UKSSD’s new report, Measuring up, shows for the first time how the UK is performing on the Sustainable Development Goals. You can download the whole report here. And the ‘quality education’ section of the report which NAEE contributed to is here. UKSSD says: “While there’s an enormous amount to celebrate, the most vunerable people and places in our society…
The Woodland Trust says nominate your tree of the year. Nominations are open to any living tree in the UK with a story to tell and any individual, group or organisation can nominate a tree until 9 am on 6 August. Winning trees from previous years are excluded. The UN has published Ocean Literacy for all.…
The GLP has compiled research and evaluation studies on global learning in schools in England. You can access it here. Recent output includes GLP Research Papers Vikki Pendry (2018) Using global data in primary mathematics Helen Lawson (2018) Primary pupils’ attitudes towards and understandings of poverty Hilary L. Alcock and Linda Ramirez Barker (2016) Can global learning raise standards within…
The latest edition of the NAEE journal ‘Environmental Education‘ has just been published, including articles on story and literacy. It’s distribution is currently restricted to members, but the contents are set out here. Findlay Wilde is a young conservationist who is fascinated by all wildlife, but especially birds. He wants to do everything he can to protect…
Findlay Wilde says that there are two very simple facts to keep in mind throughout this article: The human race cannot survive without the natural world. The human race is responsible for devastating the environment/natural world. It seems like madness when you see it written down like that, doesn’t it? Why would anyone destroy…
Here’s more from a round up of evidence and reports, policy agenda developments, large scale delivery sector initiatives, resources and news items. This supports the Strategic Research Network for Learning in Natural Environments and Outdoors for All to develop better coherence and collaboration in research and to improve links between research, policy and practice in these…
NAAEE‘s 15th Annual Research Symposium takes place in Spokane from October 9 to October 10, 2018. Its co-Chairs write: NAAEE’s annual Research Symposium brings together new and experienced researchers from around the globe to explore the current state and future directions of environmental education research and advance the use of practices proven to be effective. The…
Ian Humpherys, Chief Executive of Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, writes about the latest meeting of the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) a couple of weeks ago. NAEE has been supportive of GEEP from the outset, and hosted its UK launch in 2016. Ian writes: GEEP is growing. Even its Advisory Group now boasts representatives of government,…
The Framing Nature toolkit is a practical guide to the use of words to create appropriate messages about the natural world. It supports the Common Cause for Nature report that offers help to conservation organisations on how to ensure their work strengthens the values that motivate people to protect and enjoy nature. MEEN is hosting the Save Our Soils Intergenerational Conference on…
Judy Chaussalet, Head of Development at Think Global attended an event hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education [APPG] at the Houses of Parliament, on education for sustainable development and global citizenship. Click here to read her blog on the event. This begins: “On 21 May at the Houses of Parliament Westminster, six young people representing projects from across…