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Let’s talk IRON!

submitted by St Margaret College Secondary School Verdala Cospicua : Kelsey Magro for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, School Exhibition, school magazine, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

The iron balustrade at the upper Barrakka Gardens is protecting the visitors of all ages but does not obstruct them from enjoying the magnificent view of the Grand Harbour. Lower down one can view the canon which is also made of cast iron. This canon in the past was used to protect the Maltese from attacks by the enemy. Now this canon is an additional tourist attraction at this site. On the other side of the Harbour however the iron rods of the oil rig is a continuous eye-sore and is causing visual pollution.

submitted by St Margaret College Secondary School Verdala Cospicua : Shelseya Tanti for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, School Exhibition, school magazine, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

The Knights of Malta were really forward looking when they included gardens in their plans of Valletta. These gardens are still popular today for when we visited the Upper Barrakka Gardens we saw people of all age-groups. The pity is that in the rest of the Maltese Islands gardens are fast disappearing as bulldozers move in and high rise buildings are being constructed in their place. We need to realise that gardens are an important source of fresh air of our urban areas and so they should be conserved.

submitted by St Margaret College Secondary School Verdala Cospicua : Shelseya Tanti for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition, other, school magazine, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Finalist

This is what remains of a large palm tree that provided shade in our school due to the alien species known as the Red Palm Weevil (Il-Bumunqar Ahmar tal-Palm). This pest was introduced in Malta when a large number of palm trees were imported from other countries. Usually, being an island, the water acts as a natural barrier, but this time was not enough to keep these pests at bay. If we had planted indigenous species such as il-Gummara, we would still be able to sit on the bench and enjoy the shade!

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Maia Camilleri for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, newspaper, noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

Balloon release seems to be a must to mark the opening/closure of an event. Many have been to report how bad a habit this is, especially for marine creatures which end up entangled in the remnants of balloons and strings. The eco-school committee at Gozo College Middle school put forward a solution to stop all this. Why not releasing trained pigeons instead? Just like balloons they go up and come down but without creating any litter or pose a danger to other species.