15-18

Madame Liberty

submitted by Bishop's Conservatory Girls secondary School : Maria Mompalao  for 15-18
dissemination(s): noticeboard, other, school media
filed under Articles

In this day and age why are human rights so difficult to have access to. All over the world people are enduring lots of hardships and misery because of injustice.



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Bitter-sweet Peas

submitted by Maria Regina College Girls' Secondary School : Francesca Maria Sant  for 15-18
dissemination(s): Noticeboard at Mosta Local Council, other, school media, website
filed under Photos

Commercial pea seeds covered in chemicals which gives it its bright red colour in contrast to the pale-coloured organic seeds. Even though the red colour may be more attractive, it does not mean that it is healthier.



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What Goes Around Comes Around: Farming and Nitrates in the Water Table

submitted by Maria Regina College Girls' Secondary School : Francesca Maria Sant  for 15-18
dissemination(s): Noticeboard at Mosta Local Council, other, school media, website
filed under Articles

An interview was conducted with two farmers – one owns a conventional farm and the other an organic farm – to investigate the level of nitrates found in our water table. This report tackles the sources of the nitrates and also any solutions to reduce its level in our groundwater.



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Nature always finds a way

submitted by Gozo College Boys Secondary School : Jan Luca Gatt  for 15-18
dissemination(s): Facebook, other, school media, website
filed under Photos

When we make the roads smooth with tarmac or concrete we often forget that the rain can create a problem when too much water comes down and has nowhere to go. Nature always finds ways of conserving water in every nook and cranny. We should be inspired and think about creating water reservoirs for every smooth surface we create, including roads and buildings.



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Food Waste Management: Is this a pebble in the shoe for the hoteliers?

submitted by Sacred Heart Minor Seminary Gozo : John Paul Mercieca Saliba  for 15-18
dissemination(s): website
filed under Articles

Wasting food is not only an ethical and economic issue but it also depletes the environment of limited natural resources. All actors in the food chain have a role to play in preventing and reducing food waste, from those who produce and process foods to those who make foods available for consumption and ultimately consumers themselves. In this article the focus is on the hospitality sector, mainly hoteliers, whereby an insight into some of the local hoteliers will be provided in order to determine their perceptions and actions on food waste.



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Why waste food? Be responsible, act responsible, live responsible

submitted by Sacred Heart Minor Seminary Gozo : John Paul Mercieca Saliba  for 15-18
dissemination(s): website
filed under Photos

Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. Choose to want less rather than to have more!



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Gozo And Migration: What is the link between a drop and an ocean?

submitted by Sacred Heart Minor Seminary Gozo : John Paul Mercieca Saliba  for 15-18
dissemination(s): website
filed under Articles

What is the link between the small island of Gozo and migration? What role does this droplet has with a phenomenon the size of an ocean? This article will assess the linkages between the two along with raising welfare related issues.



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Saving Our Nation Maltese Lung (The Life Saving Buskett)

submitted by St Michael School St Venera : Andrea Cassar, Sheldon Saliba  for 15-18
dissemination(s): school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles

This article is about ‘The Life Saving Project’ held in Buskett. This article identifies the problems in Buskett including soil erosion. As a school we went to see the Project and the work being done.



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Buildings, buildings and more buildings

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Gaghel Dingli  for 15-18
dissemination(s): Exhibition, other, school media, Special Assembly
filed under Articles

Malta is said to be one of the countries with the highest proportion of built-up land area (33%) and one of the countries with the lowest forest land area (5%) amongst all the countries of the European Union. This comes as no surprise as it is clearly evident from the massive increase in the number of new buildings. Even though there are over 70,000 vacant households, contractors still choose to build new buildings since they will make more profit by doing this. Additionally, the number of permits being released every year is on its way up and several permits for buildings to be developed in Outside Development Zones (ODZs) have also been released. This is while these precious areas are supposed to be protected. Several valleys have been destroyed because of this, and much wildlife has become endangered or extinct.



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Coffee for equality!

submitted by St. Margaret College Boys Secondary Verdala : Baldacchino Franklyn, Fava Ryan, Mentosa Jacopo, Vella Emerson  for 15-18
dissemination(s): Annual School Exhibition, newspaper, Officials at EU related offices in Malta and Education Officials, other, school magazine, website
filed under Articles

As geography option students we prepared an action plan for this year 2015 was chosen by the EU Commission as ‘The Year for Development’. We focused on the issue of waste and the need to promote Fair Trade so as to lessen the inequality that exists between farmers in LEDCs and those in MEDCs. We did so by sending a series of emails to key persons at school, to the owner of the company hiring the coffee vending machine at school and to EU officials working at MEUSAC, the European Commission Representation in Malta and the European Parliament – Information Office in Malta. We hope that through our project more people will start drinking fair trade coffee for equality!



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