Treating farmland as an environmental resource

submitted by St. Augustine College : Christopher Portelli, Gabriel Pullicino  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
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Dissemination description: 16
sustainable development goal(s): climate action, good health and well being, life on land, reduced inequalities, responsible consumption and production, sustainable cities and communities, zero hunger
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended


Farmland should not be protected only for its monetary value but because it deserves to be protected, governments should legislate in favour of the environment. Water shortages, extreme weather events and high temperatures, could make living very difficult if not impossible. Currently, in Malta, we are experiencing one of the longest draughts which is wreaking havoc in fields, Mr Malcom Borg, head of lobby group Għaqda Bdiewa Attivi, said that the public needed to understand that fields provide food as many people think of fields only when they are threatened of being destroyed.