15-18

Distorted Perspective. Can we keep on turning our back on the marine plastic pandemic?

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College University of Malta : Marie Therese Pavia  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, tv, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: 3rd place Litter less campaign, Finalist

Whilst admiring the beauty of mother nature, we cannot keep on ignoring the plastic polluting it. Plastic washed ashore on our beaches is just the tip of the iceberg… much more lies in the seas and cannot be seen. But its poisoning effect on the seas and on each one of us can still be perceived.



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Jellyfish Invasion – Freak … of nature, or human impact?

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College University of Malta : Marie Therese Pavia  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, tv, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Jellyfish blooms are a natural part of the lifecycle of these invertebrates. However, one can question whether, or to what extent, the timing and size of these blooms is being affected by human impact through pollution, climate change, and disruption of marine ecosystems.



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Your environmental footprint – Walking with, or against, nature?

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College University of Malta : Marie Therese Pavia  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, tv, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Best Entry

All your actions and choices have some impact on the environment. It’s up to you to decide to what extent. Hence, by making sustainable choices, you can reduce your environmental footprint.



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Old Bottle?

submitted by ALP : Sheldon Agius  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

Broken to death but strengthen to kill. A bottle laying on the beach for a long time.



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More footprints, less litter

submitted by ALP : Justin Navarro  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

More footprints, less litter: a poster done near M’scala beach.



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Cycling the Talk

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College : Isaac Sam Camilleri  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, tv, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Best Entry, Finalist, Sustainable Mobility Award

Malta one of the smallest nations in the EU with the highest population density, despite its tiny size, has a very high rate of car usage. Being a student myself I decided to investigate why bikes to commute are not so popular. I investigated this by interviewing the president of the NGO Bicycle Advocacy Group BAG, my college Principal, Transport Malta (TM), Infrastructure Malta (IM) and the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects, Dr. Ian Borg.



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Imprisoned in my own natural environment

submitted by ALP : Jaden Xerri  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

I used a lego figure for my photos. The photos show how I feel about the trash around us.



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Trash upon trash

submitted by ALP : Miguel Vella  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Took this photo while walking in Zabbar. Unfortunately trash is built upon trash, with no space for anything else.



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Driven to kill with no care to nature

submitted by ALP : Isaac Caruana  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Took these photos while we were on an outing. The number plate was lying underneath the mud.



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Coffee anyone?

submitted by ALP : Aidan Vella  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

We are disseminating the photos through our school facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ALP.Paola/



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