Although one must give credit to the government for running a healthy economy and lowering the number of unemployed, which are two important aspects of good administration, one cannot but feel sad at the way it is treating our environment.

Almost all environmentalists, NGOs and nature lovers are disappointed at what is allowed to happen in all spheres of theenvironment. Take the stories in Times of Malta of November 14. Hundreds of birds died while held as evidence.

Should not such birds be kept in adequate cages and cared for properly instead of being kept in crammed cages after such a stressful journey? Or much better, amend the law so that they can be freed as soon as they are found?

Din l-Art Ħelwa justifiably slammed the authorities for the suggestion of doing away with the requirement to seek approval from neighbours for minor planning changes. Neighbours’ rights should be enhanced and not eroded.

Din l-Art Ħelwa also objected to the Balzan project where there are a string of irregularities. Trees were removed, old structures tampered with, a rubble wall destroyed and so on. But then, some people manage to get away with everything!

And another sad story concerns the 20 members of the police’s environmental enforcement unit who were transferred after the general election. They were expert officers with many years’ experience with the Administrative Law Enforcement (ALE). Who gained by these transfers? Surely not the environment or law enforcement!

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