Calling Bristol Youth – The Festival of Nature 2024 is recruiting young people aged 16 – 24 living in the Bristol area, to join its new Youth Panel which will help shape this year’s Festival. The role description with details of what to expect is here. To register your interest, complete this short online form. . Climate Simulation – A short video of Scotland’s successful British Council COP28 Climate…
We irregularly feature the work of Denise Baden in our blogs and other output (see here and here). Denise is Professor of Sustainable Practice at the University of Southampton with a particular interest and expertise in climate fiction. In a recent post on her website, she reflects on her time at COP28, and we share…
Classroom Conservation – WWF invites us to join its 18th January Conservation in the Classroom livestream with WWF Youth Conservation Leadership Award winner and youth activist, Alexia Leclercq, as this will “inspire … students to contribute meaningfully to their communities and planet.” During this event, Alexia will share their own activism journey, discuss the important history of civic engagement, and highlight…
In today’s post, with a bit of help from Philip Larkin, Bill Scott – who recently stood down as our Chair of Trustees at the 2023 AGM – reveals how he spend part of his Christmas holidays. As ever with our blogs, his views are not necessarily shared by the Association. I an idle post-Christmas…
Today’s post is by regular contributor, Richard Jurin. Before his retirement, Richard led the Environmental Studies programme at the University of Northern Colorado, where he launched a degree in Sustainability Studies. His academic interests are environmental worldviews and understanding barriers to sustainability. As ever, with our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily shared by…