EIONET

 

The European Environment Information and Observation Network (Eionet) is a partnership network of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and its 38 member and cooperating countries.

The concept of Eionet enshrines the following defining principles:

  • Institutional cooperation and collaboration coupled with public involvement and participation,
  • Ensuring common content, focusing on data, information, indicators and analysis, and
  • Establishing shared environmental information infrastructure, standards and web-based tools.

The Environment and Resources Authority is designated as Malta’s National Focal Point on EIONET and is represented by Ms Elaine-Marie Cutajar and Mr Sergio Tartaglia.

The National Focal Points (NFPs) are responsible for coordinating the national network of National Reference Centres. They aim to bring together experts from government entities and other national institutions involved in environmental information.

In October 2023, ERA hosted the EEA and National Focal Points representatives for the NFP Plenary Meeting. This was followed up by the EEA’s country visit, whereby Leena Ylä-Mononen, the EEA Executive Director and Jock Martin, Head of Coordination, Networks and Strategy met the Maltese experts nominated on the Eionet network. More information on these events is available on ERA’s press release

Malta’s national network on EIONET, categorised by the main groups and by the thematic groups (where applicable) is:

Biodiversity and Ecosystems 1

Name Organisation
Angela Bartolo Environment & Resources Authority
Annabelle Haber Environment & Resources Authority
Clifford Borg Ambjent Malta
Ella Busuttil The Energy & Water Agency
Hazel Farrugia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Marita Galea Environment & Resources Authority
Lara Galea Environment & Resources Authority
Claudette Gambin Ambjent Malta
Wendy Verbraeken Ambjent Malta
Marie Angele Magro Environmental Health Department
Claire Pace Environmental Health Department

Name Organisation
Lara Galea Environment & Resources Authority
Marita Galea Environment & Resources Authority

Name Organisation
Claudette Gambin Ambjent Malta
Lara Galea Environment & Resources Authority
Marita Galea Environment & Resources Authority

Name Organisation
Clifford Borg Ambjent Malta
Wendy Verbraeken Ambjent Malta
Hazel Farrugia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Angela Bartolo Environment & Resources Authority

Name Organisation
Marie Angele Magro Environmental Health Directorate
Claire Pace Environmental Health Directorate
Annabelle Haber Environment & Resources Authority
Ella Busuttil The Energy & Water Agency

Biodiversity and Ecosystems 2

Name Organisation
Angela Bartolo Environment & Resources Authority
Robert Vassallo Ambjent Malta
Michelle Mizzi Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Luca Pisani Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Daryl Agius Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Lara Galea Environment & Resources Authority
Marita Galea Environment & Resources Authority

Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability, and Adaptation

Name Organisation
Saviour Vassallo Malta Resources Authority
Giulia Buhagiar Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise
Claudia Kemper Transport Malta
Liz Markham Transport Malta

Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Systems

Name Organisation
Saviour Vassallo Malta Resources Authority
Antonella Apap Malta Resources Authority
Ioanna Thoma Malta Resources Authority
Mark Anthony Callus The Energy & Water Agency
Therese Galea The Energy & Water Agency

Human Health and Environment

Name Organisation
Marc’ Andrea Cassar Environment & Resources Authority
Roberto Debono Superintendence of Public Health
Daniel Spiteri National Statistics Office
Denise Zahra Environment & Resources Authority

Name Organisation
Ruth Borg Environment & Resources Authority
Marc Andrea Cassar Environment & Resources Authority
Mark O'Neill Environment & Resources Authority
Daniel Spiteri National Statistics Office
Roberto Debono Superintendence of Public Health
Claudia Kemper Transport Malta

Name Organisation

Name Organisation
Alistair Grima Environment & Resources Authority
Denise Zahra Environment & Resources Authority

Circular economy and resource use

Name Organisation
Jeffrey Galea National Statistics Office
Denise Grima Environment & Resources Authority
Franco Schembri Circular Economy Malta

Name Organisation
Simon Farrugia Environment & Resources Authority
Antonio Macchia Circular Economy Malta
Franco Schembri Circular Economy Malta

Name Organisation
Denise Grima Environment & Resources Authority
Maria Alonso Bomba Environment & Resources Authority
Antonio Macchia Circular Economy Malta

Name Organisation
Denise Grima Environment & Resources Authority
Maria Alonso Bomba Environment & Resources Authority

Name Organisation
Giuseppe De Angelis Environment & Resources Authority
Simon Farrugia Environment & Resources Authority
Georgesam Mizzi Environment & Resources Authority
Yvette Smith Rossignaud Environment & Resources Authority
Myra Galea Environment & Resources Authority
Jeffrey Galea National Statistics Office

Foresight

Name Organisation
Nadia Suda Lanzon Environment & Resources Authority
Stefano Miceli Environment & Resources Authority

State of Environment

Name Organisation
Nadia Suda Lanzon Environment & Resources Authority
Noelle Debono Environment & Resources Authority
Gabriella Dalmas Environment & Resources Authority

Food Systems

Name Organisation
Annabelle Haber Environment & Resources Authority
Georgesam Mizzi Environment & Resources Authority
Daniel Muscat Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Animal Rights
Sonya Sammut Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Animal Rights
Josephine Schembri Malta Food Agency

Land Systems

Name Organisation
Nour Ben Said Planning Authority
Elaine Sciberras Planning Authority

Name Organisation
Marija Pia Gatt Malta Resources Authority
Alexander Said Malta Resources Authority
Nour Ben Said Planning Authority
Elaine Sciberras Planning Authority

Name Organisation
George Bozionelos Environment & Resources Authority
Daniel Sultana Environment & Resources Authority
Darren Borg Agriculture Directorate

Name Organisation
Marija Pia Gatt Malta Resources Authority
Alexander Said Malta Resources Authority
Nour Ben Said Planning Authority
Elaine Sciberras Planning Authority

Mobility Systems

Name Organisation
Ariana Schembri Environment & Resources Authority
Saviour Vassallo Malta Resources Authority
Ioanna Thoma Malta Resources Authority
Claudia Kemper Transport Malta
Liz Markham Transport Malta
David Sutton Transport Malta

Data, technologies and digitalisation

Name Organisation
Claudia Attard Environment & Resources Authority
Omar Hili Planning Authority

Name Organisation
Claudia Attard Environment & Resources Authority
Ioanna Thoma Malta Resources Authority
Omar Hili Planning Authority
Saviour Formosa University of Malta

Name Organisation
Claudia Attard Environment & Resources Authority
Jurgen Mifsud Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Miriam Gambin Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Omar Hili Planning Authority
Stephen Giuliano Rural Affairs Department
Saviour Formosa University of Malta

Communications

Name Organisation
Gabriel Aquilina Environment & Resources Authority
Shaun Baron Environment & Resources Authority
Maria Masini Environment & Resources Authority