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…
Today’s guest blog is by Geoffrey Guy who lectures at Reaseheath College. Geoff is the Director of Education for Bushcraft Education Ltd, and the founder of the Bushcraft Education blog: Reindeer became extinct in the British Isles during the 12th Century, with the last known records of them occurring in the Orkneyinga saga which documents some of the history…
The latest edition of CJS Professional is now online, and you can read it here. It includes this on the British wildcat: There is only one native wild cat in Britain (for now! – see below) and work is ongoing in Scotland to ensure its survival. Read about one volunteer’s Wonderful Wildcat Experience. James Walker writes…
Click here to read the latest blogs from the Children and Nature Network. This includes: NATURE-BASED LEADERSHIP: Leading from the Heart of Nature by Cheryl Charles Throughout my life, I have been influenced and inspired by direct contact with nature. From formative childhood experiences to acting as the primary focus of my career, nature has nourished my…
The Human Rights Careers website has details of [massive on-line, open] courses in relation to each of the 17 sustainable development goals. It says: The SDGs are 17 goals with a total of 169 targets among them, most of which are meant to be achieved by 2030. These goals strive to work towards sustainable economic, social,…
One of the first girls to be supported by the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed), Fiona Mashing is now a lawyer and was the founder of Camfed’s CAMA alumnae network. Here is a blog she wrote for the Huffington Post about the importance of educating girls and how this will influence our impact on climate. This…
Pete Cooper is a 23 year old naturalist who’s been “obsessed with wildlife since childhood and now heading out into a career in wildlife conservation.” His key specialist areas and interests are in mammal and herptofauna ecology, captive breeding, reintroductions and ecological restoration, and the nature of conservation conflicts. He’s also a keen nature writer and blogger. His…
Natural History Wanderings is a US blog created by Sandy Steinman to share natural history explorations, especially wildflower travels and photos. The main emphasis is to share experiences. Recent posts include: California’s Forests Continue To Die After Years Of Drought Interior Secretary Proposes Shrinking Four National Monuments Mt. Rainier Wildflowers 8/24/17 Why Wildlife Corridors Are Important How To Talk…
This is a link to the Nature’s Web of Life blog. There are posts on: CONSERVATION ISSUES – for example, What Is Our Excuse ??? Conservation Ethics – Guiding A Reluctant Human Race There Is No Reason To Kill Predators Ecological Literacy – The Path To Human Survival ENGAGING NATURE – for example, The Serene, The Pristine,…
Recently, Houston’s Cedar Bayou suburb had 52 inches of rain in less that a week, courtesy of Tropical Storm Harvey; a new record for the US mainland. Meanwhile, a hemisphere away, and much less reported, more than 1,000 people died in this year’s monsoon with almost 700,000 homes destroyed in Bangladesh. As the Times reminded us (and chemists everywhere…
Here is a link to David Hick’s blog – Teaching for a Better World: learning for sustainability, and this is the link to his latest posting on sustainable schools. This begins: A sustainable future The notion of ‘sustainability’ emerged in the 1980s and has become the key concept for exploring the impact of human activity on…
For several years in newsletters and other publicity our local Cumbria association has used the strapline: Varied, valuable but vulnerable. So much change is underway both nationally and locally at the moment with many important decisions to be made that the implications for the many special areas of the UK risk being ignored. Last Saturday I…