Marie Briguglio graduated with a first class degree in Commerce and a first class honours degree in Economics from the University of Malta. She completed a Master of Science degree in Environmental and Resource Economics with Distinction at University College London in 1994.
Marie teaches courses on Environmental Economics, Economics of EU Environment policy, and Social Marketing. She is currently reading for a PhD, and her research focuses on determinants of pro-environmental behaviour and the role/design of communication interventions to stimulate co-operation. As part of the Economics department, Marie also works for the Sustainable Lifestyles project, set up under the auspices of the President of Malta.
Marie has over sixteen years of post-graduate professional experience in the environmental field, having held the position of deputy Director of the Environment Protection Directorate; Manager, European Union and Multilateral Affairs Unit; and Manager, Public Participation and Communication within the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA), inter alia. Marie was the National Focal point for the UNFCCC, and represented Malta on the European Environmental Agency management board. She has worked on assignment for the UNEP, the National Commission for Sustainable Development (Malta), various Ministries for Environment (including Montenegro, Turkey), and the EU commission.
Since 1994, Marie has also been a free-lancer in the media, producing, directing, writing and presenting numerous award-winning television series, documentaries, educational videos and PSAs aired on National TV and European stations.
Marie lives in Gharghur with her husband and daughter.
Publications
1. Briguglio L., and Briguglio M. 1995, “The Economic And Environmental Impacts Of Tourism On The Maltese Islands”. Published in MedCoast Conference on Coastal Zone Management Proceedings, 1995.
2. Briguglio L., and Briguglio M. 1995 “Sustainable Tourism in the Maltese Islands”, in Sustainable Tourism Policies and Issues, Publishers: Mansel, London
Briguglio M. 1995, Planning for Women or Women for Planning, Published in Planning Authority Annual Report.
3. Briguglio M. 1996, “Bil-Flus Taghmel Triq Fil-Bahar” published in Konversazzjonijiet fl-Antiporta tal-Millenju l-Gdid, Dipartiment tat-Taghrif Partit Laburista.
4. Briguglio M. 1996, “Environmental Education in the Community, some examples from the Planning Authority of the Maltese Islands”. Published in conference proceedings entitled Conference on Environmental Education in Europe, organised by Mid-Sweden University.
5. Briguglio M. 1996, “The Role Of Economic Instruments In Marine And Coastal Environmental Management”. Published in Marine Pollution in Malta: The Problem and its Management, organised by the Malta Council for Science and Technology, 1996.
6. Briguglio M. and Mercieca K. 1997, “The Economics of Waste Management in Small Island States”. Published in the Bank of Valletta Review, Spring 1997. (Joint-author).
7. Briguglio M. 1997, “Economic aspects of Water Management”. Published in conference proceedings Integrated Water Resources Management and Small Island Developing States, organised by The Islands and Small States Institute and UNEP, 1997.
8. Briguglio M., Mercieca K.,1998, “Solid Waste Management in the EU and Euromed Process. Some reflections on the Way forward for Malta”. Published in conference proceedings The State of the European Union, organised by the European Documentation & Research Centre, 1998. (Joint-author).
9. Briguglio M. 1998, “The Economics Of Valleys In The Maltese Islands”. Published in conference proceedings entitled Water Resources and Valley Management: An Integrated Approach, organised by the Malta Council for Science and Technology and Commonwealth Science Council.
10. Ministry for the Environment Malta, and United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan 2001, “Sustainable Development in Malta” published by the Islands and Small States Institute, of the University of Malta, Malta. (Co-author)
11. Unjoni Haddiema Maghqudin 2001, “Malta-EU Relations – Exploring the Scenarios”, Malta (Chapter author).
12. Government of Malta 2002, “Malta’s National Report, Submitted by the Government of Malta to the United Nations World Summit for Sustainable Development”, Malta (Co-author).
13. Malta Environment and Planning Authority, 2002 “State of the Environment Report”, Malta (Chapter contributor)
14. National Commission for Sustainable Development, 2006, “A Sustainable Development Strategy for the Maltese Islands 2007-2016” (Contributor).
15. Malta Environment and Planning Authority, 2008 “State of the Environment Report”, Malta (Chapter contributor).
