• World's largest solar boat in Malta
• Malta may have world's largest floating wind farm
• Malta: Conference held on organic agriculture and eco-Gozo

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World's largest solar boat in Malta
5 August 2012 - Turanor Planet Solar, the largest solar-powered boat ever built, is in Malta for a short visit while on her 'Promotion Tour'. Planet Solar is the first catamaran to enter the record books after completing -- on 4 May -- a voyage around the world powered only by solar energy without using not even a litre of fuel, and in the process breaking five records, including the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by solar boat and the longest distance ever covered by a solar electric vehicle. (more)

Malta may have world's largest floating wind farm
9 March 2012 - The tiny European island nation of Malta, which is off the coast of the Italian island Sicily, has to meet the mandate from the European Union to get 10 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.To achieve that goal, the island is considering a proposal by the Swedish company Hexicon, to build a large floating wind farm. The farm would have 36 turbines situated on a floating platform that would be anchored to the seafloor by cables. (more)

Malta: Conference held on organic agriculture and eco-Gozo
18 March 2010 - The Ministry for Gozo, an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, organized an international conference on organic agriculture in collaboration with the Malta Organic Agriculture Movement (MOAM). The government of Gozo is focusing more on organic agriculture and sustainable development. (more)

Malta abides by EU rules to protect wildlife
12 May 2007 - The Maltese government has closed the spring bird hunting season early after the European Commission said the hunt violates EU rules on protecting wildlife. The European Commission sent a letter to Malta in 2006 saying there was a perfectly good alternative hunting season in the autumn. (more)

Malta holds seminar on protecting its environment
26 February 2006 - A seminar on protecting Malta's environment was recently held on the island and attended by government officials as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the Malta Police Force. The seminar was sponsored by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA). (more)

Recognition of Maltese as an EU language strengthens culture
13 November 2005 - Professor Joseph Eynaud, course co-ordinator of post-graduate diploma and Masters courses in translationand interpreting at the University of Malta told The Sunday Times that the Maltese must begin to insist on speaking their mother tongue in local fora if its use overseas is to be promoted and strengthened. (more)