As anyone familiar with Usborne Picture Books will anticipate, this publication by Minna Lacey really is a feast for the eyes for any young nature lover. The pages are crammed full of illustrations, making it a great book to sit and look at, spotting different animals and plants in the double page spreads on each occasion.…
The latest update from the Environmental News Network begins with an article on record-low 2016 Antarctic sea ice levels because of a ‘perfect storm’ of tropical, polar conditions. The original study was published on August 24th in Geophysical Research Letters. The Network says: A dramatic drop in Antarctic sea ice almost a year ago, during the Southern Hemisphere…
You can see the late Summer round up of evidence and reports, policy agenda developments, large scale delivery sector initiatives, resources and news from Natural England here. This supports the Strategic Research Groups for Learning in Natural Environments and Outdoors for All to develop better coherence and collaboration in research and to improve links between research,…
RSPB says that if you love nature, you’ll love Nature’s Voice, its award-winning podcast. Each month RSPB brings you features, interviews and news of birds and wildlife, from back gardens to the Sumatran rainforest. There’s also a back catalogue. RSPB says: We’ll take you soaring with birds of prey, look back over 30 years of Big Garden Birdwatch,…
British Birdgirl introduces her peers to wildlife Mya-Rose Craig Wildlife blogger Mya-Rose Craig is a 15-year-old British Bangladeshi young naturalist, birder and conservationist. She writes the successful Birdgirl blog and was a Bristol European Green Capital Ambassador along with Shaun the Sheep. She has also been listed with singer George Ezra and actress Maisie Williams…
Today’s guest blog is by Ben Ballin. 255 learning objectives Attentive souls may have spotted that a report was published by UNESCO earlier this year, setting out learning objectives for each of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals. It is no doubt a laudable achievement to create fifteen learning objectives for each of the seventeen goals: that’s…
1. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has a feature on how birds manage to fly at high altitudes where the oxygen levels are low: “Flying on Fumes”. Over five years, Cornell PhD student Sahas Barve (and others) studied the evolutionary solutions birds had come up with, publishing findings in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Barve’s study focused…
As you will know by now, the annual conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education had to be cancelled owing to hurricane devastation. NAAEE has announced, however, that it will hold a virtual conference, beginning on October 17th. Details are here. NAAEE says: We hope you can join us for virtual conference week…
1. September Is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Ken Krall | WXPR September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month in the U.S., a national event to raise awareness of the problem which affects one in six children in this country. Experts say a rise in idle activities, such as watching television and streaming services and playing video games, has the…
New Scientist Events asks: How did an upright ape conquer the world and all its rivals? Discoveries made over the past few years are re-writing the story of human evolution – and it is far more intriguing than we ever imagined. It is organising a one-day masterclass with six leading experts guide you through the discoveries that are…