The Guardian begins a report about the illegal killing of small birds like this: “The Egyptians line their beaches with fine two-metre high nets that can stretch for miles across the Nile delta and will catch any bird coming close; the Maltese will cover whole trees in nylon; the Cypriots smear branches in glue to…
The Transition Network Conference takes place on September 18th-20th, in Devon. The Conference will explore Transition as an important worldwide grassroots activist network, focused on finding local solutions to global issues, and the new stories that are emerging from this shift. More details here.
Exeter’s relight my fire festival takes place on September 18 to 21. Its theme is “From industrial revolution to energy devolution” The festival is bringing artists to the streets and venues of Exeter to explore our relationship with energy past, present and future. The programme includes performances, talks, workshops, activities and pop-up events.
Steve Savage, Biologist, Environmental Educator and Author, writes about the One World One Ocean project and the key role of Ed the Bear. One World One Ocean links UK schools with ocean scientists around the world and creates real time events that are shared with schools. The project also provides opportunities for scientists, climatologists, marine archaeologists and conservationists to share their knowledge and experiences with…
‘I Love my World’ claims to be the book most used by qualified Forest School teachers, endorsed by no less than Michael Morpurgo. It is packed full of well thought-out, inspiring ideas for leading outdoor activities with children, teenagers and adults. Holland’s teaching plans are empowering and precise, with clear instructions on how to prepare,…
We reported the other day about the launch of the iSpex-EU project, which is a Europe-wide attempt to monitor air pollution by smart phone. The more elderly amongst us were reminded of a similar initiative in the mid-1980s when our children were encouraged to measure the acidity of rain on a daily basis and report it as…
RiverXchange is a year-long programme that connects students around the world to learn about water resources. Its goals are [i] to help students and teachers understand and appreciate their local water resources so that they will take action to protect them, and[ii] to reinforce this understanding through communication with pen-pals in other states or countries. It…
This year 1,582 parks and green spaces were awarded the international Green Flag Award. You can find your nearest winning parks at greenflagaward.org Because we all know how much parks mean to people, the annual People’s Choice award is now open – giving you a chance to vote for your favourite. The vote will close at noon on…
The killing of the lion, Cecil, last month by an American game-hunting dentist, sparked a wave of both anger and revulsion across some parts of the world, and spawned more than a few simplistic ideas about the rights and wrongs of (trophy) game hunting – and not just in Africa. Of course, it was always…
A report on the Quartz website, says that it’s estimated (by water.org) that up to 358 million people in sub-Saharan Africa do not have reliable access to clean drinking water, but researchers have devised a book on water safety whose pages can be used as a filter. Trials done in 25 contaminated water sites in South Africa, Ghana, Kenya,…