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40 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 19 JANUARY 2014 THIS WEEK It's Genesis, but not as you know it ADAM and Eve… and Kevin is the latest (and quite possibly craziest) piece of theatre to come out of the mind of local radio personality and comedian Steve Hili. Following the success of Romeo and Juliet 2 (and a Zombie) and Sex Confessions of a Maltese man, Steve and the Revolt team are now literally going back to the beginning by putting together a zany take on the story that… started everything! And it is not for the feint hearted! Left to right: Erin Stuart Tanti, Steffi Thake, David Chircop. Back: PJ Xerxen. Front: Sean Briffa This madcap fringe-style comedy does not just suppose that Adam and Eve were not alone in the garden of Eden, but also explains how the first humans shaped the future of the world we live in through arrogance and horniness. And socks. Written and directed by Hili and featuring some of Malta's top comic talent including Steffi Thake, PJ Xerxen, Erin Stuart Tanti, David 387. SWALLOWTAIL The Swallowtail butterfly is easily queen among our butterflies. Its large size and flashy patterns render this insect easy to spot and it certainly seems familiar with Maltese people, if the variety of names it's been given is anything to go by. So it's been called Farfett tal-Fejgel, Farfett talBuzbiez, Farfett tal-Lira and Farfett tar-Regina, and I'm sure I'm missing one or two more. Although winter is not generally the best time for butterflies, our 'cold' season is so mild that pupae often speed up their cycle and butterflies can be on the wing even in January. So it's not rare to see Swallowtails sucking away right now at narcissus flowers, so quintessentially winter blooms. Incidentally, the 'tail' in the name is not really a tail as insects don't have tails; it refers to the swallowtail's hindwings that come to an elegant point, somewhat reminiscent of a swallow's two-pronged tail. Text and photo Victor Falzon Chircop, and Sean Briffa, Adam and Eve…and Kevin is sure to be the most insane piece of theatre you see this year. Adam and Eve…and Kevin will be showing for the first time ever at the MADC clubrooms in St Venera on February 7-9. Tickets are available for €10 from www.madc.com.mt or 99 449161. The play is rated 18 Aichi Biodiversity Targets – Sustainable management of marine living resources Global marine capture fisheries are yielding lower harvests and contributing less to the global economy than they could under stronger policies to manage fish stocks sustainably. The main drivers of overexploitation, such as over capacity, inadequate surveillance and control, or other consequences of poor governance generally can be mitigated, at least in part, by improved governance at international, regional and national levels. Actions taken to reach this target would help to ensure implementation, with respect to marine living resources, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and its 1995 Implementation Agreement of its Provisions relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and several key UNGA Resolutions. The aim of this target is that by 2020 all fish and invertebrate stocks and aquatic plants are managed and harvested sustainably, legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts of fisheries on stocks, species and ecosystems are within safe ecological limits. Overexploitation is a severe pressure on marine ecosystems globally, and has led to the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem structure. Harvests of global marine capture fisheries have been reduced from the unsustainable levels of a decade and more ago. However, overfishing still occurs in many areas, and fisheries could contribute more to the global economy and food security with more universal commitment to sustainable management policies. This target should be regarded as a step towards ensuring that all marine resources are harvested sustainably. As part of its national obligations Malta targets that by 2020, pressure on vulnerable ecosystems through overexploitation of biological resources is reduced by adopting sustainable practices. Visit Friends of the Earth's website for more information about our work, as well as for information about how to join us www.foemalta.org. You can also support us by sending a blank SMS donation on 50618070 (€4.66) or 50619223 (€11.65). GREEN IDEA OF THE WEEK 289: DON'T BE FOILED – When a recipe suggests wrapping food in foil before cooking, try a lidded dish instead. Instead of lining with foil, just try a baking sheet. It'll taste just as good, and saves wasting aluminium foil which is resourceintensive to produce.