Environmental activists are urging the public to “prepare to fight to save Comino” after a controversial decision setting out how hundreds of trees could be removed for a proposed tourist development. In a statement on Saturday, Moviment Graffitti hit out at the Environment and Resources Authority’s decision and called on the public to register their
The NGO Moviment Graffitti has launched a mailing list intended for keeping people updated about action that the organisation said it will take against a controversial hotel development on Comino. The statement comes the day after the ERA gave the greenlight for environmental works – which includes the removal of over 600 trees and shrubs – to begin,
The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) is requiring that the Hili Group will plant 540 new indigenous trees in Comino as part of the conditions attached to its development on the island. In a statement outlining the environmental obligations imposed on the project, ERA said the requirement follows its decision to demand 10 new trees for every
The Environment & Resources Authority (ERA) has said that the developers behind the controversial hotel planned on Comino will have an obligation to plant 540 new indigenous trees on the island. The authority issued a statement after uproar as it approved a permit for environmental works to begin on the project – the permit of which is currently under
The environmental watchdog has approved preliminary works on Comino that pave the way for the removal of trees to make way for a hotel, villas and bungalows on the island. The Environment and Resources Authority board voted in favour of granting the permit, with NGO representative Martin Galea de Giovanni the only board member to vote against. Before
The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) has approved the preliminary environmental programme for the proposed Six Senses Comino development, with project developer HV Hospitality saying the decision followed a detailed review process and public consultation. The approval allows site preparation works to proceed, including landscaping, pre-construction