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Climate Change and Rainfall – the Impact on Farmers and Crops

submitted by Immaculate Conception School St Jeanne Antide College Tarxien : Lara Jo Sargent  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, School magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

This article aims to create awareness of the effect of climate change on the Maltese farming sector and on local agricultural products. Farmers provide an insight on how too little or too much rainfall affects their crops. The article describes briefly what climate change is and mentions some of the measures that local farmers carry out to protect and sustain their crops. The article ends on a positive note suggesting small actions that the general public can carry out to contribute to combatting climate change and indirectly support the Maltese farming sector.



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Choked by Cars: How Malta is Trying to Breathe Again

submitted by St. Aloysius College Secondary School : Zack Spiteri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Zack Spiteri shares his concerns about Malta’s growing traffic and pollution problems. He describes how cars have taken over the small island, making it harder for kids to play, people to breathe clean air, and nature to thrive. With more cars than people and thousands of old, polluting vehicles on the roads, Malta is facing serious environmental challenges. Zack talks about government efforts like offering money to people who give up their cars, promoting electric vehicles, and making public transport free. However, he believes that real change will only come if everyone works together—by using bikes, buses, and walking more.                   Zack dreams of a cleaner, quieter Malta where birdsong replaces car horns, and he encourages everyone to help protect the island’s future.



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Valletta Regeneration and the residents

submitted by Kirkop secondary school St Benedict College : Kira Cutajar  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

An investigation about regeneration in Valletta and the effect on the residents.



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How Urban Regeneration is Transforming Valletta and Shaping the Lives of Its Residents

submitted by Kirkop secondary school St Benedict College : Mariah Busuttil  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

An investigation about regeneration in Valletta and the effect on the residents.



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Gentrified Valletta: How we got here and how we will escape.

submitted by Kirkop secondary school St Benedict College : Owen Polidano  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

An investigation about regeneration in Valletta and the effect on the residents.



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Valletta Regeneration, the leading cause to Gentrification.

submitted by Kirkop secondary school St Benedict College : Waylon Desira  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

An investigation about regeneration in Valletta and the effect on the residents.



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Over population in Malta

submitted by Mater Boni Consilii St. Joseph School Paola : Mikela Farrugia  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Malta may be a small island, but it has a big problem, there are too many people.



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Malta’s underwater forests The Posidonia Medows

submitted by Mater Boni Consilii St. Joseph School Paola : Kate Falzon  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Posidonia is a special type of seagrass that lives beneath the Mediterranean Sea and usually grows in shallow, clear water so that sunlight can reach it. Posidonia shoots grow close to each other to form what we call Posidonia meadows.



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Sea pollution slowly growing in Malta

submitted by Mater Boni Consilii St. Joseph School Paola : Leah Camilleri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Sea pollution is one of the most environmental challenges facing several countries including Malta.



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Protecting Malta’s Endemic Plants: Preserving the Beauty of Our Natural Heritage”

submitted by Mater Boni Consilii St. Joseph School Paola : Emma Bishop  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

0ur Maltese Islands offer a vast variety of plants and flowers, from invasive stinging nettles to delicate orchids.



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