Past Entries

Green Fingers

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EcoSchools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

EcoSchools committee members planted various crops at school of which potatoes, rucola and carrots. Since not much soil is available on the school grounds seeds were sown in plastic cans and containers. In so doing unwanted material was re-used thus reducing landfill waste. Moreover, through this practice the students highlighted the importance of consuming local products as much as possible in order to keep one’s carbon and water footprint to a minimum.



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Walk! It’s Carbon Neutral!

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EcoSchools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

Climate Change is happening and it’s affecting the whole world, from the tropics to the poles. Taking a whole school approach the students at Gozo College Middle School learned how humans are contributing to climate change and how one can take action to solve this problem. A Fun Walk was organised to raise awareness on climate change and encouraged action focused on a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mainly Climate Action, Clean Water and Sanitation.



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‘….doing our share’

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EcoSchools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

Students at Gozo College Middle School carried out a litter survey during a Nature Walk in one of Gozo’s valleys. The students teamed up in groups and recorded litter found along the valley. Over 30kgs of litter was collected and thanks to their effort the freshwater course was cleaned. The students are putting into action their motto, ‘Never too little to care and do our share’, and the look on their faces says it all!!



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Deadly Crossing

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EcoSchools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

Sadly, the sight of a squashed hedgehog is a familiar one. Road signs warning drivers to look out for these spiny creatures have been put up but more need to be added in some areas. Drivers need to pay carefully attention especially when using country roads. As clearly stated by a member of the Hedgehog Preservation Society in Britain, “Hedgehogs don’t have much of a flight defence. They just curl up and wait for the danger to go away but if the danger is a car, their prickles are no defence.”



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Irrevocable Scars

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EcoSchools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school blog, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

The surge in property development and construction industry is taking its toll on the aesthetic of Malta’s skyline and the traditional character of villages. There seems to be no end in sight for the eyesores!!



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Reducing the planet’s waste – What are we doing to the world

submitted by Kirkop secondary school : Ayrton Farrugia  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school media, uploaded on own fb page
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

This article investigates the waste problem and recycling in Malta.



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The impact of globalisation on cultural identity

submitted by Kirkop secondary school : Maria Spiteri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

This article investigates how globalisation is influencing our culture and our way of thinking.



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Tourism and the Environment

submitted by Kirkop secondary school : Leanne Zammit  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

This article investigates the impact of tourism on the environment.



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Fuel for Thought

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College : Elise, Muscat  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo

Malta has a number of development applications for fuel stations on agricultural land which is classified not to be developed. These developments decrease Malta’s significant lack of open space and is contrary to Europe’s goal of placing an end-date to the sale of fossil-fuel cars. The three photographs depict: – a station developed on agricultural land taken through its security fence just prior to opening; – rusting excavation equipment as the development of a station in a rural area ceased some years ago; – fuel pumps on the pavement of a town’s main street seen through a car mirror.



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The Folly of Developing New Vehicle Fuel Stations

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College : Elise, Muscat  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: 3rd place international, Best Entry

Malta has a number of development applications for fuel stations on agricultural land which is classified not to be developed. The argument for new fuel stations is based upon the ever-increasing number of registered vehicles, Malta having the third highest density of cars in the EU. Fuel station developments decrease Malta’s lack of open space on this small and crowded island. It is contrary to Europe’s goal of placing an end-date to the sale of fossil-fuel cars. Once new land is developed, then it is unlikely to be converted back to its original state for the benefit of all.



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