Anyone with a modicum of environmental sensitivity – or common sense, for that matter – would know that the last thing Dwejra needs is to be lit. The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) and the Environment Ministry, however, think otherwise. In the latest shot fired at what little remains of our natural environment, ERA has published a draft
Din l-Art Ħelwa Għawdex is calling for a strict sunset-to-sunrise ban on external lighting at Dwejra, urging authorities to fully protect one of Malta’s last truly dark night skies. The NGO is asking the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) to withdraw a draft legal notice that would allow artificial lighting at the site until midnight, and instead
Din l-Art Ħelwa Għawdex is urging the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) to withdraw its draft legal notice that would allow artificial lighting at Dwejra until midnight, and to adopt a clear, enforceable rule: no external lighting from sunset to sunrise. The proposal has attracted strong opposition from environmental NGOs, scientists and academics,
Din l-Art Ħelwa Għawdex has joined its voice to the call on the authorities to reverse proposed legal changes to how artificial lighting is managed at Dwejra, a Dark Sky Heritage Area in Gozo. In a statement, the e-NGO said the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) should withdraw its draft legal notice that would allow artificial lighting at Dwejra
