List of Protected Areas

 

Under Article 69 of the Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549), the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) is required to compile and periodically review a comprehensive list of protected areas, habitats, and species that need conservation. The list is based on protected sites which are limited to the Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549). The creation of this list is crucial for maintaining the ecological integrity of these sites, ensuring the protection of biodiversity and natural habitats. ERA issues protection and conservation orders to regulate these areas, which are published in the Government Gazette and on the ERA’s website. These are essential for enforcing specific protective measures, such as restrictions on development, pollution control, and habitat restoration. The implementation of these measures is overseen by ERA to ensure sustainable environmental management and ensure no further deterioration.

Visualisation of the listed protected areas can be accessed through either the MEPS server, the N2K Datasheets and Maps page and the Interactive Natura 2000 Storymap.

 

List of Protected Areas
Legal Document Site Type Site Name
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-madwar ta’ l-Għadira, fil-Bajja tal-Mellieħa
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-Gżira ta’ Kemmuna
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-Madwar tas-Simar, fir-Ramla tal-Pwales, San Pawl il-Baħar
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-Girgenti
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary L-inħawi fuq l-Għoljiet ta’ Ċenċ, Għawdex
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-madwar tal-bur salmastru f’ Tal-Ballut, Marsaxlokk
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-Ġonna ta’ Sant’ Anton
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-kumpless Ta’ Qali
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Manoel Island/Il-Gżira ta’ Forti Manwel
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-Ground ta’ l-Isports tal-Marsa
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-madwar taċ-Ċimiterju ta’ l-Addolorata
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary L-inħawi ta’ Portes-des-Bombes
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-Ħeliport f’ta’ Lambert limiti ta’ Għajnsielem u Xewkija, Għawdex
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary L-Għolja ta’ Għammar, Għawdex
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-madwar tal-ġonna tal-Buskett, u l-Palazz ta’ Verdala
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-Gżira ta’ Filfla
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-madwar ta’ Kennedy Grove u s-Salini
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Wied Għollieqa
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-Qawra, Għawdex
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Il-Gżejjer ta’ San Pawl
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary L-Ajruport ta’ Ħal-Luqa
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary L-Għoljiet ta’ Ħad-Dingli, fil-limiti ta’ Ħad-Dingli
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary L-Istazzjoni tal-VOR, it-Tafal, fil-limiti ta’ Kerċem, Għawdex
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Bengħajsa, fil-limiti ta’ Birżebbuġa
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Non-directional Beacon, Forti San Rokku, limiti tar-Rinella
S.L. 549.42 Bird Sanctuary Wied Rini, limiti tar-Rabat
S.L. 549.48 National Park Il-Majjistral, Park ta’ Natura u Storja
S.L. 549.150 Nature Reserve (Il-Ponta tal-Qawra) Il-Ponta tal-Qawra
S.L. 549.01 Nature Reserve (Islands) Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral
S.L. 549.03 Nature Reserve (Islands) Il-Gżejjer Selmunett (Gżejjer ta’ San Pawl)
S.L. 549.109 National Park L-Inħawi tal-Inwadar
S.L. 549.42 Protected Beaches Il-Bajja ta’ l-Armier
S.L. 549.42 Protected Beaches Il-Bajja ta’ Mġarr ix-Xini
S.L. 549.42 Protected Beaches Il-Bajja ta’ San Blas
S.L. 549.42 Protected Beaches Il-Bajja tal-Ġnejna
S.L. 549.42 Protected Beaches Il-Bajja tax-Xlendi
S.L. 549.42 Protected Beaches Il-Prajjiet
S.L. 549.42 Protected Beaches Ir-Ramla l-Ħamra
S.L. 549.42 Protected Beaches Ir-Ramla ta’ Għajn Tuffieħa
S.L. 549.42 Protected Beaches Ir-Ramla taċ-Ċirkewwa
S.L. 549.42 Protected Beaches Ir-Ramla tal-Mixquqa
S.L. 549.42 Protected Beaches Ix-Xatt l-Aħmar
S.L. 549.44 Special Area of Geological Importance L-Istruttura Ġeomorfoloġika fl-inħawi ta’ Ta’ Lanzun (limiti ta’ San Ġwann)
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – National Importance L-Inħawi Ta’ Bloq / Wied Qirda
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – National Importance Wied Għollieqa (l/ta’ San Ġwann)
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – National Importance L-Inħawi ta’ Wied Ħarq Ħammiem
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – National Importance L-Inħawi tan-Nuffara – In-Nuffara, Daħla tan-Nuffara, Tan-Nuffara
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – National Importance L-Għadira ta’ Sarraflu (l/tal-Kerċem)
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – National Importance Il-Ġebla taċ-Ċawla
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – National Importance Il-Ġebla tal-Ħalfa
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – National Importance L-Inħawi tal-Wej
S.L. 549.109 Special Areas of Conservation – National Importance L-Inħawi tal-Inwadar
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – National Importance Wied il-Fiddien u Wied il-Qlejgħa
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Il-Ballut (l/ta’ Marsaxlokk)
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Il-Ballut tal-Wardija (l/ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar)
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Il-Magħluq tal-Baħar (l/ta’ Marsascala)
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Il-Maqluba (l/ta’ Qrendi)
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Is-Salini
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Is-Simar (l/ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar)
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Inħawi ta’ l-Għadira
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Inħawi ta’ l-Imġiebaħ / Tal-Miġnuna
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Ix-Xagħra tal-Kortin
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Inħawi ta’ Pembroke
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Inħawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri / Rdum tal-Madonna
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Rdumijiet ta’ Malta
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Wied il-Miżieb
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Iċ-Ċittadella
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Inħawi tad-Dwejra – Qawra, inkluż Ħaġret il-Ġeneral
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Inħawi t’Għajn Barrani
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Inħawi tar-Ramla
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Inħawi tax-Xlendi – Wied tal-Kantra
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Filfla
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Kemmuna, Kemmunett, Il-Ħaġriet ta’ Bejn il-Kmiemen u l-Iskoll ta’ Taħt il-Mazz
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Il-Gżejjer ta’ San Pawl / Selmunett
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Il-Qortin tal-Magun u l-Qortin il-Kbir
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Inħawi ta’ Ta’ Ċenċ
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Żona fil-Baħar fl-inħawi tad-Dwerja (Għawdex)
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Żona fil-Baħar bejn Il-Ponta tal-Ħotba u Tal-Fessej (Għawdex)
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Żona fil-Baħar fl-inħawi tal-Graben tat-Tramuntana ta’ Għawdex
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Żona fil-Baħar fl-inħawi tal-Majjistral tal-Graben ta’ Malta
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Żona fil-Baħar fil-Punent
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Żona fil-Baħar fl-inħawi tal-Punent tal-Graben ta’ Malta
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Żona fil-Baħar fl-inħawi tal-Graben ta’ Medina
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Żona fil-Baħar bejn Il-Ponta ta’ San Dimitri (Għawdex) u Il-Qaliet
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Żona fil-Baħar bejn Rdum Majjiesa u Għar Lapsi
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Għar Dalam
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Għar tal-Iburdan u l-Inħawi tal-Madwar
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Inħawi tal-Buskett – Girgenti
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Żona fil-Baħar fl-inħawi ta’ Għar Lapsi u ta’ Filfla
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Għadira s-Safra u l-Iskoll tal-Għallis
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Inħawi tal-Wej
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance L-Inħawi ta’ Ħas-Saptan
S.L. 549.44 Special Areas of Conservation – International Importance Wied il-Mielaħ u l-Inħawi tal-Madwar
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Is-Simar (limiti ta’ San Pawl il-Bahar)
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas L-Inħawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri u tal-Irdum tal-Madonna
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas L-Inħawi tal-Għadira
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Filfla
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Kemmuna, Kemmunett, Il-Ħaġriet ta’ Bejn il-Kmiemen u l-Iskoll ta’ Taħt il-Mazz
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas L-Inħawi tal-Buskett u tal-Girgenti
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Rdumijiet ta’ Għawdex: Ta’ Ċenċ
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Rdumijiet ta’ Għawdex: Id-Dawra tas-Sanap sa tal-Ħajt
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Rdumijiet ta’ Għawdex: Il-Ponta ta’ Ħarrux sal-Bajja tax-Xlendi
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Rdumijiet ta’ Għawdex: Il-Ponta ta’ San Dimitri sal-Ponta ta’ Ħarrux
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Rdumijiet ta’ Malta: Ras il-Pellegrin sax-Xaqqa
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Rdumijiet ta’ Malta: Wied Moqbol sal-Ponta ta’ Bengħisa
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Żona fil-Baħar fit-Tramuntana
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Żona fil-Baħar fil-Lvant
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Żona fil-Baħar fil-Grigal
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Żona fil-Baħar fix-Xlokk
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Żona fil-Baħar fin-Nofsinhar
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Żona fil-Baħar fil-Lbiċ
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Żona fil-Baħar madwar Għawdex
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Żona fil-Baħar fil-Majjistral
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Rdumijiet ta’ Malta: Ix-Xaqqa sa Wied Moqbol
S.L. 549.44 Special Protection Areas Wied il-Mielaħ u l-Inħawi tal-Madwar
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-Maqluba (limiti tal-Qrendi)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Wied Għollieqa (limiti ta’ San Ġwann u l-Imsida)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-Qala ta’ Santa Marija (Kemmuna)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Iż-Żebbuġ tal-Bidnija (limiti tal-Mosta)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Għajn Barrani (limiti tax-Xagħra)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Iċ-Ċimiterju tal-Addolorata
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Wied Moqbol (limiti taż-Żurrieq)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Ta’ Baldu / L-Inħawi ta’ Wied Ħażrun (limiti tar-Rabat)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-Qattara (limiti ta’ San Lawrenz)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area L-Inħawi tan-Nigret (limiti tan-Naxxar)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Wied ir-Rum (limiti tar-Rabat)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Wied tal-Baħrija (limiti tar-Rabat)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Ġnien il-Kbir, il-Buskett u Wied il-Girgenti
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-Ballut tal-Imġiebaħ (limiti tal-Mellieħa)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-Ballut tal-Wardija (limiti ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area L-Inħawi tal-Imtaħleb (limiti tar-Rabat)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Wied il-Għasel (limiti tal-Mosta)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Ta’ Bloq – Għar Ħanżir (limiti ta’ Ħal Qormi u s-Siġġiewi)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Wied Qirda (limiti tas-Siġġiewi)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Tal-Virgi (limiti ta’ Marsaskala)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Wied il-Ħut (limiti tar-Rabat)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-Ħażina (Kemmuna)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Triq il-Wied tal-Imsida
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Iċ-Ċagħaq (limiti tal-Imġarr)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-Wied tal-Fiddien (limiti tar-Rabat)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Wied il-Faħam (limiti ta’ Ħal Għargħur)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Wied Binġemma (limiti tan-Nadur)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Ta’ San Blas (limiti Tar-Rabat and Ħaż-Żebbuġ)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area L-Inħawi ta’ Wied Il-Miżieb (limiti tal-Mellieħa)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Masġar taż-Żebbuġ (Olea europaea) ġol-Ġnien ta’ Blankas (limiti tax-Xewkija)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Siġra tal-għadib (Vitex agnus-castus) f’Wied il-Pergla (limiti tax-Xagħra)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-fikus (Ficus nitida) fl-inħawi tat-Tlett Siġriet (limiti ta’ Tas-Sliema)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Żebbuġa (Olea europea) fit-Triq Stivala (limiti taż-Żebbuġ)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Iċ-Ċewsa l-ħadra (Broussonetia papyrifera) u l-maklura (Maclura pomifera) fiċ-Ċimiterju tal-Addolorata (limiti tal-Marsa)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area L-ulmu Ingliż (Ulmus procera) f’Wied Għajn Mula (limiti ta’ Burmarrad)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-bruk (Tamarix africana) fir-Ramla tat-Torri (limiti tal-Mtarfa)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area L-ulmu Ingliż (Ulmus procea) fi Triq Burmarrad (limiti ta’ Burmarrad)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Luq (Populus alba) f’Wied tal-Lunzjata (limiti f’Ta’ Kerċem)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Masġar ta’ żebbuġ antik (Olea europaea) f’Wied Ħal Lija (limiti ta’ Ħal Lija)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-ġummara (Chamaerops humilis) f’Tal-Merħla (limiti tal-Imtaħleb)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Iż-żinżel (Ziziphus zizyphus) fl-Imtaħleb (limiti tar-Rabat)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Bruka (Tamarix africana) fl-Imtaħleb (limiti tar-Rabat)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-maklura (Maclura pomifera) fil-Ġonna ta’ Spencer (limiti tal-Marsa)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area L-olivastru (Phillyrea latifolia) fil-Buskett (limiti tar-Rabat)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-ħarruba (Ceratonia siliqua) fl-inħawi tax-Xemxija (limiti ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Masġar tal-luq (Populus alba) Wied Sara (limiti tar-Rabat)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Iż-żinżel (Ziziphus zizyphus) f’Wied l-Isperanza (limiti tal-Mosta)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area L-olivastru (Phillyrea latifolia) f’San Martin (limiti ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-ballut (Quercus ilex) f’Palazzo Parisio (limiti tan-Naxxar)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-ġenisti s-sofor (Spartium junceum) fil-Palazz tal-Inkwiżitur (limiti tas-Siġġiewi)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Il-ġenista l-bajda (Retama monosperma) fl-inħawi tal-Verdala (limiti tar-Rabat)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Masġar tar-rand (Laurus nobilis) f’Wied is-Sir (limiti tal-Mosta)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Makkja f’Wied Mġarr ix-Xini (limiti ta’ Għajnsielem)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Żebbuġ (Olea europaea), żnuber (Pinus halepensis) u ballut (Quercus ilex) ġol-Ġnien ta’ Villa Frere (limiti Tal-Pietà)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Żebbuġa (Olea europaea) u Ħarrub (Ceratonia siliqua) f’Tas-Santi, Binġemma (limiti tar-Rabat)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Difla (Nerium oleander) f’Ħarq il-Ħammiem (limiti ta’ Pembroke)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Ġnibru (Juniperus phoenicea) fil-Ballut tal-Wardija (limiti ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Ġummara (Chamaerops humilis) fi Triq Skapuċċina (limiti taż-Żebbuġ)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Wied Żembaq (limiti ta’ Birżebbuġa)
S.L. 549.123 Tree Protection Area Masġar tal-għadib (Vitex agnus-castus) f’Rdum Majjiesa (limiti tal-Mellieħa)