Biodiversity & Tourism Pressure: A visit to Comino’s Blue Lagoon on 13 June found that even with wristbands and capped visitor numbers, overcrowding and commercial activity are still overwhelming the Natura 2000 protected area, with rogue kiosk operators continuing to line the coastline and keep the site visually and commercially busy. Accessibility for Marine Life: Deaf Malta helped launch MUFFIN, creating new sign language gestures for marine species around the UK, so deaf and hard-of-hearing students and the wider public can learn and communicate about animals like basking sharks, sperm whales and common dolphins. Local Development Watch: In Gżira, Malta Development Association president Michael Stivala has filed a new application for another hotel and to sanction an extra, previously illegal floor on an adjacent business centre, raising fresh questions about planning compliance along the promenade. Conservation Funding Link: Minor Hotels announced a partnership with Saving the Wild, launching conservation-themed wines where proceeds support efforts to protect endangered species targeted by illegal poaching. EU Consumer Greenwashing Rules: The EU Commission has started infringement steps against 20 member states for missing the deadline to transpose the EmpCo Directive on better protection against unfair environmental claims.