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Agriculture
& Biodiversity
Fundamentally,
agriculture is the fabric that gave birth and shaped our culture.
The seasonal rhythms that came with agriculture shaped our
societies, religions, art and culture. |
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The
Maltese Islands (area 314km2) are populated by approximately
380,000 residents (1210/km2) and are visited by about 1 million
tourists annually. On the island of Malta some 21% of the
land area is built up. |
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Malta
has no large scale chemical industry. The major sources of
pollution are : the power stations; the waste tips; sewage
outflows; motor vehicles and the construction industry.
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Transport
Friends
of the Earth is working for a more sustainable transport system
that will rely less on the private motor car and give more
priority to public transport, bicycles and pedestrian zones.
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This
campaign is aimed at sensitising the authorities, as well
as the general public, to the problems related to toxic waste
and excessive packaging. One of the main objectives is to
present viable alternatives to certain un-recyclable and non-biodegradable
packaging material currently in use. |
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Every
year millions of migratory birds are shot or caught while
making their twice-yearly passage over the islands. In trying
to make a valid evaluation of the problem we are faced with
difficulties due to the largely inaccurate data available
concerning the number of shooters and trappers and the size
of their catches |
