Watch: ‘We Still Had To Do It Ourselves,’ Activists Warn After Comino Clean-Up
A group of local activists did a quick clean-up after the last protest on the island of Comino, collecting various types of rubbish from the area.
“In just 45 minutes, five volunteers managed to collect seven bags of trash from a very small section of Comino’s coastline. So you can imagine what’s left to be done,” Luke Said from Nadur Nadif told Lovin Malta.
“Why did we have to get it done ourselves?” they questioned afterwards, suggesting that government workers should be ensuring that no rubbish is left on Comino.
In a video posted by Raniero’s Adventures, the copious amount of trash is well captured, from plastic bottles to pineapples littering the Natura 2000 site.
“The main aim of the Natura 2000 initiative was to ensure the long-term survival of Europe’s most valuable and threatened species and habitats that have been listed under the Bird and Habitat Directive as stipulated by the European Commission,” Said explained.
“Comino’s coastline supports a number of endemic species such as Anthemis urvilleana and Plantago crypsoide just to name a few. Unfortunately, the ever-increasing amount of waste and litter on Comino would end up covering the area that was once home to so many flora and fauna.”
“In addition, food waste would further increase the rat population on the island which would negatively impact other species,” he stressed.
“Hence, it is highly important to keep this gem in the mediterranean sea clean from any litter which would not only safeguard Comino’s ecosystem but it would also benefit the tourism to the island,” he said.
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