Il Majjistral Park is the first national park set up in the Maltese Islands. The site is rich of biodiversity and history giving the visitor an experience of natural beauty, a walk in history and a sense of wilderness that is hard to imagine and experience in Malta – an island densely populated and under the pressure of development and progress
The site was first earmarked as an area to host a Golf course with an aim to attract a niche of golf tourism to our Island. In the process the authorities changed their decision and declared the site a national park aimed for public enjoyment and with a focus to attract niche tourism – this time ecotourism.
The NGos that had lobbied to convince the Authorities to change their position on Golf ended up being assigned the management of the Park. Today Din L-Art Helwa, Nature Trust (Malta) and Gaia Foundation are working hard with the local authorities to conserve the area.
As part of its ongoing environmental education process, Nature Trust (Malta) decided to publish a book on the Majjistral park. This book provides the reader a 360 degrees of what one can find in this unique area.
Thanks to the support given by the Maltese National Commission for UNESCO this book became a reality and Nature Trust (Malta) and the Maltese National Commission for UNESCO are today proud to present this valuable publication to all interested readers
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