Articles

Coffee for equality!

submitted by St. Margaret College Boys Secondary Verdala : Baldacchino Franklyn, Fava Ryan, Mentosa Jacopo, Vella Emerson  for 15-18
dissemination(s): Annual School Exhibition, newspaper, Officials at EU related offices in Malta and Education Officials, other, school magazine, website
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As geography option students we prepared an action plan for this year 2015 was chosen by the EU Commission as ‘The Year for Development’. We focused on the issue of waste and the need to promote Fair Trade so as to lessen the inequality that exists between farmers in LEDCs and those in MEDCs. We did so by sending a series of emails to key persons at school, to the owner of the company hiring the coffee vending machine at school and to EU officials working at MEUSAC, the European Commission Representation in Malta and the European Parliament – Information Office in Malta. We hope that through our project more people will start drinking fair trade coffee for equality!



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May I have a glass of storm water?

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College : Rachel Randon  for 15-18
dissemination(s): school media, website
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This article tackles water usage and consumption in Malta. An investigation was conducted to find out what is happening with the storm water which is being collected as part of the National Flood Relief Project, as well as to suggest a solution for what could be done with this harvested storm water in order to avoid any waste of water.



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Save Water. Water is life.

submitted by Youth Inc : Amy Agius, Shonnoa Bonnici, Shouna Zammit  for 19-25
dissemination(s): school media
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Water covers 70 percent of the Earth, but only 3% of it is clean and suitable for human consumption. Even if you live in an area with ample rainfall, using water requires energy to process, pump, heat, re-pump, and re-process it. Fortunately, there are ways to save water for everyone from certified germaphobes to compost-toilet-level conservationists. The average family of four uses 450 liters (120 gallons) of water a day, which is 164,000 liters (44,000 gallons) a year.



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The Power of TreeStudents

submitted by St Francis Primary Cospicua : The Forest Team  for 7-10
dissemination(s): other, School's Boards, website
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Throughout these last years many trees have been destroyed on our island, some of them by human beings capriciously either to make way for development or for various reasons, while others by harmful insects. Destroying trees for any particular reason makes us children at St. Francis School Cospicua – so sad. So we decided to take action! Thus, in November, after having relevant advice from the Environmental Officer at ‘PARKs’ Malta, we planted seeds at our school. We took good care of them by cultivating and watering them when it was needed, followed their growth process and thus, we can say that in our greenhouse, seeds grew up in hundreds of beautiful plants. Recently, these plants were donated to the ‘PARKs’ Malta where they will also be taken care of and in turn they will be distributed around our Island.



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Haven’t you heard of the 3Rs?

submitted by St Francis Primary Cospicua : The Forest Team  for 7-10
dissemination(s): other, School Boards, website
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We are very worried about the amount of waste consumed by every human being, especially we are concerned about our country. We know that the amount of waste we send to the landfill is a lot so we need to impement the 3Rs in our daily life. We children spend a lot of time at school were we can be part of a team to minimise waste. Our school implements various actions regarding waste minimisaiton. We students are being educated about the benefits of waste reduction and thus we would like to ecnourage everyone to make waste minimisation a part of everyday life style. Teachers and students work together to achieve this sense of satisfaction. We believe that these small actions we can control this waste as if we reduce the amount of material and reuse products we are reducing the quantity of waste which is sent to the landfill.



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Precious Drops

submitted by St Thomas More College Zejtun Primary B : Marija Camilleri  for 7-10
dissemination(s): other, Reading of Article in classes, shared by Eco Centre Zejtun on facebook page and website, uploaded on ilearn
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Water is a precious resource as nothing can live without water. In Malta we do not have any natural water sources. We are dependent on rain water and the water table. Reverse Osmosis Plants help us meet our demand for water. When it rains, our streets are flooded with run-off water which can be stored if every building had a well or reservoir. People in various countries of the world have to travel every day to find clean water. For these people, water is more precious than diamonds. On the other side, we tend to take this precious resource for granted, since we have it within a tap’s reach.



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Litter: Face it, Erase it.

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate School : Ruby Sciriha Camilleri  for 7-10
dissemination(s): school media
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The writer investigates litter around Malta. She then gives possible solutions to the problem and finishes with slogans that can be used to promote litter reduction.



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Il-Bummunqar Aħmar tal-Palm

submitted by Gozo College Xewkija Primary : Joseph Galea  for 7-10
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X’taf dwar il-Bummunqar l-aħmar?



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Red Palm Weevil – Il-Bummunqar tal-Palm

submitted by Gozo College Xewkija Primary : Richard Caruana  for 7-10
dissemination(s): school noticeboard
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Ir-Red Palm Weevil bil-Malti huwa il-Bummunqar Aħmar tal-Palm. Dan qed jikkaġuna li jmutu ħafna siġar tal-Palm. Minħabba f’hekk fl-iskola tagħna diġa inqalgħu erba’ siġriet kbar tal-palm.



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YRE Winner – Article 11-14yrs: White Gold Pans

submitted by St. Margaret College Boys Secondary Verdala : Benjamin Abela  for 11-14
dissemination(s): school media
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The salt-pans of Marsascala date probably back to Roman times and they need continuous protection, restoration and conservation. Meanwhile, Marsascala salt-pans remain under constant threat from the ferocity of the sea and the storms which from time to time ravage the Marsascala Coast. Financial help is needed to keep most of the abandoned salt-pans of Marsascala free from invasive exotic plant species and alien vegetation ensuring a good production of salt locally.



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