Hondoq ir-Rummien Project Unsustainable
Published on Times of Malta ( Sunday, August 20, 2006)
Nature trust has called on the government, and the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, to stop the proposed project at Hondoq ir-Rummien in Gozo. Because of its outstanding ecological and scenic value, Nature Trust favours a restoration project based on forestry instead.
The Cabinet recently succeeded to extend the development zones by a further 2.4 per cent, despite opposition by the public, and it is now faced with a massive project outside the development zone (ODZ).
If this project is approved, apart from additionally increasing the development zones and setting a precedent that the permanent boundaries are not permanent at all, the Cabinet must explain its behaviour. The NGO considers this application for development as a moment of truth for the Cabinet.
The site is close to a recently established Dark Sky Heritage site, which is a big asset to promote and preserve the rural aspect of Gozo's landscape.
For more information contact Nature Trust (Malta) PO Box 9, Valletta CMR 01. Tel./Fax: 2131-3150 or 9942-2086; or click on the Website: http://www.naturetrustmalta.org/.
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Nature trust has called on the government, and the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, to stop the proposed project at Hondoq ir-Rummien in Gozo. Because of its outstanding ecological and scenic value, Nature Trust favours a restoration project based on forestry instead.
The Cabinet recently succeeded to extend the development zones by a further 2.4 per cent, despite opposition by the public, and it is now faced with a massive project outside the development zone (ODZ).
If this project is approved, apart from additionally increasing the development zones and setting a precedent that the permanent boundaries are not permanent at all, the Cabinet must explain its behaviour. The NGO considers this application for development as a moment of truth for the Cabinet.
The site is close to a recently established Dark Sky Heritage site, which is a big asset to promote and preserve the rural aspect of Gozo's landscape.
For more information contact Nature Trust (Malta) PO Box 9, Valletta CMR 01. Tel./Fax: 2131-3150 or 9942-2086; or click on the Website: http://www.naturetrustmalta.org/.
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This article may also be viewed at http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=234454
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