BirdLife Malta – Is-Simar Nature Reserve

Conserving birds and their habitats in the Maltese Islands by being part of a united voice for local and international wildlife. The Melita Foundation is supporting BirdLife Malta in transforming a building situated along the Simar Nature Reserve nature trail, into a research centre for the visiting public, including school children.

Together with BirdLife International, the NGO works in a variety of fields including research, education, campaigning and engaging Maltese people to ensure a natural legacy for future generations. The Melita Foundation is supporting BirdLife Malta in transforming a building situated along the Simar Nature Reserve nature trail, into a research centre for the visiting public, including school children. Entrance to Simar Nature Reserve is free and is open to the public on most days of the year.

The building will be set up with a number of small desks equipped with microscopes, a water quality testing centre and information about the other fauna species that inhabit the pool area (like fish, shrimps and other insects). This will provide a hands-on area in which children and adults alike can immerse themselves into the different aspects of research which is crucially important when running a nature reserve, and to successfully disseminate environmental education.

Thanks to this research centre, school children and the visiting public will have the research as an added highlight to their trip to the reserve, thus adding the value of learning some environmental science during every visit.

Working together for a better future

Since our launch in 2020, The Melita Foundation has supported dozens of projects run by many diverse organisations. Project beneficiaries range from the very young to the very young-at-heart, from the the very local – such as supporting STEM skills development for school children in the Three Cities – to projects which will have an impact beyond our borders: supporting extensive tree planting; developing skills in maritime law and conservation; preserving parts of our heritage entwined with our diaspora.

 

Click here for information on all these projects and more.