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If you’re an oak tree, of course, every day is Oak Day, and you spend it just trying to get along with the rest of the near-biosphere whilst fighting off predators and pests of all kinds; some centuries old; some novel. We humans, however, have to make do with one day in the year. In 2016,…
The Environmental Audit Committee is examining the future of the natural environment after the EU Referendum. The inquiry has a particular focus on the future of agro-environment funding and schemes outside the EU. Here are the witnesses: At 10.15am – a scene setting session for the current state of the environment and EU protections, with academics…
A Dose of Nature is all about using outdoor natural environments to improve health and wellbeing. It’s a service, a network and buy cialis from canadian pharmacy a research project. The Project began in 2014, and was created by Dr Dan Bloomfield at the University of Exeter. Dan works in knowledge exchange – meaning that…
Did you celebrate Outdoor Classroom Day this year? Maybe you’re outside everyday and so didn’t need to bother to make September 30th special. We hope so! The C&NN says that Outdoor Classroom Day is a global campaign to celebrate and inspire learning and play outside the classroom. It builds on the UK’s Empty Classroom Day, and the…
Dr Luke Tilley, Director of Outreach and Development at the Royal Entomological Society, writes about insects. Insects are easily the most abundant and diverse group of animals, with over 24,000 species in the UK alone. They can be found in almost every habitat on Earth and are fundamentally important to ecology, conservation, food production, animal…
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Wildscreen, the charity behind Arkive, will be hosting events all over Bristol to coincide with its Wildscreen Festival! Witness the Wild includes pop-up and pedal-powered wildlife film screenings, street art and an open-air photography exhibition, featuring some of the world’s best wildlife photographers. There’s also an exclusive Awards Ceremony, the Pandas (the Green Oscars!) and a chance to get up close and…
The Institute of Outdoor Learning Conference begins today in Staffordshire and goes on into the weekend. The Aim this year is to explore the role of outdoor learning in tackling global, local, and intra-personal development needs. The details are here and we wish it well.
Think Global’s conference is on 13th October this year – today. Its focus is: How do we create a new generation willing to learn and act to make the world more just and sustainable? Faaria Ahmad, who is organising this event, says: “Despite massive challenges facing the world, there are many ripples of positive change happening across…