More than 250 academics at the University of Malta have signed a joint statement in support of Saturday’s national protest on environment, planning and lands.

The 256 Academics said that they are joining with Moviment Graffitti, Friends of the Earth Malta, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Din l-Art Helwa, Nature Trust Malta-FEE, Ghawdix, BirdLife Malta and Ramblers’ Association Malta, “in promoting an economic model that equitably enhances quality of life, and in demanding institutional and policy reforms in the fields of environment, planning, and lands.”

“Academics recognise that whilst many elements of our economic and planning models have been highly successful, a systematic evaluation is urgently needed to assess their weaknesses and the growing threats to quality of life, cultural and natural heritage in Malta,” they said.

The academics concluded by saying that “research undertaken by scholars at the University of Malta and elsewhere presents an opportunity for such an evaluation to be based on evidence.”

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