This poster should be attached in any Maltese Govt office
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Posted by FirefighterWeak8398
This poster should be attached in any Maltese Govt office
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Posted by FirefighterWeak8398
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Cyprus government looking at this like… “what’s those big green and brown things that are making shade? It’s like a natural pergola… I don’t understand what I’m looking at…”
They seem to think cranes provide enough shade
Not just Malta….
Well given the average high in Krakow (the lower picture according to the caption) in July/August is 24 degrees, those trees are doing a terrible job.
Also Krakow has an average of 10 days with rain in July and 8 in August which makes leafy vegetation a lot easier to grow. Let’s compare that to Malta which has err… 0 and 0.
The problem is the water resources
In an Utopian world that will work. In reality only a few Roads can maybe have that. Water scarcity is one of it. Compare like with like is an other.
How exactly are you going to grow those kinds of trees in Malta? The soil isn’t fertile enough nor deep enough for the roots to go until they reach the limestone.
I can understand the desire for the island to be greener, but it is not that easy… Why not wish to turn Sahara into a nice green pasture while you are at it?
For the love of god yes! Malta seriously needs to plant some trees around the place.
Last week I was in Malta and Gozo as tourist. I noted that something is missing on both islands: trees.
‘but nooo, trees litter the streets’ (actual comment on Facebook)
They know … they just don’t care.
Why are so many people complaining that it’s not possible in Malta, when there is a really nice example in Naxxar? That avenue is considerably cooler than non-tree-lined streets…
I went to Malta in lasta september and was my main questions? Whay they don’t plant many trees as possibles? Is something related with clime?
To those complaining here: real change requires the willingness to change. Don’t say it’s impossible—look for solutions.
Just to give some insight in the whole the government offices hates trees or ignorant about the benefits of Trees as the title implies.
1. Decisions for greening are based by public outcry and rich stakeholders.
2. There are people with strong will for such projects and constantly push for this.
3. The race to plant more and more trees is across different departments.. and it is being done. However, the public needs to understand that planting 6ft trees is impossible.
4. The current infrastructure limits such plantings in many spaces such as space, services etc. Though adaptative pilot projects are being planned. and if the risks are taken one might see them in our roads.
5. People working in gov office work tirelessly to promote such installations. However, it boils down to how the public will react.
6. Our climate will not allow the implementation of certain species, mainly due to rising temperatures and water consumption by certain species (counteractive to sustainable principles).
7. Currently, the movement is to focus on removing invasive alien species and implement indigenous species.
It’s very demotivating to see consistent hate and negative hammering on the institution when individuals are working tirelessly on implementing a greenery across Malta.
*in any Maltese politician’s office.
Unless they are forced to switch off ACs in their chauffeur-driven cars or made to wait on bus stops, they would just ignore such posters… I vote for harsher methods 🙂
So this is called Urban Heat Island effect. The concrete and tarmac are materials capturing the solar energy as heat. The below picture is a form of green infrastructure.
Besides planting trees to create walkable promenades you can have green walls and roofs, this can cool your own building. There are a lot of fun ways to implement green infrastructure.