15-18

Valletta and Leeuwarden as European Capital Cities in 2018

submitted by Girls Secondary School Handaq St.Ignatius College : Jael Micallef  for 15-18
dissemination(s): other, school noticeboard
filed under Articles

The preparations, plans and projects of Valletta and Leeuwarden as European Capital cities and the views of locals and residents.



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Water in the Maltese Islands: Every drop counts

submitted by Maria Regina College Secondary School Mosta : Jessica Schembri, Samira Axiak  for 15-18
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Articles

Water scarcity has always been an issue in the Maltese Islands. This article shows how the EkoSkola committee at Maria Regina College Secondary School Mosta invested in a project to partially help in solving this problem.



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Better Fly!

submitted by Maria Regina College Secondary School Mosta : Winona Attard McCarthy  for 15-18
dissemination(s): website,school media,other,Community noticeboard
filed under Photos

Excessive use of pesticides is leading to loss of biodiversity that also negatively effects important pollinators like butterflies and bees.



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St. Margaret College YRE Boys Verdala invited by the U.S. Embassy for the inauguration Energy-Savings Project

submitted by St Margaret College Secondary School Verdala Cospicua : Corben Caruana, Decheroe Gialanza, Gianluca Caruana, Russell Dimech  for 15-18
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, school magazine, website
filed under Articles

On Thursday, 27th October 2016, a group of 9 YRE students were invited by U.S. Embassy to report the inauguration Energy-Savings Project. The U.S. Embassy Energy-Saving Photovoltaic and Wind Turbine System Project was officially inaugurated by U.S. Ambassador G. Kathleen Hill in the presence of the Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Jose’ Herrera and Chief of Energy and Sustainable Design at the Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Ms. Donna McIntire-Byrd. Throughout this activity the students had the opportunity to interview Ambassador Hill and other officials involved in the project.



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Reviving Cultural Importance in Europe

submitted by Girls Secondary School Handaq St.Ignatius College : Veronika Sytnyk  for 15-18
dissemination(s): other, school noticeboard
filed under Articles

The Financing, Aims, Projects & Plans of Valletta 2018, its implications and the residents’ voice.



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Clothes, clothes and more clothes

submitted by Girls Secondary School Handaq St.Ignatius College : Mariah Vella  for 15-18
dissemination(s): other, school noticeboard
filed under Articles

How globalisation effects our cultural identity where clothing is concerned.



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Do we know what is happening around us?

submitted by St. Ignatius College Middle School : Chatzie Psaila  for 15-18
dissemination(s): other, school noticeboard, school media, website
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An article narrating the experience gained from an outing organized by school



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Clean-up day at Pembroke National Public Park

submitted by St. Ignatius College Middle School : Kathryn Bugeja  for 15-18
dissemination(s): other, school noticeboard, school media, website
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An article narrating the experience gained from a clean up initiative



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Gnejna Bay Reveals Sea Bank Rubbish

submitted by St Margaret College Secondary School Verdala Cospicua : Merton Pace, Bjorn Vassallo  for 15-18
dissemination(s): newspaper,school magazine,website,other,School Exhibition
filed under Photos

Recently strong winds hit the Maltese islands ending up covering the beautiful sandy beach of Gnejna Bay with brown algae. The sea current waves also brought afloat all the sea bank litter and waste. Such a scene unveils the unclean situation of our local sea bank. Waste and litter at the sea bottom can form a cluster or algal bloom resulting in contaminated sea bottom habitats and the suffocation of local living corals and fish, reducing them in numbers. Sea bottom waste and litter will also affect the human consumption as living fish and shellfish in the area get infected. On Gnejna Bay one can see all sorts of litter and waste: plastic bottles, plastic bags, ropes and even old fishing lures which can easily be consumed by marine animals especially by local sea turtles leading to their death. Immediate clean up action is needed by local authorities.



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Missing the Target

submitted by St Margaret College Secondary School Verdala Cospicua : Kyle Magro  for 15-18
dissemination(s): newspaper,school magazine,website,other,Exhibition
filed under Photos

Along the promenade of Birzebbuga town are four big bring-in sites, very often ignored by residents who leave their garbage outside the containers. In Malta bring-in sites were introduced by WasteServ in 2002 encouraging people to deposit recyclable material in the appropriate containers. This was surely a step forward towards a more sustainable waste management campaign. The bring-in sites of Birzebbuga promenade are very clearly labelled: blue for plastic, white for paper, brown for glass and black for metal respectively. Collected recyclable material from these bring-in sites is separated and taken to the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) at Sant’ Antnin Waste Treatment Plant. The EU Science for Environment Policy states that not depositing the garbage in their proper container is a type of land pollution causing several bacterial diseases leading to serious health consequences to residents. Birzebbuga Local Council was contacted for immediate action and control of the situation.



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