We offer 25 years’ experience as professional researchers in land and water issues, with projects taking us to Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Turkey and to Peru and Brazil. Our portfolio ranges from in-depth research on Water Resources & Irrigation; Coastal Zone Management; Climate Change & other disciplines. In the Maltese Islands we conducted several land use surveys and also presented a novel approach to Karst Groundwater Vulnerability Mapping as well as new, in-depth studies of two well known Karst Cave Systems. And in 2015 we launched the first digital crowdsourcing event in the Maltese Islands.
To date we have participated in 15 EU sponsored international research projects.
We specialise in weaving public participatory approaches, communication platforms & outreach strategies, in multi-actor & multi-disciplinary scientific scenarios that stimulate confidence among project partners and gain significance with the relevant stakeholders, endusers, decision makers & local communities.

Here we are delighted to present a portfolio of our current and former projects:

ISLANDR

Supporting the execution of the EU mission: A Soil Deal for Europe

UNIMED

Methodological development of a Survivability-of-Droughts Index in the context of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus

Mara-Mediterra

Promoting the uptake of Nature-based Solutions in agro-ecosystems

AQUACYCLE

Drawing up action plans for the reuse of treated effluent through participatory GIS

NEXT

Developing a ‘Social Licence to Explore’ toolkit for minimal environmental impact

MARE NOSTRUM

Safeguarding Open Spaces  in Coastal Areas through participatory GIS

SIRIUS

Shaping Water Visions through Local Community involvement

PROMINE

Organizing Mineral Marketplaces for new products developed from mining waste

EUROBROADMAP

Visions of Europe seen from Malta and elsewhere in the world through maps and narratives

TRANSBONUS

Stimulating EU-Western Balkan cooperation in surface transport through Idea Generation Events

E-IM

Using lateral thinking in e-learning training courses for Innovation Management

PLEIADeS

Analysing the impact of climate change and policies on irrigation practices around the world

EduNatHer

Promoting the cultural and natural heritage of Gozo through e-learning webGIS modules

F2F

Generating ideas to bring innovation to the textile industry in and around Europe

OPTIMA

Reconciling conflicting demands and increasing efficiency in water resources management

ITE

Benchmarking the readiness for innovation in textile companies

Colasu

Utilising GIS to preserve lagoon ecosystems for the benefit of local communities

ResManMed

Assessing and validating natural resource interdependencies

COST

Understanding and mapping the vulnerability of karst water resources