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ViGiLO - Din l-Art Ħelwa
ISSUE 56 • NOVEMBER 2021
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NEWS The Climate Emergency
DIN L-ART ĦELWA LAUNCHES
CODE RED
The United Nations has issued a Code Red relating to the climate emergency. The UN General Secretary said there was no time to lose and called all nations to act decisively now if an environmental catastrophe is to be averted.
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e do not need more evidence that climate change is already with us with fires, heatwaves and flooding occurring throughout the globe at unprecedented levels. Din l-Art Ħelwa, as an environmental NGO, has taken up the challenge to fight for action at a local level and link up with national and international organizations to do this effectively. Din l-Art Ħelwa is building up its internal capacity and is calling for students, specialists, scientists as well as interested individuals to form part of a core group to take this forward. This group will formulate and implement a strategy to lobby for change with government, the business community and all citizens on a national level. They will be able to tap into the international organizations of which Din l-Art Ħelwa forms part and to work with other NGOs in Malta too. The executive president of Din l-Art Ħelwa, Alex Torpiano, stated: ‘Din l-Art Helwa is a national NGO which already successfully restores and maintains historical properties, manages nature areas, campaigns for better planning policies and land use, as well as for the conservation of our natural and historical patrimony. It now feels it is its duty to take on the issues of climate change, pollution and biodiversity as one of its core missions. We appeal for volunteers to join us in this.’ Those who wish to know more about this core group dedicated to this specific aim are urged to contact us by sending an email to admin@dinlarthelwa.org. Be a part of the solution – join us now.
Beautiful photos snapped by Tessa Mercieca
CCTV at Torri Xutu
Mark Shrimpton, warden at Torri Xutu, fixing up a CCTV camera at the tower
