Estimating the total size of these populations is of great interest to national and international organizations however, reliable measures of population size often do not exist. The piling in the outer area will be carried out from a temporary platform protruding beyond the existing road.Background: Respondent-driven sampling is used worldwide to estimate the population prevalence of characteristics, such as HIV/AIDS and associated risk factors in hard-to-reach populations. The piles will be placed at 6.5-metre intervals. The proposal will have a total of 200 piles: 100 piles will be within the footprint of the existing road, whereas the other 100 piles will be located beyond the existing retaining wall. Piling will be carried out both from the existing road and from beyond the existing wall, below street level. Agricultural land is located in the tal-Gheriexem valley.Įxtensions beyond the development zone boundary will be undertaken through cantilevered decks supported by piles. The surrounding area consists of agricultural land and residential areas. The said road starts from next to the Domus Romana, leading to the Nigret recreational and Ghajn: The National Water Conservation Awareness Centre. The proposed development site is located on the edge of the Rabat-Dingli plateau on Triq Tat-Tabija and Triq Għeriexem along the northern edge of Ir-Rabat, Malta. The proposed works also overlap with an area rich in water-associated and scarce plants which are a result of the outflow of water from the Għajn Għeriexem freshwater spring, found directly opposite to this area.

The existing retaining wall along Triq Għeriexem hosts a large population of Lepidium graminifolium (buttuniera wieqfa).This species commonly occurs in Gozo but is scarce in Malta. The latter tree species showed evidence of infection by the bark beetle.Īccording to ERA the undeveloped land to be taken up by the proposed development also contains a number of important species. fruit trees, bambinella, vines and Ficus carica”. Previously the Ministry had presented a letter by Ambjent Malta stating that the trees that will have to be uprooted are not protected and include “.

The take-up of ODZ land for the construction of the promenade proposed by the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry was originally planned to extend over 2,536sq.m of undeveloped ODZ land.īut following a public uproar, a large open space proposed at the bend at the corner with Triq Doni has been removed to reduce the impact on ODZ land even if the revised design will still extend over 1,971sq.m of undeveloped ODZ land.Īlthough not protected by law the fig trees could be included in a designated Tree Protected Area (TPA) according to the Environment and Resources Authority which is now calling for a further revision of plans to safeguard “the unique large fig trees” which should be integrated into the project design. The erection of a promenade along Triq Tat-Tarbija and Triq Għeriexem just past the Roman Villa, opposite Mtarfa, will still result in the removal of around 15 to 20 trees including the largest Ficus carica trees (sigar tat-tin) found in the Maltese islands.

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