Posters don't protect the environment
Published on The TImes of Malta on Tuesday January 16, 2007.
Mepa promotes the natural habitat. The Environment Minister said the quality of life depends greatly on the state of the environment we live in. It is our duty to ensure that it is well preserved for the present and future generations.
He also said environmental education is crucial to raising awareness and boosting appreciation of the country's natural heritage. How true. It looks like Mepa is doing this by distributing calendars and posters.
How are posters and calendars going to preserve the environment? This is another waste of money intended to make the authorities look good, nothing else, while the environment deteriorates on a daily bases.
It is Mepa and the minister that have the power to preserve the environment and not the ordinary citizen, which most of the time do not receive any attention except when an election is on the horizon and the trolling for votes gets under way.
In this neck of the woods, action speaks louder than words. What is needed is more discipline on illegal dumping and buildings - that would be a very good start.
Another thing Mepa must do is stop two projects in Gozo, Ta' Cenc and Hondoq Ir-Rummien. These projects should be shot dead in their tracks, before any permits are issued and another two scars created on Gozo to ruin it forever.
The other two scars are Fort Chambray and the two quarries at Qala. From early morning until late at night, seven days a week, a relentless convoy of dump trucks that service the quarries pass through the village core, polluting with their loud noise, diesel fumes and dust. This was once a tranquil village, and if a permit is issued for Hondoq Ir-Rummien it will be a complete disaster. The responsibility lies with Mepa. Does the EU know what is happening to Gozo? Not likely.
The minister and Mepa need to wise up and live up to their words: Tell the Year 6 students what action they took to save the environment and habitat. Don't play Santa with calendars and tinsel. They can come to Qala and start from there.
These areas should be protected and left the way the Creator made them, for all the people of these beautiful islands and visitors alike to enjoy.
The habitat and the environment must not be destroyed by buildings, hotels, marinas and quarries, just for the powerful and the chosen few.
Angelo Xerri, Qala.
Mepa promotes the natural habitat. The Environment Minister said the quality of life depends greatly on the state of the environment we live in. It is our duty to ensure that it is well preserved for the present and future generations.
He also said environmental education is crucial to raising awareness and boosting appreciation of the country's natural heritage. How true. It looks like Mepa is doing this by distributing calendars and posters.
How are posters and calendars going to preserve the environment? This is another waste of money intended to make the authorities look good, nothing else, while the environment deteriorates on a daily bases.
It is Mepa and the minister that have the power to preserve the environment and not the ordinary citizen, which most of the time do not receive any attention except when an election is on the horizon and the trolling for votes gets under way.
In this neck of the woods, action speaks louder than words. What is needed is more discipline on illegal dumping and buildings - that would be a very good start.
Another thing Mepa must do is stop two projects in Gozo, Ta' Cenc and Hondoq Ir-Rummien. These projects should be shot dead in their tracks, before any permits are issued and another two scars created on Gozo to ruin it forever.
The other two scars are Fort Chambray and the two quarries at Qala. From early morning until late at night, seven days a week, a relentless convoy of dump trucks that service the quarries pass through the village core, polluting with their loud noise, diesel fumes and dust. This was once a tranquil village, and if a permit is issued for Hondoq Ir-Rummien it will be a complete disaster. The responsibility lies with Mepa. Does the EU know what is happening to Gozo? Not likely.
The minister and Mepa need to wise up and live up to their words: Tell the Year 6 students what action they took to save the environment and habitat. Don't play Santa with calendars and tinsel. They can come to Qala and start from there.
These areas should be protected and left the way the Creator made them, for all the people of these beautiful islands and visitors alike to enjoy.
The habitat and the environment must not be destroyed by buildings, hotels, marinas and quarries, just for the powerful and the chosen few.
Angelo Xerri, Qala.
posted by Hondoq at
9:27 PM
