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Let’s Stop Making The World Hotter

submitted by MRC NAXXAR PRIMARY : Keldan Camilleri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Participation

We need to stop using petrol cars or diesel cars and start using electric cars. We need to stop cutting trees because trees take away carbon dioxide. If we want cooler air and not have heatwaves in summer we need to follow these RULES. If we follow them we will have much more fun with cooler air in summer but obviously not freezing air.



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Let’s Clean the World

submitted by MRC NAXXAR PRIMARY : Keldan Camilleri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Photos Series Of Photos
awarded: Commended

Let us clean the world by collecting litter and putting it in the garbage instead of throwing litter everywhere. After doing the hard-work we will have fun with a clean WORLD!



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Nature finds a way, but at what cost?

submitted by Sacred Heart College : Elizabeth Jade Pace and Zoe Zammit  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school media, Students' personal social media platforms
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Best Entry

Nature has an incredible ability to adapt and find a way to survive even in the most challenging conditions. However, this resilience often comes at a significant cost. Malta is an example of how rapid population growth, overdevelopment and loss of habitat have a negative impact on our lives and the islands biodiversity.   Malta has a rapidly growing population. Malta’s population grew from 417,432 in 2011 to 519,562 in 2021, that is roughly an increase of 25%. On a more worrying note, Eurostat figures show that between 2000 and 2021, construction activity in Malta shot up by an astronomical 330%. This is leading to the destruction of many natural habitats and rural areas in and around our towns and villages.     This loss of habitat has had a significant impact on the country’s biodiversity, with many species now endangered such as the Maltese Freshwater Crab and the Vagrant Hedgehog. The destruction of habitats has also had a knock-on effect on the ecosystem, affecting the pollination of plants and agriculture.  The Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BES) index, formulated by the Swiss Re Institute, marked 100% of Malta’s ecosystems as fragile!   Nature may find a way to adapt to these changes, but the long-term consequences of overdevelopment and loss of habitat can be catastrophic. It is crucial that we take action to protect and preserve the natural world before it is too late.   Location: Delimara, Marsaxlokk Malta



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Nothing to see here

submitted by Sacred Heart College : Melissa Sansone Sciberras, Nicole Farrugia Wismayer  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school media, Students' personal social media platforms
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Best Entry

What happened to our precious world? Is there really anything left to see here? Construction is one of the largest industries in Malta. The high demand for property development in Malta is having a significant impact on the island’s natural environment. One of the main concerns is the loss of green spaces and the fragmentation of habitats due to urbanization. Additionally, the construction process can lead to soil erosion, water and noise pollution and can have negative effects on local biodiversity. Furthermore, construction activities generate large amounts of waste, which can be difficult to manage and dispose of in a sustainable manner. While the Maltese government has introduced regulations to minimize the environmental impact of construction, there is still much work to be done to ensure that construction activities are carried out in a sustainable and responsible way that preserves Malta’s natural environment for future generations. Building excessive buildings everywhere is ruining our natural environment, filling our hometowns with apartment blocks, offices, casinos and hotels. What about our new generations?  What oxygen are we breathing? When are we going to stop building unsustainably? Are we ready to start taking down built-up areas and return them to nature, by planting trees instead? Location: St. Julian’s, Malta



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Don’t let big Bobo starve!

submitted by Sacred Heart College : Elena Loddo, Fabienne Axisa  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school media, Students' personal social media platforms
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

As you can see Big Bobo is eating the rubbish. When you put your rubbish on the floor you would not only be littering but making Big Bobo starve. Don`t let him starve, help him keep healthy by throwing any garbage in the bin and NOT on the floor. When garbage is on the floor it might end up in the sea where a lot of animals might think it is food and eat or get stuck in any garbage that you were too lazy to get up and throw it in the bin. DON`T LET BIG BOBO STARVE!?



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We want to live in a world with more fish and less plastic in the sea!

submitted by Sacred Heart College : Emma Cassar, Mattea Abdilla  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Participation

The picture shows that there’s so much plastic in the ocean, that the fish are almost becoming plastic themselves by the amounts of plastic they devour every day!



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Protect our World

submitted by Sacred Heart College : Dana Marie Borg and Elisa Fava  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

By this picture we are trying to show that many people are ignoring plastic. We can see a lot of plastic on our greenery and people are not doing anything about it. We should recycle all this plastic as it protects the environment. Plastic can release harmful chemicals into the surrounding soil, which can then seep into groundwater or other surrounding water sources, and also the ecosystem. This plastic usually ends up in the ocean and harm marine life.



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Spot the Frog

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

It has become such a rarity to see such lovely creatures when you walk in the countryside because of our so-called progress. We keep destroying their habitat either by building or because of the decreasing water areas. It was a lovely surprise to meet Mr. Frog.



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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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