Environmental lobby group Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar has set up the Tree Group to raise public awareness and promote the conservation of trees across the island.

Having received complaints on the poor management of trees in recent years, the group said the practice had become a commercial activity.

A number of trees were removed, uprooted or destroyed in Fgura, Żebbuġ, Cospicua, Rabat, Mdina ditch, Mellieħa, Luqa, Santa Luċija, Paola, Marsa, Victoria and Xewkija, FAA said. It said more trees could be destroyed as work on the EU-financed TenT project on the Salina Road and Kennedy Grove continued.

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