NGO pleas for Marsaxlokk salt marsh to be saved
Nature Trust (Malta) today pleaded to MEPA to save the Marsaxlokk Salt Marsh Nature Reserve - known as il-Maghluq.
"The reserve has been left abandoned and MEPA has demanded that no restoration works be carried out by Nature Trust (Malta) until a management plan has been approved. NTM calls on MEPA Environment protection Unit to start the ball rolling again on this site and continue with discussions on the management plan before irreversible damage is done. It is the duty of MEPA to save this habitat," the NGO said.
It said that dumping of rubbish, pollution, seepage of nitrates, vandalism, trampling and infestations of pests and alien species had become the order of the day at the salt marsh.
"Alien plants growing unchecked at the site are destroying local vegetation, and the rat population has increased causing an additional health problem to the users of the Bay."
NTM also called on the Prime Minister as the responsible minister for MEPA to intervene so that a way forward could be found to save the environment.
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N.Brown
Sep 12th 2008, 15:32
Whilst on the subject of 'Il Maghluq', why not take a look at 'Il-Maghluq' of Marsaskala. Needless to say it is in a terrible state and I fear that it will remain as is until some developer comes up with the great idea of just filling it up with concrete and build blocks of apartments for profit. But then again..we are in Malta.
L Galea
Sep 12th 2008, 14:26
This is typical of MEPA.
Quick action to serve them where big developers are concerned, but everything put on the back-burner when it comes to small fry and environmental NGOs.