Past Entries

Keep Calm, Keep Learning, Keep Recycling

submitted by St. Augustine College : Gabriel Pullicino, Yevgeny Spiteri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

Students investigated how plastic is produced and what plastics can be recycled. They corroborated their research with an online survey among the school learning community to assess the knowledge of society in general about plastics and recycling. The ensuing conclusion was that education plays a vital role. Therefore we need to Keep Calm, Keep Learning and Keep Recycling.



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Mask my Habitat

submitted by St. Joseph School, Sliema : Katya Vassallo  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended, Finalist

Mask my Habitat Captured in the beautiful valley of Wied Qirda was this disposable face mask. The ear loops of the mask had got tangled in the branches of the lush vegetation. A number of organisms were observed crawling around in the mask. It was as though they were making this foreign, pollutant object their new habitat.



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How Sustainable Are You?

submitted by San Gwann Primary : Eko Skola Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

San Gwann Primary School has been working for a long time to raise awareness about the environment, separating waste and how to reduce waste. As such, a research was conducted by the Eko Skola Committee with the aim to increase awareness about disposable plastics and reduce its use within the school and local community.



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Goodbye Mayo!

submitted by San Gwann Primary : Jethro Azzopardi Duca  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

A turtle called Mayo is released back to the sea after months of rehabilitation. Everyone who had the opportunity to attend was so happy. But this would not have been needed if it wasn’t for human egoism. Mayo had ingested a fishing hook and was injured as well. Once again, we have human egoism leaving a bad impact on the environment. It’s a pity these beautiful creatures must suffer because of this.



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More Development – Destruction of more trees?

submitted by San Gwann Primary : Kezayah Zahra  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Unfortunately, trees and open areas are constantly being sacrificed for the so-called progress and development. The article talks about a over-developed area were the only remaining trees are in danger of being removed too.



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Sustainable Tourism in Malta

submitted by St Clare College Pembroke Secondary : Nilai Bugeja  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Tourism is very important to keep the economy going. Many places in the world rely heavily on tourism as a key source of income and employment. Unfortunately, tourism can also be a source of problems, especially if it is not managed well. Sustainable tourism is an industry committed to making a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate future employment for local people. Sustainable tourism is composed of three pillars which are: Social Justice, Economic Development and Environmental Integrity. The goal of sustainable tourism is to ensure that development is a positive experience for locals, tourism companies and tourists.



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Grow your own fruit and vegetables! Reduce litter

submitted by Lija Balzan Iklin Primary : Amy Agius  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Participation

To help reduce plastic further, throughout this year we are also campaigning to grow our own food at school and encouraging parents of our students to do the same. In this way we will be controlling plastic waste even more by avoiding buying prepacked fruit and vegetables. We would like to encourage our school community to look at the foods we buy to find ways of reducing our plastic use. One way of cutting down on our household plastic waste is surely by growing our own crops. Every class shall be having a planter or garden patch where they shall be growing their own fruits and vegetables. Parents at home are also being encouraged to grow food in their balconies, roofs and yards.



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Street Litter

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate School : Miraine and Hale  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Street litter includes all the waste materials that are thrown away irresponsibly, especially those thrown away in the streets. The smallest things, from cigarette butts up to the largest ones like bulky waste materials, form part of such litter. Litter in the streets is continuously increasing due to irresponsible people. This problem is not only found in Malta, but all over the world. In fact, according to a British website called Kingdom 60% of the people in Britain drop litter and only 28% of them admit it.



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Waste Created By This Dreadful Pandemic

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Emily Pace Delicata  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

Covid-19 hit the whole world like a bomb. No one anticipated that such a microscopic virus could tarvel all over the world. In a few months nearly every country started going into lockdowns , schools were forced to close down and most people started working from home or were at the edge of losing their job due to the poor economy. At 12:30pm every Maltese citizen would be distraughtfully waiting to hear what Professor Charmaine Gauci had to announce. Cases kept increasing and so did the restrictions until Malta went into a partial lockdown and people only went out to work or to buy groceries or medicine. The streets were silent from the noise and air pollution.



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Wonders of Nature

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Naomi Pace  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Eco Schools noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

The first thing that caterpillars eat is their eggshell. On each side of its head, a caterpillar has 6 tiny eyelets, called stemmata, arranged in a semi-circle. Caterpillars get creative when it comes to self-defence. Life at the bottom of the food chain can be tough, so caterpillars employ all kinds of strategies to avoid becoming a bird snack.



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