Flying with Swans

WWT says a huge welcome home to Sacha Dench, our human swan.  One woman. 7,000 km. 11 countries. By parameter. WWT’s daring bid to fly with one of nature’s great migrations on a quest to save Bewick’s swans.  Sacha’s epic migration has seen her cross the wilderness of the arctic tundra, endure injury, brave freezing temperatures, and…

Happy anniversary UNICEF

UNICEF is 70 years old.  A report, UNICEF: 70 years for every child, looks back at UNICEF’s work since its founding in 1946. For over 70 years, UNICEF has been the defender of children around the world, regardless of gender, religion, race or economic background.  When the world’s most vulnerable need a champion in the face of…

worldometers.info

Do you know the worldometers website? It’s here and shows a lot of demographic and other data in what is said to be real time. Mind you, we’re not sure we ought to draw your attention to it given the gloomy nature of what’s there: all the numbers just keep going up: births (about 4 a second),…

Brexit and GM 

What does the future hold for GM after the UK leaves the EU? Farming Minister George Eustace is discussing new rules for GM crops after Brexit, and while some believe this will free the UK to move towards a more open approach to GM. Peter Melchett, Soil Association policy director, argued on BBC Farming Today (October…