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11 NEWS maltatoday | SUNDAY • 28 APRIL 2024 JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Submit your application COURT CLERKS (GOZO COURTS) Aġenzija għas-Servizzi tal-Qrati Prospective candidates must have an 'O' Level standard of education and must be in possession of ECDL/ICDL passes in modules 2, 3 and 4. The salary for the post of Court Clerk is pegged to the Court Services Agency Grade 7. At 2024 rates, this is equivalent to €15,487 per annum, rising by annual increments of €350 up to a maximum of €18,637. Newly engaged Court Clerks start from Step 3 of this Grade, i.e. €16,187 per annum. This full-time post is on an indefinite basis and is subject to a probationary period of six months. Candidates must also be proficient in the Maltese and English Languages. Candidates are to submit their letter of application, their qualifications and experience in a Europass Curriculum Vitae Format, a copy of their relevant scanned certificates and a valid Police Conduct Certificate by e-mail on recruitment.courts@courtservices.mt. Further information and a comprehensive description of duties can be obtained by contacting the Court Services Agency on recruitment.courts@courtservices.mt. Applications will be received till Friday 10th May 2024 at 13:00 hrs. Eligibility JobsPlus Permit No. 337/2021 A 130m-long boulder revetment will have to be built along the Ballut ta' Marsaxlokk seashore to protect the protected habitat from sea erosion. The coastal wetland's shoreline is being impacted by sea erosion, and the revetment will reclaim the land area lost in the past decades due to these coastal changes. The proposal, first floated three years ago, has been beefed up by detailed studies undertaken by AIS, an environmental consultan- cy firm. Without the intervention, fur- ther coastal erosion will jeopard- ise the site's integrity and lead to the loss of species and habitats, endangering one of Malta's few inland surface water bodies. A comparison between two satellite images shows that while the coastal profile in 2002 was straight, it became concave in 2021, an estimated reduction of 1,500sq.m in almost 20 years. The Environment and Resourc- es Authority (ERA) will be respon- sible for the overall project with works carried out in conjunction with Infrastructure Malta. The 130m-long revetment will be constructed along the entire shoreline of the Ballut ta' Marsax- lokk. The revetment will be most- ly located underwater but will rise to 2 to 2.5 metres above the wa- terline, along an 8-metre width throughout the entire length. The inner perimeter of the revet- ment will be lined with a 2m-wide passageway along the entire length, serving both as extended protection to the wetland and as a means of access from the sandy beach to the north of the wetland towards the hardstanding quay to the south. The Ballut wetland The Ballut ta' Marsaxlokk is one of the few remaining coastal wet- lands in the Maltese Islands. In view of its ecological impor- tance, the wetland was designated a Special Area of Conservation, forming part of the Natura 2000 Network included in the EU Hab- itats Directive. The wetland con- tains several marshland areas and a large number of trees which al- so host migrating birds. The site is currently being managed and overseen by Nature Trust Malta, a non-governmental organisation. The shoreline facing the south- west is prone to wave action originating from the mouth of Marsaxlokk Bay. A salt marsh is recharged from rainwater run- off. Seawater input became sig- nificantly restricted when a sand embankment was constructed in the 1980s which segregated the marshland from the southern beach and the sea. Culverts were also laid to connect the marshland directly to the sea. But debris accumulation within the culverts has blocked this con- nection. As a result there is very limited water circulation in the area with the area becoming dry in summer. The marshland is occasional- ly supplemented by sea water which forces its way through the wave breakers. The likelihood of such occurrences is remote and was only observed once during a 12-month monitoring period be- tween 2021 and 2022. By limiting erosion the new re- vetement will enable the reintro- duction of lost habitats and foster increased biodiversity within the area. Moreover, the infrastructural works being proposed by IM will also allow controlled seawater flow into the marshland without causing detrimental erosion ef- fects on the coastline. Boulder revetment to save Maghluq wetland from coastal erosion