The consideration of site management emanates from a legal requirement to prepare conservation measures for protected sites under the Environment Protection Act (CAP. 549) and the Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations (S.L. 549.44) , as transposed from the EC Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC).
Most sites within the terrestrial Natura 2000 Network have management plans in place, while some of the smaller sites are also covered through Conservation Orders.
The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) has initiated the revision process for the “Conservation Objectives and Measures for Malta’s Terrestrial Natura 2000 sites”, in line with the Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations (S.L. 549.44). The revised conservation objectives and measures for Malta’s terrestrial Natura 2000 sites build upon Malta’s first ‘‘Management Plans and Conservation Orders for Terrestrial Natura 2000 Sites in Malta & Gozo’’ which were adopted in 2016, in order to continue the Government’s long-term efforts on Natura 2000 site management and biodiversity conservation.
This revision process is being carried out in a staggered approach to facilitate consultation and adoption. The management planning exercise involves gathering information, carrying out surveys, defining conservation objectives, and identifying management measures, with intensive stakeholder involvement throughout the entire process. Thus far, the management plans for the following 13 Natura 2000 sites have been updated:
- L-Inħawi ta’ Pembroke
- Il-Maqluba
- Is-Simar
- Is-Salini
- L-Għadira s-Safra u l-Iskoll tal-Għallis
- L-Inħawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri u tal-Irdum tal-Madonna
- Għar Dalam
- Iċ-Ċittadella
- Il-Ballut ta’ Marsaxlokk
- L-Inħawi ta’ l-Għadira
- Filfla u l-Gżejjer ta’ Madwarha
- Il-Gżejjer ta’ San Pawl (Selmunett)
- Il-Magħluq tal-Baħar ta’ Marsaskala
| Name of terrestrial Natura 2000 site | Government Notice |
|---|---|
| L-Inħawi ta’ Għajn Barrani | G.N. 1371 of 2016 |
| L-Għadira s-Safra | G.N. 1373 of 2016 |
| Ix-Xagħra tal-Kortin | G.N. 1374 of 2016 |
| Il-Maqluba (limiti tal-Qrendi) | G.N. 1372 of 2016 |
| Il-Gżejjer ta’ San Pawl (Selmunett) | G.N. 1378 of 2016 |
| Iċ-Ċittadella | G.N. 797 of 2024 |
| Għar Dalam (limiti ta' Birżebbuġa) | G.N. 1375 of 2016 |
| Filfla u l-Gżejjer ta’ Madwarha | G.N. 1377 of 2016 |
| All other terrestrial Natura 2000 sites | G.N. 1379 of 2016 |
| Name of terrestrial Natura 2000 site | Management plan | Annex |
|---|---|---|
| Il-Ballut ta’ Marsaxlokk | Link | N/A |
| Il-Ballut tal-Wardija | Link | Link |
| Iċ-Ċittadella | Link | N/A |
| Filfla u l-Gżejjer ta’ Madwarha | Link | N/A |
| Il-Gżejjer ta’ San Pawl (Selmunett) | Link | N/A |
| L-Għadira s-Safra u l-Iskoll tal-Għallis | Link | N/A |
| Għar Dalam (limiti ta' Birżebbuġa) | Link | N/A |
| Il-Magħluq tal-Baħar ta’ Marsaskala | Link | N/A |
| Il-Maqluba (limiti tal-Qrendi) | Link | N/A |
| Il-Qortin tal-Magun u l-Qortin il-Kbir | Link | Link |
| Is-Salini | Link | N/A |
| Is-Simar (limiti ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar) | Link | N/A |
| Kemmuna u l-Gżejjer ta’ Madwarha | Link | Link |
| L-Għar tal-lburdan u l-Inħawi tal-Madwar | Link | Link |
| L-Inħawi ta’ Pembroke | Link | N/A |
| L-Inħawi tad-Dwejra u tal-Qawra/Rdumijiet ta’ Għawdex: Il-Ponta ta’ Ħarrux sal-Bajja tax-Xlendi/Rdumijiet ta’Għawdex: Il-Ponta ta San Dimitri sal-Ponta ta Ħarrux | Link | Link |
| L-Inħawi tal-Buskett u tal-Girgenti | Link | Link |
| L-Inħawi tal-Għadira | Link | N/A |
| L-Inħawi tal-Imġiebaħ u tal-Miġnuna | Link | Link |
| L-Inħawi tar-Ramla | Link | Link |
| L-Inħawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri u tal-Irdum tal-Madonna | Link | N/A |
| L-Inħawi tax-Xlendi u tal-Wied tal-Kantra/Rdumijiet ta’ Għawdex: Id-Dawra tas-Sanap sa tal-Ħajt | Link | Link |
| Rdumijiet ta’ Malta: Għajn Tuffieħa | Link | Link |
| Rdumijiet ta’ Malta: Ir-Ramla ta’ Għajn Tuffieħa sax-Xaqqa | Link | Link |
| Rdumijiet ta’ Malta: Mir-Ramla taċ-Ċirkewwa sar-Ramla tal-Mixquqa | Link | Link |
| Rdumijiet ta’ Malta: Mix-Xaqqa sal-Ponta ta’ Bengħisa | Link | Link |
| Rdumijiet u L-Inħawi ta’ Ta’ Ċenċ | Link | Link |
| Wied il-Miżieb | Link | Link |
