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Ġgantija Temples in Gozo. Photo: Heritage Malta
GGANTIJA’S UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE STATUS AT RISK OVER PLANS FOR FLATS IN
BUFFER ZONE
THE SITE'S HERITAGE STATUS IS AT RISK OVER FALSE CLAIMS MADE TO THE PLANNING
AUTHORITY
Alice Taylor
January 10, 2024 11:05
UNESCO is in dialogue with the Maltese government about the proposed building of
flats just metres away from the Ggantija Temples, but if the outcome is not
satisfactory, the site could be removed from the list of UNESCO World Heritage
Sites.
The Shift contacted UNESCO to ask about the proposed development, the exact
boundaries of the buffer zone, which is designed to provide additional
protection to sites, and their stance on the project.
“The World Heritage Centre is following the situation closely and has already
had exchanges with the Maltese authorities to reiterate the need to protect the
Outstanding Universal Value of the site (i.e. the very reasons for which it was
decided to inscribe the site on the World Heritage List),” a spokesperson from
the UNESCO World Heritage Centre told The Shift.
They added that if the dialogue does not provide all the necessary guarantees,
the subject may be brought to the attention of the World Heritage Committee
during its next session in 2024. This could result in “corrective measures or
any other action deemed appropriate in line with paragraph 176 of the
Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage Convention.”.
Paragraph 176 lays down courses of action should a site be compromised in any
way. These include ordering the state party to take action to restore it within
a certain time frame, offering assistance with the process, putting it on the
List of World Heritage in Danger, or deleting the property from the list
altogether.
It also foresees consultation with the state party and sending a fact-finding
mission if necessary.
Previously, representatives of the applicant argued that there was a smaller
circular buffer zone around the temples, and therefore the project was outside
of it.
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During a hearing with the PA board, they presented a map which incorrectly
called a small circle of land around the temples, the “buffer zone”, and the
wider UNESCO-designated boundaries, as simply an “area of archaeological
importance”, a designation given by the Maltese government.
TVM, the state broadcaster, also published an article claiming the site was
“outside the buffer zone of the Ggantija temples.”
Both the claims made to the Planning Authority board and TVM’s article are
false.
UNESCO’s official map showing the buffer zone.
The most recent copy of the map, provided by UNESCO and updated in 2015,
outlines the buffer zone around the site which varies in distance from 200
metres, to 500 metres plus. According to the planning application for the
project, PA 00570/21, the site is 176 metres from the temples and falls well
within the UNESCO-designated buffer zone.
This acceptance of the false claim that the project lies outside the buffer zone
meant there was no need for a heritage impact assessment and independent
assessment by the World Heritage Committee.
An overlay of the PA’s map with the project’s site marked with a blue dashed
line, over UNESCO’s map of the buffer zone, marked with a dark blue solid line.
The project, tabled by developer Emmanuel Farrugia, will see an old house
demolished and 22 apartments and 20 underground garages built in its place.
Despite more than 300 objections, interventions from UNESCO, and advice against
granting the permit from the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage, the Planning
Authority ignored them all and gave the green light.
Farrugia had started advertising the apartments, using the temples as a selling
point, two years before the permit was even granted.
Malta’s representative to UNESCO, Monsignor Joe Vella Gauci, has refused to
state his position on the development and has ignored questions from The Shift.
An appeal hearing is scheduled for later this month, and tens of objectors have
already asked the Environmental and Planning Tribunal to be officially able to
follow the proceedings.
The Shift previously reported that Valletta’s UNESCO World Heritage Site status
is also at risk due to government inaction on several factors, including a
management plan requested since 2011.
The Maltese government has been given until the end of this year to present the
plan for conserving the capital city and a “Views and Vistas” analysis report to
address the growing concern about how high-rise buildings impact its skyline.
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Simon Camilleri
10 months ago
Does anybody seriously think the government cares?! They will do what they want
and their drone subintelligent voters will cheer. The whole world needs to know
how we are being held hostage by a corrupt government that has bought so many
votes it can never be removed.
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