Soils have a vital role, especially as they host a quarter of our planet’s species. As the website states: “The multiple roles of soils often go unnoticed. Soils don’t have a voice, and few people speak out for them. They are our silent ally in food production.”
Led by Professor David Lambert, former Geographical Association Chief Executive, the key objective of the geo capabilities project is to create teacher training materials to develop teachers as curriculum leaders through a ‘capabilities’ approach’. The project embraces diversity in culture and language and in how geography is understood and expressed in national school standards.
This is not so much a place as a concept. Did you know, for example: that with a uniquely biodiverse landscape – with nature reserves, parks and gardens – the Greater London National Park (still only an idea) is recognised as one of the world’s most important urban habitats. Over 1,300 Sites of Importance for Nature…
Run by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the UK public body that supports the natural and environmental sciences, this site tells how environmental scientists really work and explains their research – and its importance – in plain English. Planet Earth is a free magazine aimed at non-specialists and members of the public with an…
The Guardian’s Environment page is usually a good read. In today’s there’s something on smart hedgehogs in London, “everything” you need to know about the Paris climate change talks (which seems unlikely), yet more hope for cheaper green energy, and a feature on orange tip butterfly eggs (pictured).
The RHS has a feature on gardening for wildlife which, although about homes, applies to schools and other workplaces as well. It says: It isn’t difficult to encourage wildlife without compromising the way your garden looks. Small changes to your garden can bring major benefits for the creatures that call it home. Some will actually save you…
The Wildlife Trusts say that, in June, you could do something wild every day – you can even sign up for it here: 30 Days Wild! You can join in at any time, download a welcome pack and wild wall chart, look at the 101 Random Acts of Wildness, or take a Wildness Quiz!
On June 17th, there’s a lobby of the UK parliament in London – 1300 to 1700. WWF says “This will be the UK’s biggest ever meeting with MPs on climate change. It will be an unforgettable, colourful day of fun, community spirit and inspiration and a big step towards a better, safer world for us…