Din l -Art Helwa and Nature Trust (Malta) note with dismay that the Malta Planning and Environment Authority has yet again failed in its commitment to the environment by issuing a permit to hold an outdoor party at Mistra – a designated buffer zone to a Natura site.
This same site was subject to a major controversy before the last elections where the permit was withdrawn for an open air disco on the same site. By issuing the permit, is Mepa opening the way for more events to be held in this sensitive and ecologically important area?
It also confirms the need for urgent reform whereby the Authority must stand up to its commitment to protect what little remains of Malta’s natural and historical environment. This sad affair is compounded by the fact that the event is being organized by a candidate of a political party supposedly committed to the reform of Mepa .
Din l-Art Helwa Nature Trust (Malta)
1 Comment To "Din L-Art Helwa and Nature Trust dismayed at Mistra party permit"
#1 Comment By J Grech On May 30, 2009 @ 12:03 am
This shows how MEPA is week with the strong.
Then you hear that farmers in that area were complaining that they applied for minor permits, eg reservoirs and they were all refused….
This is nothing more than a totally unbelievable situation. Is this what PM Gonzi promised us that he was going to take MEPA into his hands because it will be under good leadership – My foot!