Photos

Not Enough Space

submitted by San Gwann Primary : Liam Galea  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

So many skips and yet it seems they’re still not enough for some people. It’s amazing and disgusting how, after so many years using bring-in sites, there are still some people who can’t use them properly! Laws should be enforced on such people. It’s the only way they will learn unfortunately.



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Globus Warming

submitted by St Martin's College : Noya Cohen Shwartz  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Facebook, other
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Finalist

Global warming is the greatest threat known to humankind. Are we too late to make a change? Our ignorance and our silence are evident in our daily lives. Ice sheets and glaciers are shrinking, temperatures are rising, and species are in danger. We increase the earth’s temperature by burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, and farming livestock. This leads to more significant amounts of greenhouse gases, increasing the greenhouse effect and global warming. According to NASA, without significant action, global temperature is on track to rise by 2.5 °C to 4.5 °C (4.5 °F to 8 °F) by 2100. Abraham Lincoln said, “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Our responsibility is to do everything we can to protect and save the planet.



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Tiles from the Ocean

submitted by De La Salle College : Benjamin Calleja Falzon  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Instragram, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Series Of Photos
awarded: Best Entry

Let me start by introducing myself – my name is Benjamin Calleja Falzon (Benji in short), I live in Mellieha and will be turning 11 years old this year. I am in Year 6 at De La Salle College, Malta and I’ve recently joined the Young Reports for the Environment (YRE) Malta community. For those of you who do not know what this is, YRE is a global programme designed for students with the main aim being to carry out investigations on local environmental issues and propose solutions through reporting and photojournalism. I have decided to tackle the growing problem of illegal dumping on our island, specifically tiles in our ocean ?. Through this page my mission is to spread awareness on the subject of illegal dumping and hope to inspire others to start doing simple things to help protect the earth ?. link to Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/tilesfromtheocean



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The Power of Nature

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

After a rogue fire had the destroyed all the plants in the area, nature started fighting her way back and in a few days you could already see green shoots sprouted amongst the burned blackened plants.



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Meal Time!

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

As we were walking in the countryside, we were caught by an amazing sight of tens of butterflies flying around this flowery bush. It is a quite a rare sight nowadays to see a butterfly due to lack of green areas in the city or village so seeing tens altogether was quite a blessing. Butterflies are great for plants because their bodies collect pollen and carry it to other plants. This helps fruits, vegetables and flowers to produce new seeds. This little fellow was so busy doing his job that he wasn’t bothered by the interruption at all.



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Peek a boo!!!

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

As we were walking by the sea, we met this lovely little fellow. He was quite shy though and was difficult to get him to pose. It is amazing how he blends in with his habitat.



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Bir-Rota Jaqbillek

submitted by MVPA : Jethro Azzopardi Duca  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Participation

You ride the bike to reduce pollution. You ride the bike to exercise. You ride the bike because it’s fun. But the real reason is that while everyone is stuck in a huge line of traffic, the bicycle rider passes by undisturbed. Just as they say … Slow but sure wins the race!



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Engulfed

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

This is how traditional and old buildings are being buried among high modern buildings. Old houses, which were so typical of the Maltese village are being pulled down and replaced by huge apartments reaching for the sky. Even the beautiful Maltese stone is being replaced by the dull concrete bricks. Such a pity!



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Trees

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

A no-longer-so-new kind of tree … a new alien species that we can’t seem to be able to get rid of any time soon. The Greed Tree. Soon there will be more of the Greed Tree than the Natural Trees.



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Trash Everywhere!

submitted by San Gwann Primary : Chazen Grech  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

Many times, we find what is called accidental or unintentional litter, which usually falls from full up trash can, collection vehicles and pickup trucks or trash that is blown away by the wind. But this is surely not accidental. No one like to find trash at his door but it has to start with us – to dispose of trash properly.



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