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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 24 JULY 2019 7 ANALYSIS crease the number of trees impacted by the project, the project will still result in the irreverable loss of 50,000 sq.m of agricultural land. An additional 3m buffer zone will be temporarily tak- en up during the construction phase to serve for storage of raw materials and waste, and to provide space for operating of machinery. The contractors will be re- sponsible for the rehabilita- tion of the land in the buffer zone. 150 cubic meters of rubble walls some of which hundreds of years old and harbouring eco systems of their own, will be dissembled and reused as cladding in the border walls along the wid- ened road and the proposed Attard Bypass. "The take-up of agricul- tural land, excavation of soil and disassembly of rubble walls will cause a permanent destruction of all ecological features which are associated with these habitat types,' the Environmental Impact As- sessment had warned. "The impact is particular- ly significant on all the life forms associated with the soil and rubble walls." trees to mourn for the chopping Position may be co-funded through European Union Funding/Bilateral Funds SENIOR MANAGER (EU FUNDS) PROGRAMME MANAGER (EU FUNDS) Applications are invited for the positions of Senior Manager (EU Funds) and Programme Manager (EU Funds) in the Ministry for European Affairs and Equality. Applicants for the Senior Manager (EU Funds) position must be in possession of a recognised Masters qualification at MQF Level 7 in relevant areas plus three years relevant work experience. Applicants for the Programme Manager (EU Funds) position must be in possession of a recognized Masters qualification at MQF Level 7 in relevant areas plus one year relevant work experience or in possesion of a recognized Bachelors qualification at MQF Level 6 in relevant areas plus three years relevant work experience. Applications will be received at the Corporate Services Directorate, Ministry for European Affairs and Equality, 31B, Tal-Pilar, Marsamxett Road, Valletta, VLT 1850 by not later than noon of Friday 2 nd August 2019. Further details may be obtained from the Government Gazette of 19 th July 2019. Application forms may be downloaded from: https://publicservice.gov.mt/en/people/Pages/PeopleResourcingandCompliance/For msandTemplates.aspx Further details may be obtained from the Government Gazette of 30 th Number of Aleppo Pine Trees to be uprooted Total number of Aleppo Pine Trees to be uprooted between Pit Stop roundabout and Chapel Total number of Aleppo Pine Trees to be uprooted between chapel and Saqqaja roundabout Total number of trees to be uprooted Total number of trees to be 'transplanted' Total number of trees to be planted * The permit refers to 549 trees to be uprooted but 440 trees are identified for uprooting in the 'nature permit' submitted by Transport Malta to ERA 44 32 3 549 * 237 766 Trees near the Pitstop roundabout are to be uprooted Trees along Mdina Road, between San Anton Palace and the Attard cemetery, are slated for uprooting