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Safeguarding our watercourses and their habitats
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It is our duty as Maltese citizens to preserve our own environment and its habitats. Due to its geographical position, shape and weather Malta has a lot of Valleys, which are spread all around the islands. The large number of valleys found in Malta is mainly due to the sedimentary nature of these islands. Since these sedimentary rocks are soft they can easily wear off by heavy rainfalls forming water canals and water courses. Water courses are an important element in a valley. They should be preserved for a number of factors mainly the rich biodiversity they harbor. Due to the shelter provided by their sides and their water supply, river valleys are one of the richest habitats in the islands.
Read MoreSea Pollution
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It seems that almost everyday there is another story about pollution of one form or another, in the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe. Very often our own actions lead to that pollution and in many cases, almost in all, we can do something about it to make the environment around us a better place, therefore reducing a lot of the pollution. One type of pollution that is common and well-known with us is sea pollution. We use water daily in our homes and industries. The water we use, in our case, is taken from underground (groundwater) and the sea surrounding our island, and after we have used it, and contaminated it, most of it returns to these locations.
Read MoreAgriculture in the Maltese Islands
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The origins of agriculture in Malta are as old as man’s presence on the archipelago. Judging by the quality, size and numbers of the megalithic temples on the islands, those origins are indeed remote. Tools and agricultural equipment discovered in Malta express Neolithic man’s vocation to husbandry and his dedication to agricultural life. Agriculture did not make the Maltese farmer rich, but history recounts that the community was able to raise, in the fourteenth century, a king’s ransom in gold to free itself of the despotic fiefdom imposed by a medieval tyrant.
Read MoreL-Effett tat-Traskuraġni
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L-egoiżmu tal-bniedem huwa spiss il-kaġun prinċipali ta’ kif jitniġġeż l-ilma, li huwa riżors importanti ħafna għal ħajjitna. Madwar il-Gżejjer Maltin insibu diversi ġibjuni tal-Gvern li wħud minnhom mhumiex miżmuma fi stat tajjeb. Wieħed minn dawn il-ġibjuni li jinstab fl-Imqabba, qiegħed imdawwar bix-xibka. Sfortunatament, postijiet minnhom ix-xibka hija maqlugħa minn postha. B’ kaġun t’ hekk, kull meta tkun x-xita, ammont raġonevoli ta’ skart li jkun fit-toroq tal-Imqabba qed jibqa’ jserrep mal-kurrent tal-ilma tax-xita sakemm fl-aħħar jispiċċa ġo dan il-ġibjun. Minbarra l-effett ikrah għal għajnejn il-bniedem, traskuraġni ta’ dan it-tip qed tħalli effett ukoll fuq l-ilma. Dan għaliex qed jiġi kkontaminat bil-kimiċi mill-ħmieġ. Agħar minn hekk, l-ilma mniġġeż qed jikkontamina diversi nsetti u speċi oħra li jistgħu jaffetwawlna saħħitna wkoll. Bla dubju l-effett tat-traskuraġni qed ikun aktar ħsara fuq ħajjitna u fuq il-ġenerazzjonijiet tal-futur.
Il-ħajja għaddejja ġurnata b’ġurnata … u l-bini tiela’ blokka ħdejn blokka!
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Ma nafx … imma fil-fond ta' qalbi nista’ naħseb kemm tkun miġugħa persuna meta fit-tfulija taghħa tmur tiġri u tilgħab fil- kampanja u l-għelieqi tal-madwar, imbagħad jgħaddi perjodu ta’ żmien u x' ħin terġa tkun hemm ma tara xejn ħlief vilel jew djar, flatsijiet jew xi lukandi. Blokka ħdejn blokka qishom djar tal-pupi. Qed nitilfu ż-żoni rurali minn minuta għall-oħra, minkejja l-fatt li sfortunatament ħafna djar li huma diġa` mibnija huma abbandunati. X’ egoiżmu! Fejn marru dawk il-postijiet naturali li fihom kienu jirrikreaw ruħhom il-ġenerazzjonijiet ta’ qabilna? L-iżvilupp urban qed jillimita kif u fejn aħna nistgħu ngawdu l-ambjent naturali. Mhux ta’ b’xejn li jien u ħafna żgħażagħ bħali qegħdin nqattgħu ħafna aktar ħin fuq mezzi oħra ta’ teknoloġija!
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