The newly-appointed Italian ambassador to Malta, Paolo Andrea Trabalza, visited the archaeological site of Tas-Silg at Marsaxlokk on Wednesday. ...

The Biological Conservation Research Foundation (BICREF), on the occasion of Environment Day, said it wanted to stress the importance of conservation research and management toward safeguarding biodiversity and natural resources....

More than 40 children attended an event organised by Club Xummiemu together with Nature Trust (Malta), on the occasion of GimghAmbjent 2006, in the run-up to World Environment Day on 5 June....

Work has started on the installation of a new artificial pitch at San Lawrenz in Gozo. The project is financed by the local council in collaboration with St Laurence Spurs FC and the Dun Salv Portelli Primary School....

During the first quarter of 2006, the total meat production amounted to 3,290 tonnes, the National Statistics Office said yesterday....

Government-appointed experts and the Federation of Hunters and Trappers have started meeting to analyse the finer details of the legal notice on the conservation of wild birds....

A total of 174 songs have been submitted for this year’s Independence Song Contest 2006, 64 more than last year....

Mepa has joined forces with other environmental agencies from Italy, Spain, Greece, Israel, Algeria and Morocco to work together and share experiences on management of protected areas. ...

The Commonwealth chairperson-in-office, Prime Minister Dr Lawrence Gonzi from Malta, will meet Secretary General Don McKinnon at Marlborough House today....

HSBC Cares For The Environment Fund has presented more than 800 cloth bags to students who attend St Paul’s Bay Primary School. ...