Commended

Dive against Debris

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Michaela Tickle  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition + Special Assembly, newspaper, other, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

According to National Geographic, 40% of the plastic that we use is single use and so ends up in our waterways. No one knows exactly how much unrecycled plastic waste ends up in our ocean. Since this percentage of plastic is getting higher and higher, Aquaventure, a dive centre in Mellieha decided to do something about it!



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Global Warming and its effects

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Amie Vella  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition during Parents' Day + Special Assembly, other, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Global warming and pollution are ever-growing problems concerning the whole world including Malta. This issue is mostly due to all the manufacturing of non-reusable plastic, deforestation and vehicles being produced and driven on our roads. Global warming is already having significant and costly effects on our communities, our health, and our climate.



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Why litter?

submitted by St. Augustine College : Isaac Claude Camilleri  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Why do you throw away your garbage in the streets? Litter from land can easily end up in the sea if blow away by the wind or carried along by the rain.



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Abandoned buildings in Valletta

submitted by St. Augustine College : Sean Zerafa Galea  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Many buildings in Valletta are in a sorry state after being abandoned and left to decay. Fortunately some are being restored as residences or hotels.



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Enjoying Nature?

submitted by St. Augustine College : Benjamin Borg  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Dirt bikes are used to enjoy nature. Does nature enjoy dirt bikes?



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Keep clean at all costs!

submitted by ALP Paola : Miguel Sammut  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

We strive to keep the city and the countryside clean to let our future generations enjoy nature.



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Taking care of our Sea

submitted by ALP Paola : Martina Gaffiero  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

Don’t throw trash in the sea because it can harm animals. Don’t throw plastic in the sea because it can kill turtles. Put your stuff in the bin not in the sea because it can make the sea very dirty and can make loads of damage. We have to take care of our planet.



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L-Isbaħ Masġar jew Bring-In Site?

submitted by [email protected] : Julia Marie Camilleri, Ruth Micallef  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): noticeboard and on facebook, other, school magazine
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Il-Buskett – l-isbaħ masġar li għandna. Instema’ bebbuxu jgħajjat: Waqqgħuli d-dar! Stairway li ma jwassalx għal Heaven Jerrycans, pajp tal-ilma u flixkun tal-laundry detergent. Tgħid il-Buskett huwa xi bring-in site? Tazzi, platti tal-plastik u pakketti tal-ikel. Għalxejn ħawwilniehom, l-ebda siġra tat-tazzi ma’ telgħet Xi darba kien saqaf ta’ x’imkien. Issa imbarazz qalb is-siġar



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Small things for big changes!!

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Lily-Jane Dubarre  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media, tv, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

On Tuesday 5th February, a group of students from the Eco-Schools Committee went out in town to go on a “saving the environment” quest. Their mission: Go in fruit and vegetable stores and deliver mesh bags and posters to the owner and the customers.



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Animals we are in danger of losing in Malta!

submitted by St. Nicholas College Rabat MIddle School : Maya Farrugia & Shana D’Anastasi  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Made into posters and set up on a notice board at school, other, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

This article focuses on the animals that we are in danger of loosing. Some of these animals are endemic i.e. they can only be found on the Maltese Islands and nowhere else in the world. We should take care of these animals.



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