Finalist

Where have all the trees gone?

submitted by individual : Elisa Demanuele  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Local Council noticeboard, newspaper, other, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

Cranes, concrete, cement, tall buildings and dull dark colours have taken over the lushness of the once vegetated island. Living in these areas is suffocating and boring.



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Every inch of waste will one day kill us.

submitted by Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar : Yasmine Chetcuti  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

To save the environment we need to be a part of the solution not the pollution.



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Litter is suffocating us

submitted by Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar : Yasmine Chetcuti  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

We can do something!



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Be Drastic Cut Plastic

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EcoSchools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: 3rd place Litter less campaign, Finalist, WasteServ Award

Plastics are inexpensive and long-lasting, and as a result levels of plastic production by humans are high. However, the chemical structure of most plastics makes them resistant to many natural processes of degradation meaning they take long to degrade, if ever. Together, these two factors have led to an excessive amount of plastic pollution in the environment. All of this stirred in the students an urge to bring single use plastic to a halt. In an effort to reduce the adverse effects of plastic in the natural environment the students came up with their Be Drastic Cut Plastic Campaign. Through their campaign they are now encouraging people to reduce their use of plastic bags – by giving out mesh bags.



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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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Speciality of the Day!

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

The overuse of plastics in our everyday life has led to the presence of traces of plastic in most of the food chain. Microplastics are present in most fish and natural resources and unless serious measures are taken, the situation is quickly nearing a critical point.



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Eat me if you can

submitted by Dun Manwel Attard Young Adult Education Resource Centre Maria Regina College : Emily Holly Edwards  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Facebook and Noticeboard, other, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

In a world where most food products that we have access to are processed, finding our way back to the source and opting for natural, local and fresh produce is becoming always more important.



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Building Homes for Solitary Bees

submitted by Maria Regina Secondary School Zokrija : Aurelio Pellegrino, Jayden Zammit and Lara Camilleri, Margherita di Giovine, Martina Schembri, Shaznay Said  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

A group of year 9 students studying Agribusiness have constructed some bee houses made of wooden pallets and bamboo reeds. The aim of this project is to increase chances of solitary bee reproduction. Various studies have shown that the world bee population is decreasing due to various factors such as temporal mismatches as well as the introduction of alien species. Solitary bees are different from honey bees because the former do not live in groups and do not produce any honey.



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The hand

submitted by St.Albert the Great College : Miguel Camilleri  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): other, School notice board, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos
awarded: Finalist

The power lies in our decision. Are we throwing waste or are we cleaning the waste?



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Think before Trashing

submitted by Birgu Malta St Edward's College : Matthew Sciberras Bray, Miguel Pablo de Flavia  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

Students reflect on the trash found in the Cottonera area, especially around their school and investigate their findings during a Clean Up Activity.



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