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Bamboo for you!

submitted by St. Nicholas College Rabat MIddle School : Aimee` Vassallo  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Made into a leaflet and distributed to people we found in the Rabat square., other, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

In this article, I point our the large amount of plastic waste that we produce and how this effects marine life in a negative way. I also discuss different options like bamboo straws that might be a good alternative.



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Three turtles released back into the sea. What is their story?

submitted by St. Nicholas College Rabat MIddle School : Andrea Ciappara  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Made into a leaflet and distributed to people we found in the Rabat square., other, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

The article was written after we attended one of the turtle release events organized by Nature trust. I describe the story behind the turtles in question and how our irresponsible behavior cause terrible injures to these turtles who had to pass through a period of rehabilitation before getting released back into the wild. The injuries caused were due to our fishing practices and waste dumped. It was a very emotional experience for all of us.



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Snap shot from the future. We just love our waste!!

submitted by St. Nicholas College Rabat MIddle School : Eco-schools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Notice board in our school which was also displayed during the Science Week., other, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

The image shown in the photo was built with all the waste that we found during a beach clean up, including the two dolls in the middle. This shows our love and addition for the plastic and other waste that is surrounding and suffocating us without us even realizing it.



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Contrusting Landscapes

submitted by St. Nicholas College Rabat MIddle School : Eco-schools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Notice board in our school which was also displayed during the Science Week., other, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

This photo was taken during one of the Turtle release events we attending to during this year. The event was followed by a clean up session on the beach where we found this pile of lost fishing nets. This lump of dangerous material causes damage to all sort of living sea creatures and this photo shows how invasive our behavior is. It contrasts with the beautiful natural landscape of the place.



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May we never meet again!

submitted by St. Nicholas College Rabat MIddle School : Eco-schools Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Notice board in our school which was also displayed during the Science Week., other, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

This photo was taken during one of the Turtle release events we attending to during this year. Three sea turtles were released after a period of rehabilitation they had to pass through due to injures we humans caused with our fishing practices and dumped waste. It was a very emotional experience for all of us.



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Shame on us!

submitted by St. Nicholas College Rabat MIddle School : Andrea Ciappara  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Notice board in our school which was also displayed during the Science Week., other, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Shame on us shows a snap shop of a too common situation in our countryside where irresponsible individuals just dump the waste that they do not want without realizing that damage that they are causing. Photo taken limits of Siggiewi.



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Home Clearance in the Countryside

submitted by St. Nicholas College Rabat MIddle School : Andrea Ciappara  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Notice board in our school which was also displayed during the Science Week., other, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

This photo was taken in the countryside close to Siggiewi. I was surprised to find this type of waste since it was not common trash but rather good home stuff like shoes and cake tins. It seems that someone was clearing a house and just dumped all its contents in the countryside. He or she didn’t care less.



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Construction or Distruction

submitted by St. Nicholas College Rabat MIddle School : Andrea Ciappara  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Notice board in our school which was also displayed during the Science Week., other, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

This photo was taken in the limits of Siggiewi. I was really disappointed about the amount of waste that was dumped in this area especially construction waste that should be disposed of in an appropriate way but instead is littering the countryside.



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Water Conservation in Malta

submitted by Secondary St. Aloysius College : Andrea Anastasi, Gianni Debono, Luca Cassar, Lukas Abela, Nicholas Camilleri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, This video will be viewed during an event taking place during 'earth week'. Further details will follow soon.
filed under Reporting video Video Clips
awarded: Commended, HSBC Award

The short video gives a brief introduction to water conservation, which is followed by a vox pop. We asked our teachers about water conservation. Then there is a narrative of facts and issues that we feel are in critical need of addressing in the Maltese Islands in order to conserve our water resources  



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What is happening to the Earth?

submitted by Bishop's Conservatory Junior School : Keira Mae Axiak Demicoli  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Facebook School page, other
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Over the past few years we have seen many changes happening to the Earth. All over the news and other media, we are hearing many stories which are related to extreme weather conditions. We are hearing of floods in areas where it doesn’t usually rain, and also of ice melting in areas which are normally very cold. But why is all this happening?



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