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Nature finds a way, but at what cost?
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by Sacred Heart College : Elizabeth Jade Pace and Zoe Zammit for
11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school media, Students' personal social media platforms
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awarded: Best Entry
Nature has an incredible ability to adapt and find a way to survive even in the most challenging conditions. However, this resilience often comes at a significant cost. Malta is an example of how rapid population growth, overdevelopment and loss of habitat have a negative impact on our lives and the islands biodiversity. Malta has a rapidly growing population. Malta’s population grew from 417,432 in 2011 to 519,562 in 2021, that is roughly an increase of 25%. On a more worrying note, Eurostat figures show that between 2000 and 2021, construction activity in Malta shot up by an astronomical 330%. This is leading to the destruction of many natural habitats and rural areas in and around our towns and villages. This loss of habitat has had a significant impact on the country’s biodiversity, with many species now endangered such as the Maltese Freshwater Crab and the Vagrant Hedgehog. The destruction of habitats has also had a knock-on effect on the ecosystem, affecting the pollination of plants and agriculture. The Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BES) index, formulated by the Swiss Re Institute, marked 100% of Malta’s ecosystems as fragile! Nature may find a way to adapt to these changes, but the long-term consequences of overdevelopment and loss of habitat can be catastrophic. It is crucial that we take action to protect and preserve the natural world before it is too late. Location: Delimara, Marsaxlokk Malta
Read MoreNothing to see here
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by Sacred Heart College : Melissa Sansone Sciberras, Nicole Farrugia Wismayer for
11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school media, Students' personal social media platforms
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awarded: Best Entry
What happened to our precious world? Is there really anything left to see here? Construction is one of the largest industries in Malta. The high demand for property development in Malta is having a significant impact on the island’s natural environment. One of the main concerns is the loss of green spaces and the fragmentation of habitats due to urbanization. Additionally, the construction process can lead to soil erosion, water and noise pollution and can have negative effects on local biodiversity. Furthermore, construction activities generate large amounts of waste, which can be difficult to manage and dispose of in a sustainable manner. While the Maltese government has introduced regulations to minimize the environmental impact of construction, there is still much work to be done to ensure that construction activities are carried out in a sustainable and responsible way that preserves Malta’s natural environment for future generations. Building excessive buildings everywhere is ruining our natural environment, filling our hometowns with apartment blocks, offices, casinos and hotels. What about our new generations? What oxygen are we breathing? When are we going to stop building unsustainably? Are we ready to start taking down built-up areas and return them to nature, by planting trees instead? Location: St. Julian’s, Malta
Don’t let big Bobo starve!
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by Sacred Heart College : Elena Loddo, Fabienne Axisa for
11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school media, Students' personal social media platforms
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Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended
As you can see Big Bobo is eating the rubbish. When you put your rubbish on the floor you would not only be littering but making Big Bobo starve. Don`t let him starve, help him keep healthy by throwing any garbage in the bin and NOT on the floor. When garbage is on the floor it might end up in the sea where a lot of animals might think it is food and eat or get stuck in any garbage that you were too lazy to get up and throw it in the bin. DON`T LET BIG BOBO STARVE!🧋
Read MoreWe want to live in a world with more fish and less plastic in the sea!
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by Sacred Heart College : Emma Cassar, Mattea Abdilla for
11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
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Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Participation
The picture shows that there’s so much plastic in the ocean, that the fish are almost becoming plastic themselves by the amounts of plastic they devour every day!
The Impact of Surface Material on Temperature Variations
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by San Gwann Primary : Class Year 6.1 for
11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): On GLOBE website, other, school media
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Articles
awarded: Finalist
Year 6.1 took part in the GLOBE Program to gather surface temperature data. We used a handheld Helect Infrared Thermometer to record the heat of the surface of 5 different sites within the school. We chose 5 different sites which have different types of surfaces. One site is soil and grass in the shade; one has soil and grass in the sun; one has cement which is in the school yard and one has asphalt which is in the main road in front of our school. We collected data for 5 days for 3 months. We did December, January and February. We took 9 different readings of each site. We wrote all data on a sheet, then we inputted all the data on the GLOBE site. The aim of this research is to understand how different surfaces radiate energy. We discovered that temperature on natural surfaces like soil is cooler, especially with wet grass. The highest temperature we recorded was on asphalt. In the end we wrote this report.
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