Vol 131 of NAEE’s journal, Environmental Education, is a special edition devoted to the circular economy. It is currently available only to our members but it will appear on our open web pages later in the year. This is Ken Webster’s Guest Editorial: It’s a very confusing world, but perhaps it always was. Err…not like…
Kajal D. Patel With nearly 85% of the UK population living in urban city dwellings, it can become increasingly difficult for young people to understand the role and value of nature. When we think of wildlife, most of us think of wild animals such as tigers and leopards, but wildlife includes plants and animals that…
Sue Shanks reviews Mother Earth is Weeping by Claire Donald. This slim little book follows Mother Earth as she shares her worries with the moon about the negative environmental impact that people are having on the planet. Turning to the Sun, Mother Earth and the Moon are cheered by the Sun’s belief that there is capacity for…
Green Steel – With funding from the steel industry, NAEE has produced a freely-available resource for chemistry and science teachers which explores what steel-makers across the globe are doing to find low-carbon and zero-carbon routes to steel in the face of global warming and climate change. Currently, the global steel industry uses 8% of the world’s energy and generates 7% of global carbon dioxide emissions (2020…
Sarah Garry British Society of Soil Science Soils underpin our ecosystems, our climate and human culture. Some of the biggest issues affecting our world and its inhabitants have soil at their heart. Healthy soil supports biodiversity: biodiverse soils can host millions of organisms in each teaspoon. Sustaining life in soil is essential to ensure soil…
NAEE has contributed the following thoughts to CJS: the Countryside Jobs Service. It is based on our submission to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee consideration of the green economy. Our core point is that all school leavers to have an essential understanding of key environmental issues because ensuring this cannot be the responsibility…