Moviment Graffitti is launching a crowdfunding campaign to appeal the ERA permit for the uprooting of trees and construction works on the Comino Nature Reserve, as well as to finance future actions aimed at saving Comino from greed.
People can donate by
- Filling in this online form: https://whydonate.com/fundraising/save-comino
- Or via a bank transfer to this account (write Save Comino in the transfer’s description):
BOV
Name: Moviment Graffitti
IBAN: MT27VALL22013000000011799516027
ERA’s shameful decision last Friday to allow the uprooting of 800 trees and greenlight heavy construction works in a highly sensitive environment was a betrayal of its mission to protect our environment. It chose to do the bidding of Hili Group and pave the way for its 44 swimming pools, 16 villas and 140-room hotel on Comino, rather than prioritise the safeguarding of the Nature Reserve and Malta’s national interest.
Unfortunately, ERA’s approval did not only accept the uprooting of trees and heavy construction works, but in practice also allowed Hili Group to start construction works while its PA permit is not definitive, with a Court process ongoing and the Court ruling in our favour on one major ground just last May, sending the case back to the Tribunal for reconsideration.
Although we are determined to appeal the ERA permit for the uprooting of trees and construction works, this alone will regrettably not stop Hili Group from commencing works, since works will not be suspended while the case is being heard.
We are therefore also inviting the public to remain on alert and give us their details – by filling in this form: https://comino.movimentgraffitti.org/ – so that other actions can be taken when needed. More information will be announced in the coming days.
We are aware that here we are up against some of the most powerful interests operating within our country. However, we are convinced that the people’s love for Comino can win over greed and complicity.
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Il-Moviment Graffitti jniedi kampanja ġbir ta’ fondi sabiex ikun jista’ jappella l-permess tal-ERA u jiddefendi lil Kemmuna
Il-Moviment Graffitti qed iniedi kampanja ta’ ġbir ta’ fondi sabiex jappella l-permess tal-ERA għat-tqaċċit tas-siġar u għax-xogħlijiet ta’ kostruzzjoni fir-Riżerva Naturali ta’ Kemmuna, kif ukoll biex jiffinanzja azzjonijiet mmirati biex isalvaw lil Kemmuna mir-regħba.
In-nies jistgħu jagħtu donazzjoni billi
- Jimlew din il-formola online: https://whydonate.com/fundraising/save-comino
- Jew permezz ta’ trasferiment bankarju f’dan il-kont (ikteb Save Comino fid-deskrizzjoni tat-trasferiment):
BOV
Isem: Moviment Graffitti
IBAN: MT27VALL22013000000011799516027
Id-deċiżjoni tal-mistħija tal-ERA nhar il-Ġimgħa li għadda, li ħarġet il-permess għat-tqaċċit ta’ 800 siġra u approvat xogħlijiet ta’ kostruzzjoni intensivi f’ambjent estremament sensittiv, tmur għalkollox kontra l-missjoni tal-ERA li tipproteġi l-ambjent tagħna. Minflok ma tat prijorità lill-ħarsien tar-Riżerva Naturali u lill-interess nazzjonali ta’ Malta, għażlet li taqdi l-interessi ta’ Hili Group u wittiet it-triq għall-bini ta’ 44 pixxina, 16-il villa u lukanda ta’ 140 kamra f’Kemmuna.
Sfortunatament, l-approvazzjoni tal-ERA ma ppermettietx biss it-tqaċċit tas-siġar u x-xogħlijiet ta’ kostruzzjoni intensivi, iżda fil-prattika ppermettiet ukoll lil Hili Group jibdew ix-xogħlijiet ta’ kostruzzjoni waqt li l-permess tal-PA għadu mhux definittiv. Bħalissa, il-proċess quddiem il-Qorti għadu għaddej u l-Qorti qatgħet is-sentenza favur l-appell tagħna fuq punt ewlieni proprju f’Mejju li għadda, u bagħtet il-każ lura quddiem it-Tribunal biex jiġi kkunsidrat mill-ġdid.
Għalkemm aħna determinati li nappellaw il-permess tal-ERA għat-tqaċċit tas-siġar u għax-xogħlijiet ta’ kostruzzjoni, dan waħdu, sfortunatament, mhux se jwaqqaf lil Hili Group milli jibdew ix-xogħlijiet, peress li x-xogħlijiet mhux se jiġu sospiżi waqt li l-każ ikun qed jinstema’.
Għalhekk qed nistiednu wkoll lill-pubbliku biex jibqa’ viġilanti u jagħtina d-dettalji tiegħu – billi jimla din il-formola: https://comino.movimentgraffitti.org/ – sabiex ikunu jistgħu jittieħdu azzjonijiet oħra meta jkun meħtieġ. Aktar informazzjoni se titħabbar fil-jiem li ġejjin.
Nafu li hawnhekk qed niffaċċjaw uħud mill-aktar interessi b’saħħithom li joperaw f’pajjiżna. Madankollu, aħna konvinti li l-imħabba li l-poplu għandu għal Kemmuna tista’ tirbaħ fuq ir-regħba u l-kompliċità.
