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Co Monaghan students scoop top prize in Young Environmentalist Awards

May 27, 2021 13:39 By News Northern Sound
Co Monaghan students scoop top prize in Young Environmentalist Awards
Beech Hill College students behind "Bio-Senses"
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The Beech Hill College project claimed top price in the "Eco-Health and Well-Being" category.

Young eco-activists from Co Monaghan have scooped the top prize in this year's Young Environmentalist Awards.

Over 200 projects applied to the YEA programme this year and Beech Hill College's "Bio-Senses" project came out on top in the "Eco-Health and Well-Being" category.

The all-island awards are hosted by ECO-UNESCO and celebrates young people who have come up with innovative solutions to environmental issues.

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Beech Hill College was also shortlisted in the "Eco-Innovation" category for "Plastic Greenhouse Fun".

"Bio-Senses" uses a sensory garden to connect students with bio-diversity and to aid their well-being.

Ally McCarron is one of the students involved with "Bio-Senses" and she spoke to Northern Sound to explain what will be included in the sensory garden:

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