Change is possible, with the right mindset

Abstract

The lodging of a planning application for the excavation of soil (presumably to assess the archaeological value of the area but which would have opened a can of worms) within the ecologically important Tal-Wej area, wedged between Naxxar and Mosta, generated a groundswell of public sentiment. This culminated in more than a thousand objections being submitted by the public. Environmental NGOs, who were instrumental in drumming up support for the objection campaign, managed to convey the message that the Tal-Wej area is worth conserving by virtue of the raft of indigenous species and habitats it hosts.