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Vernacular architecture used to be quite abundant in the Maltese islands. This is mostly thanks to rubble walls scattered all over Malta and Gozo. However nowadays, these rubble walls and adjoining fields are constantly being destroyed so that new buildings could be built. It seems that, , the people who take these decisions are finding it very easy to turn their back on all the hard work our ancestors had to endure in order to construct those walls. Their functionality and aesthetic appeal seems to have been lost.

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In the area of Imgiebaħ there is a series of high cliffs with clay slopes underneath receding gradually to the coast. This remote area remained a pristine area for generations, until off-roading became a craze. For years landrovers and scramblers had a field day over the clay slopes. Erosion set in and as clay became compacted, vegetation could not grow. This speeded up the loss of clay to the coast below. However, awareness to save the clay slopes is now in full swing as all form of off-roading is now banned. The cliffs are now smiling over the clay slopes as they can now breathe freely as no more scrambling will take place.

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The opinion of most people living in the Maltese Islands today is that the environment is their rubbish tip. Around this structure, you can see a not-so-attractive assortment of rubble, plastic appliances, pipes, and wires, directly underneath a sign that says “Keep everywhere clean”. Is this some sort of sick joke? If this is what we have reduced ourselves to, what will we do next? How about burning down Buskett (Malta’s only woodland) and turning it into a landfill? Or maybe killing off every single bird that flies our way? The state of the Maltese countryside is a disgrace; and the people are doing nothing about it. The future looms ahead – will we avert course, or will we perish?

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A picturesque example of the Maltese environment, with historical churches, grassland, rolling hills and – wait – what’s that in the background? Yes, that’s right. It’s a quarry. The delicate beauty of the countryside left by a terrible sore.

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Mankind is now the number one cause of all the destruction happening on Earth. As well as trying to destroy each other on the battle-field, we are the cause of a series of other disasters to the environment such as filling up the environment with tonnes of bulky waste. In Malta we have five different civic amenity sites, which open every day and are free for the public. This project is in fact being part-financed through the European Union Structural Funds, with an estimated value of 4.6 Million Euros. Local councils also give their civilians a free service to pick up their bulky waste free of charge. Unfortunately, some people are not using these services but are putting away their rubbish everyone. We used to ask to improve civic amenity sites, now I suggest that we have to work on ENVIRONMENTAL and CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION.

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National Winning Photo 2010 – 2nd: Clouds come and go but Clay Slopes may be lost Forever

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National Winning Photo 2010 – 3rd/International Special Prize: The Gateway to the Future of the Natural World… OUR World.

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National Winning Photo 2010 – 4th: The Maltese Islands… Laden with History, Nature, and… What’s that in the Background?

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National Winning Photo 2010 – 5th: White vs Green

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