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Green Fingers

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EcoSchools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

EcoSchools committee members planted various crops at school of which potatoes, rucola and carrots. Since not much soil is available on the school grounds seeds were sown in plastic cans and containers. In so doing unwanted material was re-used thus reducing landfill waste. Moreover, through this practice the students highlighted the importance of consuming local products as much as possible in order to keep one’s carbon and water footprint to a minimum.



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Walk! It’s Carbon Neutral!

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EcoSchools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

Climate Change is happening and it’s affecting the whole world, from the tropics to the poles. Taking a whole school approach the students at Gozo College Middle School learned how humans are contributing to climate change and how one can take action to solve this problem. A Fun Walk was organised to raise awareness on climate change and encouraged action focused on a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mainly Climate Action, Clean Water and Sanitation.



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‘….doing our share’

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EcoSchools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

Students at Gozo College Middle School carried out a litter survey during a Nature Walk in one of Gozo’s valleys. The students teamed up in groups and recorded litter found along the valley. Over 30kgs of litter was collected and thanks to their effort the freshwater course was cleaned. The students are putting into action their motto, ‘Never too little to care and do our share’, and the look on their faces says it all!!



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Deadly Crossing

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EcoSchools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

Sadly, the sight of a squashed hedgehog is a familiar one. Road signs warning drivers to look out for these spiny creatures have been put up but more need to be added in some areas. Drivers need to pay carefully attention especially when using country roads. As clearly stated by a member of the Hedgehog Preservation Society in Britain, “Hedgehogs don’t have much of a flight defence. They just curl up and wait for the danger to go away but if the danger is a car, their prickles are no defence.”



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Irrevocable Scars

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EcoSchools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school blog, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

The surge in property development and construction industry is taking its toll on the aesthetic of Malta’s skyline and the traditional character of villages. There seems to be no end in sight for the eyesores!!



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Fuel for Thought

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College : Elise, Muscat  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo

Malta has a number of development applications for fuel stations on agricultural land which is classified not to be developed. These developments decrease Malta’s significant lack of open space and is contrary to Europe’s goal of placing an end-date to the sale of fossil-fuel cars. The three photographs depict: – a station developed on agricultural land taken through its security fence just prior to opening; – rusting excavation equipment as the development of a station in a rural area ceased some years ago; – fuel pumps on the pavement of a town’s main street seen through a car mirror.



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Wind of Change

submitted by St.Thomas More College- Tarxien Middle School : Mireille Bonnici  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, Presentation of work to other students., school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

This photograph clearly shows the devastating effects of the strong gale force winds which hit Malta last February. An indigenous tree (Aleppo Pine) near our school was unfortunately uprooted. Such damage caused by natural forces are beyond our control but we can control the number of new buildings being constructed which are certainly hindering the few greenery left in our islands.



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Survivor

submitted by St.Thomas More College- Tarxien Middle School : Juan Orsini  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, Presentation of work to other students., school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Whilst enjoying some free time at Joanne Gardens-Tarxien, I have come across this tree with a broken branch caused by the gale force winds which hit Malta last February. Fortunately, this tree survived and may the authorities ensure that more trees are planted around the island to make Malta greener and less polluted.



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Rest in Peace

submitted by St.Thomas More College- Tarxien Middle School : Juan Orsini  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, Presentation of work to other students., school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Should we rest our minds when seeing this sight in a public garden? May the authorities ensure that for every fallen tree, new trees are planted.



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Still Waiting to be Built Up

submitted by Maria Regina College Dun Manwel Attard Young Adult Education Resource Centre : Justin Cassar  for 19-25
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Facebook, noticeboard, other, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Caring for our environment and respecting the countryside is vital in enriching green areas and allowing them to flourish. Rubble walls create a healthy habitat for a number of species, while helping maintain rich soil structures.



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