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Attract the dragon to keep mosquitoes away
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by Cospicua St Margaret College Boys' Secondary Verdala : Luke Agius for
15-18
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Neptume Project in Dock 1, Cospicua is an innovative and sustainable project meant to purify waste sewage water to irrigate the green areas of the promenade. However, the pond water used in the phytoremediation process can attract mosquitoes with the risk of spreading the Zika virus. Therefore, attracting dragonflies to the ponds can be a safe and natural way of controlling mosquitoes. Dragonflies might look like scary biters but in fact they can only harm mosquitoes. So planting proper plants in ponds can easily attract adult dragonflies which feed on adult mosquitoes. Dragonflies will also breed their larvae called “nymphs” in the ponds to feed on mosquito larvae. To guarantee this natural process, the ponds must be shallow at one end and deep at the other end respectively with more aquatic plants and flat rocks surrounding them. Dragonfly insects can help us keep the mosquito population in Cospicua under control.
Promoting wellbeing across the Commonwealth at the EkoSkola Young People’s Environmental CHOGM Summit held in Malta
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by Cospicua St Margaret College Boys' Secondary Verdala : Merton Pace, Moses Galea for
15-18
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On Friday, 20th November 2015 over 250 students participated in the EkoSkola Young People’s Environmental CHOGM Summit held at the Dolmen Hotel in Qawra to promote the wellbeing across the Commonwealth countries. The general theme selected for this summit was; ‘Ensuring a good quality of life for present and future generations’ and the sub-themes for discussion included: Education for all, Clean and safe water for all, Eradicating poverty, Promoting freedom of expression, The role of women, Religious diversity and Conflict resolution.
Read MoreSuperhero NEPTUME – an innovative project to purify and reuse wastewater
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by Cospicua St Margaret College Boys' Secondary Verdala : Leon Piscopo, Luke Agius, Moses Galea, Samuele Verde for
15-18
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Neptume (No-Discharge Energy-Efficient Prototype for the Treatment of Urban Municipal Effluent) project in Dock 1 in Cospicua is a very innovative project trying to purify waste water to be able to irrigate the plants planted along the promenade of the town. Through this process, the planted aquatic plants purify water from nitrates and phosphates, reduce Carbon dioxide and release Oxygen. However, prior to undergoing phytoremediation, the entire process primarily needs to undergo an MBBR (Moving Bed Bioreactor) process and MBR (Membrane Bioreactor) process.
Read MoreTo Ghana with Love
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by Gozo College Girls Secondary School : Elenia Jo Xiberras for
11-14
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Living close to an immigrant who regularly sends containers full of useful items including clothes to his country of origin, Ghana has inspired our EkoSkola committee to contribute to this generous act. Year 7 students were encouraged to bring good items that can be donated to the immigrant. This activity was a success and it will certainly be repeated in the future on a more bigger scale. Seeing the smile on the face of the Ghanaian children will certainly encourage us to do more.
Read MoreLeast Wanted
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by Gozo College Girls Secondary School : EkoSkola Committee for
11-14
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It has become a common sight to see immigrants working as waste collectors, with building contractors and similar. Jobs which are normally considered as involving hard work or are not so desireable. Why is this so? Immigrants are not people of a lesser status. The question is, are these people at least being employed as required by law? Or are they unregistered and being given less then the minimum wage or have longer working hours?
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- Honorable Mention
- YREstayshome
- 1st place international
- International Honorable Mention
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- Best Entry
- Participation
- 1st place Litter less Campaign
- 2nd place Litter less Campaign
- 3rd place Litter less campaign
- Honorable Mention
- YREstayshome
- 1st place international
- International Honorable Mention
- 2nd place international
- 3rd place international
- Shortlisted internationally
- Best Entry International Collaboration
- Best YREstayshome Award
- Sustainable Mobility Award
- Most active YREstayshome participant
- YREstayshome International Award
- New Category
- Commended
- Finalist
- HSBC Award
- NT-FEE Award
- WasteServ Award
- WER Award
