Finalist

The Disposable Generation

submitted by San Gwann Primary : Jethro Azzopardi Duca  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

In a world where everything is needed instantly, and time seems to go by so fast, disposable items seem to be the best solution. Or maybe it’s just laziness because it’s easier to just throw away. But what a problem to the environment this DISPOSABLE GENERATION is becoming!!



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My Mask – I Care

submitted by St Nicholas College Secondary School Ħad-Dingli : Alexandria Camilleri, Andrea Ciappara, Andrew Gauci, Angelo Graham, Ariana Cadena, Lisa Aquilina  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Dingli Local Council and Attard Local Council, Facebook pages of Friends of the Earth (Malta), other, school media, website, youtube
filed under Campaigning video Video Clips
awarded: Finalist

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting rid of the masks any time soon. What has this got to do with litter? The use of disposable masks has escalated since the appearance of Covid 19. Most of the 8 billion global population are wearing masks. Thinking about the problems created by the dumping of these disposable masks can be saddening to say the least. But there is an alternative. The least we can do is to wear safe, reusable masks and at the same time we would be taking care of the environment! Less trash means a safer environment for us all! Make the swap and save the planet!



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No to Junk Mail

submitted by St Monica School Birkirkara : Martina Borg, Sophie Sacco De Brincat, Stella Borg  for 15-187-10
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Campaigning video Video Clips
awarded: Finalist

Our aim is to encourage families in our school community (and as many people as possible) to start using the No Junk Mail stickers. This should result in the elimination of hundreds of kilos of paper waste, eventually encouraging producers of such magazines and leaflets to find ways that are more sustainable and environmental friendly to reach potential costumers.



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Waste Created By This Dreadful Pandemic

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Emily Pace Delicata  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

Covid-19 hit the whole world like a bomb. No one anticipated that such a microscopic virus could tarvel all over the world. In a few months nearly every country started going into lockdowns , schools were forced to close down and most people started working from home or were at the edge of losing their job due to the poor economy. At 12:30pm every Maltese citizen would be distraughtfully waiting to hear what Professor Charmaine Gauci had to announce. Cases kept increasing and so did the restrictions until Malta went into a partial lockdown and people only went out to work or to buy groceries or medicine. The streets were silent from the noise and air pollution.



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Hide and Seek

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Naomi Pace  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Eco Schools noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

Chameleons are wonderfully odd reptiles. They change their skin colour for many reasons, such as to blend with their surroundings, to control their body temperature, when they are angry and trying to scare others. Planting more trees ensures a safe home to these endangered species in the Maltese Islands.



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Hope

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Naomi Pace  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Eco Schools noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

Turtles lay eggs in the same beach that they hatched even though it could be a long way to get to that beach. Turtles are soon becoming extinct because they choke on the plastic of the sea thinking that it’s their food: jellyfish. When an adult female turtle lays eggs, around a hundred of turtle hatchlings hatch and set off on a journey in the sea. If we litter the sea and beaches, these poor little hatchlings won’t be able to go on their journey and continue to reproduce. So, don’t litter anywhere and always follow the three Rs; Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. We can eliminate single-use plastic by buying reusable bottles instead of disposable ones.



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The costly litter issue of family picnics and barbecues.

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Mattea Portelli  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

Maltese families enjoy outdoor outings all year round on beaches and in the countryside. Unfortunately, not all people have the decency to clean up before leaving. This leads to an abundance of post-picnic littering which keeps on adding up until the place resembles a dump yard. This is a big problem for the environment. We all have the responsibility to leave our parks, beaches and countryside exactly how we find them to minimize the impact on the environment and so that others can enjoy them too.



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Investigating the ideal environmental conditions for a successful turtle nest

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Eco-School Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Eco Schools noticeboard, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

On Friday 29th May, at around 10pm, a loggerhead turtle was noted laying eggs on Ramla Bay in Gozo. This was the first recorded and confirmed nest in Gozo after 70 years. Eco-Schools/YRE students attending Gozo College Middle School started collecting data from the turtle nest site at Ramla Bay, Gozo. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ideal environmental conditions which result in a successful hatching rate. This study investigated the turtle nest site, sand temperature, weather conditions and cloud cover. The students measured air temperature, humidity and barometric pressure and the GLOBE Observer App and Observation Cloud chart to measure the cloud cover following the steps of the GLOBE Protocols (GLOBE, 2014). The main objective was to find out the sand temperature around the nest and how it affects the hatchings during the incubation period.



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Flora and Fauna at Lunzjata

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Hannah Vella  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): GLOBE Malta You Tube Channel, other, school media
filed under Reporting video Video Clips
awarded: Finalist

Reporting on the ecological value of Lunzjata Valley in Gozo.  



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Il-Qabru

submitted by Independent Candidate : Matthew Luke Asciak  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Reporting video Video Clips
awarded: Finalist

Il-Qabru, which is the native name of the Maltese Freshwater Crab, is an endemic and endangered Freshwater Crab found on the islands of Malta and Gozo. This rare crab is at risk of extinction as it only has two remaining strong populations. The clip shows a public survey about this crab species to have a look at how much the local people know about their national invertebrate. Then an interview with Nature Trust takes place about the threats the crabs face, as well as the breeding programme that they have just started in order to save our National invertebrate, the Maltese Freshwater Crab.    



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