The Environment and Resources Authority has prepared an Information Document to guide Green Infrastructure in Malta. This document is now open for public consultation. Green Infrastructure (GI) relates to landscaping and its planning in natural, rural and urban settings, and promotes greener approaches in landscaping and land management.
One of the main environmental challenges we face today is the small size of the country and the loss of biodiversity associated with degradation. The promotion of green infrastructure as well as several on-going and planned green infrastructure projects aim at expanding green open spaces in both rural and urban settings and reducing carbon and water footprint. Various initiatives are also supported by EU funds.
Michelle Piccinino, the Director of Environment and Resources at ERA said that “This is a relatively new concept in Malta. Green infrastructure is seen as a solution aimed at bettering quality of life, at improving water and air quality and maintaining biodiversity. This has multiple other social, health and economic benefits, besides the more obvious ecological benefits.”
The consultation document aims to provide an informative account of the concept of GI and is intended to help promote and motivate additional initiatives at various levels in line with relevant and applicable national laws. Throughout the consultation document, ERA underlines that GI needs to be developed whilst taking into account both the natural and social aspects to achieve a better quality of life.
The information document is available for consultation at the following link: https://era.org.mt/en/Documents/GI_InformationDocument-Consultation-ERA-18.pdf
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