The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA, mt, Awtorità għall-Ambjent u r-Riżorsi) is the regulatory agency responsible for the

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Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

. It was formed from the

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of the

Malta Environment and Planning Authority The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA, mt, L-Awtorità ta' Malta dwar l-Ambjent u l-Ippjanar) was the national agency responsible for the environment and planning in Malta. It was established to regulate the environment and planning ...

in 2016, which also resulted in the creation of the

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* Environment of Malta Government agencies of Malta Environmental protection agencies Environmental policies organizations 2016 establishments in Malta {{Malta-stub