The tourist sector is a large and rapidly evolving economic sector bringing about socio-economic and also environmental changes. The Maltese Islands have often been regarded as […]
The Maltese Islands have long been seen as attractions for the sun, sand and sea seekers. Tourism during the shoulder months is often undermined in favour […]
The Maltese Islands boast about 1100 species of wild plants, and amongst them is the Mediterranean Asparagus (Spraġġ Xewwieki, Asparagus aphyllus). This species is a wild […]
What’s the most ecologically refined flower species? Maybe, the delicate, spectacular and rare orchids! Orchids have been desired since antiquity, and in the Mediterranean region, the […]
El Nino has shaken up the latest weather conditions all around the globe. Although this natural phenomenon has a period of average five years, the El […]
The spectacular blossom of Almonds in winter, often welcomes the new year. The early-flowering white and pink flowers are visible when the tree is barren of […]
The endemic Maltese Swallowtail butterfly, a subspecies of the European Swallowtail is only found in the Maltese Islands, locally called “Farfett tar-reġina/bużbież/fejġel”. It has an impressive wingspan […]
A group of about 12 University of Malta student-teachers of Home Economics visited The Cliffs Interpretation Centre on 30th October 2015 to learn more about the […]