Academics at the University of Malta said Monday they will join Moviment Graffitti, Friends of the Earth Malta, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Din l-Art Ħelwa, Nature Trust Malta-FEE, Għawdix, BirdLife Malta and Ramblers’ Association Malta, in promoting an economic model that equitably enhances quality of life, and in demanding institutional and policy reforms in the fields of environment, planning, and lands.
Academics recognise that whilst many elements of our economic and planning models have been highly successful, a systematic evaluation is urgently needed to assess their weaknesses and the growing threats to quality of life, cultural and natural heritage in Malta. Research undertaken by scholars at the University of Malta and elsewhere presents an opportunity for such an evaluation to be based on evidence.
A national protest to safeguard the environment is planned for Saturday
The academics are:
1. Maria Attard
2. Marie Briguglio
3. John C. Betts
4. Roberta Sammut
5. Clare Vassallo
6. Maxine Anastasi
7. Stefano Moncada
8. Kenneth Scerri
9. Charles Savona Ventura
10. Keith Sciberras
11. Maria Cassar
12. Anthony Scerri
13. Sue Vella
14. Andrew Sammut
15. Kevin Aquilina
16. Catherine Sharples
17. Adrian Muscat
18. Luciano Mule’ Stagno
19. Corinnne Scicluna
20. Katrin Dautel
21. Charles Yousif
22. John Ebejer
23. Margaret Camilleri Fenech
24. Jacques Borg Barthet
25. Alex Torpiano
26. Mary Anne Lauri
27. Josef Trapani
28. Peter A. Xuereb
29. Wendy Jo Mifsud
30. Andrew Azzopardi
31. Mark Sagona
32. Marjorie Bonello
33. Charles V. Sammut
34. Michelle Camilleri
35. Michelle Attard Tonna
36. Edgar Galea-Curmi
37. Brenda Murphy
38. Charles Pace
39. Amy Camilleri Zahra
40. Mario Vassallo
41. Mario Aquilina
42. Maria Pisani
43. Anne-Marie Callus
44. Silvio John Camilleri
45. Charlene Vella
46. Michael Briguglio
47. Mark Harwood
48. Ingrid M. Grech Lanfranco
49. JosAnn Cutajar
50. Clarissa Sammut Scerri
51. Arnold Cassola
52. Anna Khakee
53. Roderick Pace
54. Jean-Paul De Lucca
55. James Sater
56. Isabelle Ragonesi
57. Omar Grech
58. Andrea DeMarco
59. Daniela DeBono
60. Anthony Bonanno
61. Frank Camilleri
62. Mary Grace Vella
63. Bernadine Satariano
64. Lucy Paterson
65. Marie-Louise Mangion
66. Julian C. Zarb
67. Joe Friggieri
68. Nathalie Buhagiar
69. George Cassar
70. Adrian Grima
71. Kurt Borg
72. Maureen Cole
73. Antoine Zammit
74. Doreen Spiteri
75. Edward Duca
76. Bernard Micallef
77. James Corby
78. Andreana Dibben
79. Karyn Scerri
80. George Farrugia
81. Joanna Depares
82. Alan Deidun
83. Gillian Martin
84. Nikolai Attard
85. Louiselle Vassallo
86. Raylene Abdilla
87. Elisabeth Conrad
88. Martin M. Musumeci
89. Rebecca Anastasi
90. Victor Martinelli
91. Louis F. Cassar
92. Vicki Ann Cremona
93. Deborah A. Chetcuti
94. Anna Borg
95. Mark Scerri
96. Vince Briffa
97. Claudia Psaila
98. Omar S. N’Shea
99. Joe Schembri
100. Pierre Schembri Wismayer
101. Jonathan Borg
102. Emma Richard-Trémeau
103. Godfrey Baldacchino
104. Colin Calleja
105. Conrad Thake
106. Luke J. Buhagiar
107. Emanuel Buttigieg
108. Georgios N. Yannakakis
109. Carmen Sammut
110. Paul Refalo
111. Simone Azzopardi
112. Manwel Mifsud
113. James Bugeja
114. Alexandra Betts
115. Mark C. Mifsud
116. Reuben Grima
117. Sarah Scheiber
118. Andre' P. DeBattista
119. Charles Galdies
120. Kevin Cassar
121. James Ciarlo'
122. Noel Agius
123. Franco Curmi
124. Julian Mamo
125. George Vital Zammit
126. Joseph Micallef
127. Holger Mitterer
128. Maria Mangion
129. Ruben P. Borg
130. Daniela Castillo
131. Pauline Galea
132. Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone
133. Joanne Cassar
134. Aleksandar Dimitrijevic
135. Angele Deguara
136. Marion Zammit Mangion
137. Gottfried Catania
138. Anna Zammit
139. Ruth Farrugia
140. Marija Grech
141. Simon P. Borg
142. Glorianne Borg Axisa
143. Christina Zarb
144. Sharon Martinelli
145. Robert Camilleri
146. Stavros Assimakopoulos
147. Valentina Cassar
148. Ivan Callus
149. Joseph Gravina
150. Monique Borg Inguanez
151. Christine Borg Farrugia
152. Daniel Vella
153. Angela Abela
154. Claire Farrugia
155. Francois Zammit
156. Justine Somerville
157. Manwel Debono
158. David E. Zammit
159. Alessio Magro
160. Maria V. Gauci
161. Alexandra Bonnici
162. Roberta Farrugia Debono
163. Jo Christine Scicluna
164. William Zammit
165. Charles Scerri
166. Lorleen Farrugia
167. Claude Bajada
168. Monika Maslowska
169. Christian Colombo
170. Clarissa Sammut Scerri
171. Clare Azzopardi
172. Maria Frendo
173. Jonathan Farrugia
174. Christie Hili
175. Sandra Vella
176. Carmel Borg
177. Alexia Mercieca
178. Joanna Bellia
179. Carl-Mario Sultana
180. Aitana Radu
181. Petra Jones
182. Irina Miodragovic Vella
183. Niki Young
184. Edward Gatt
185. Roderick Bugeja
186. Victor Buttigieg
187. Louis Lagana
188. Maria Mifsud
189. Louise Chircop
190. Romina Cachia
191. Claudine Borg
192. Mireille Caruana
193. Marthese Borg
194. Julian Evans
195. Valentina Cassar
196. Alex Grech
197. Larissa Jonk
198. Vanessa Camilleri
199. Dylan Seychell
200. Kenneth Scicluna
201. James Calleja
202. Daniel Xerri
203. Marilyn Mallia
204. John Xerri de Caro
205. Alessia Cilia Portelli
206. Rosienne Farrugia
207. Abigail A. Zammit
208. Michael A. Buhagiar
209. Mario Valentino
210. Adele Muscat
211. Jean-Paul Ebejer
212. Nicholas Vella
213. Matthew Montebello
214. Claude Mangion
215. Nicholas Zarb
216. David Vella
217. Charlene Aquilina
218. Rachael Agius
219. James Borg
220. Charmaine Montesin
221. Matthew Pulis
222. Luke Fiorini
223. Gilbert Calleja
224. Becky Vella
225. Adrian Gellel
226. Michael Stivala
227. Shirley Cefai
228. Leonard Bezzina
229. Clive Zammit
230. Carlo Calleja
231. Joe Vella
232. Paul Pace
233. Charles Bonello
234. Stephen Schembri
235. Charles Bonello
236. Josette Farrugia
237. Tonio Sant
238. Joe A. Doublet
239. Anthony Samuel
240. Mary Muscat
241. Annick Bonello Cassar
242. Owen Casha
243. Ġorġ Mallia
244. Jacqueline Rotin
245. Nicholas Joseph Doublet
246. Abigail Ardelle Zammit
247. Jonathan Farrugia
248. Russell Mizzi
249. Mark Micallef
250. Therese Comodini Cachia
251. Stefan Attard
252. Patricia Vella Briffa
253. Janice Sant Balzan
254. Emmanuel Francalanza
255. Marlene Cauchi
256. Josef Lauri