11-14

Sustainable Tourism in Malta

submitted by St Clare College Pembroke Secondary : Nilai Bugeja  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Tourism is very important to keep the economy going. Many places in the world rely heavily on tourism as a key source of income and employment. Unfortunately, tourism can also be a source of problems, especially if it is not managed well. Sustainable tourism is an industry committed to making a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate future employment for local people. Sustainable tourism is composed of three pillars which are: Social Justice, Economic Development and Environmental Integrity. The goal of sustainable tourism is to ensure that development is a positive experience for locals, tourism companies and tourists.



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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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Street Litter

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate School : Miraine and Hale  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Street litter includes all the waste materials that are thrown away irresponsibly, especially those thrown away in the streets. The smallest things, from cigarette butts up to the largest ones like bulky waste materials, form part of such litter. Litter in the streets is continuously increasing due to irresponsible people. This problem is not only found in Malta, but all over the world. In fact, according to a British website called Kingdom 60% of the people in Britain drop litter and only 28% of them admit it.



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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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Wonders of Nature

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: Commended

The first thing that caterpillars eat is their eggshell. On each side of its head, a caterpillar has 6 tiny eyelets, called stemmata, arranged in a semi-circle. Caterpillars get creative when it comes to self-defence. Life at the bottom of the food chain can be tough, so caterpillars employ all kinds of strategies to avoid becoming a bird snack.



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Could Covid Improve Our Earth?

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Cesca Vassallo  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Have you ever stopped to consider how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we live? Have you noticed that some things we are doing now could be saving the earth? Let us consider one simple example. Have your trips to the grocery store become less frequent because you want to lessen your exposure to the virus? There you have it! You’ve already started helping the earth by decreasing your carbon footprint.



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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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Street litter…a common sight in the corners of Malta!

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate School : Elisa Friggieri  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Litter is not waste….litter is any waste that is disposed of in an irresponsible way! Is more campaigns the way forward? enforcement?



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