Nature Trust Malta, the environmental NGO, has encouraged candidates for prospective councillors of local councils to voice themselves more strongly in favour of the natural environment and in favour of more sustainable use of resources.

The organisation noted that local councils have in general improved the urban environs and infrastructure of our villages and towns but only in isolated cases have they worked consistently hard in favour of environmental issues. In view of this generally poor performance, NTM is in the process of preparing a memorandum on local councils for discussion.

NTM encouraged voters to support those candidates who are conscious of the need to safeguard the natural environment and who work for conservation projects and sustainable use of resources.