While the Environmental Safety Group is very pleased to see Minister Vinet celebrate World Environment Day by planting a tree, the group states that what would be significant would be to see Government progress on the major environmental issues and engage in a programme of environmental reform. These must include:

– Environmental Charter

– Reduced air and noise emissions from our power stations and dockyard

– Up-to-date development plan incorporating green areas

– Sewage Treatment Plant

– Limits on air and marine pollution

– Traffic Modelling and management

– Waste reduction and recycling policy

– Investment in renewable and sustainable technologies

In fact, any policy initiatives on the above to effectively improve Gibraltar’s environment and be more responsible as a “global player” would be much more appreciated by the ESG and the voting public than one small tree.