MaltaToday have revealed that as of 2018 onwards, the Environment and Resources Authority issued permits for the uprooting of 2,418 trees and transplanting of another 1,545. The ERA provided the statistics to the news portal revealing that in this timeframe 278 permits were issued to uproot or transplant protected trees. 12,299 new trees had to be planted as compensation for said uprooting.
28 permits were issued to Infrastructure Malta for uprooting or transplanting, and four others for pruning. IM had the authority to uproot 854 trees with another 484 transplanted. All these permits are valid for one year, with holders being obliged with after care for three years.
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