEN TRAVEL SMART INITIATIVES AIM AT REDUCING TRAFFIC AND PARKING PROBLEMS
NEW RETAIL BLOCK GETS GREEN LIGHT AT SMART CITY
SEA REGULATIONS IMPROVE THE INTEGRATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING
AT THE FOREFRONT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
OUTLOOK 21-DECEMBER 2011
WIED IL-BALLUTA GIVEN HIGH LEVEL OF PROTECTION
COLLABORATING WITH INDUSTRY TO SAFEGUARD THE ENVIRONMENT
INDICATING THE STATE OF THE MALTESE ENVIRONMENT
MORE MINOR DEVELOPMENTS FALL WITHIN FAST-TRACK PERMIT STRUCTURE
BALZAN VILLAGE CORE PROPERTY GIVEN HIGH LEVEL OF PROTECTION
VOX POP: MAKE A GREEN NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
PICTURE COMPETITION
SHUT-DOWN NOTICE
ERRATA CORRIGE
ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN SENSITIVE AREAS DEMOLISHED BY MEPA ENFORCEMENT
BIODIVERSITY AND HERITAGE TOUR
MEPA ISSUES TENDER FOR AN UNDERWATER TRAIL IN THE NORTH-WEST
MAXIMISING THE POTENTAL OF MALTESE HONEY
THE CONSERVATION OF OLD HOUSES EXPLAINED
COMMUNICATING THE RIGHT MESSAGE
LINKING ENVIRONMENT WITH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
FINAL PHASE OF NATIONAL STORM WATER RELIEF PROJECT RECEIVES PLANNING PERMISSION
EKOSKOLA GREEN FLAG AWARDED