Maggie Borg

[3][4] Her main objectives were the promotion of recycling and clean energy in Malta and the Mediterranean countries, and the preservation of nature in rural areas.

After an education at Cospicua Public School she worked as a tourist guide, a shop assistant and as a self-employed designer and manufacturer of woolen sweaters before joining Greenpeace.

She continued her education as a mature student at the University of Malta where she earned a master's degree in Sociology & Environmental Studies in 1993.

[9][10] Quoting Malta Independent columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia: "Her methods were considered unorthodox until her pupils began scoring 1s and 2s in their MATSEC exams.

"[11] Maggie Borg died of breast cancer on 3 August 2004,[12] aged 52, after fighting the disease for almost ten years.