Following the initial generous donation by philanthropists Gregory and Sam Nasmyth, the Townsquare project in Sliema has become the first official Green Partner for the Saġġar project.

Saġġar is the collaboration between the QLZH Foundation and Act Environment, two non-profit organisations that have pledged to rejuvenate the Maltese environment by planting one million trees over the course of a decade.

“We are excited and proud to be the first official partners to support such a commendable project,” says Peter Diacono, CEO of Townsquare, Sliema. “We were impressed by what Saġġar and the team behind it are aiming to achieve, and this is what motivated us to be part of this impressive project,” he continues.

The team behind Saġġar came together early in 2018 following the announcement of the QLZH Foundation to take on the challenging task to make Malta greener by planting one million trees.

Following numerous meetings with Act Environment and many other stakeholders, including other NGOs and government entities, to ensure all aspects of the projects are well planned and sustainable, the actual groundwork to identify a propagation centre and its testing began earlier this year.

“As one can expect, a mission of this magnitude requires a lot of time, effort and funding. We are therefore very grateful for the generous donation by Townsquare Sliema that has given us the boost required to make this dream a reality,” says Steve Mercieca from the QLZH Foundation, whose patron is President Emeritus Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca.

In full spirit of the project, recycled milk cartons were used as makeshift pots to sow the first seeds that will eventually grow to become the Maltese indigenous geno-type trees the Saġġar project will plant across Malta and Gozo. “This afforestation plan is unprecedented for the Maltese Islands and we require all the support possible to make it happen. We welcome other companies to visit our website www.saggar.com.mt and follow the example of our friends at Townsquare Sliema and join us on this ecological journey,” concludes Mercieca.

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