Getting Connected to Nature is the theme of the 2016 Nature Connections conference in Derby next month. You’ll find the draft programme here. The core themes of the conference are improving links between research, policy and practice through the latest research and perspectives on [i] the benefits of a connection with nature, [ii] getting connected to nature…
What did you think when you saw those great piles of elephant tusks burning on TV, or read about them in the papers? Did you welcome this as a slap in the face of poachers everywhere and a step in the right direction? Or did you wonder, as David Attenborough did, that it would make…
NAEE and the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) invite you to a reception being held in Bristol on Tuesday May 31st from 1700 to 1900 at the Bristol Science Centre. The reception is to mark the UK launch of the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP), which was established in 2014. It is also being held in conjunction with the…
A new report on Circulate from Bloomberg New Energy Finance predicted that electric cars will be cheaper to own than conventional cars by 2020, and that they will make up about 40% of all vehicle sales by 2040. Currently just 1% of all new cars sold are electric and cost is still a significant barrier. However, this latest analysis predicts…
Grow2Eat says: “Get your children and grandchildren gardening!” as spring, is the perfect time to get your children or grandchildren interested in gardening. Children, it says, will usually enjoy garden tasks such as planting/sowing, light digging and light weeding, adding that: “Planting a wildflower meadow is a great task for children as they can spot…
Last week, the Parks Alliance (TPA) published ‘The National Playground: growing the next generation’ on the importance of parks to family life. The report says that the current squeeze on budgets is putting parks and green spaces at risk. Data highlighted in the report show that parents with children under 10, are most concerned about the…
Think Global says “Join us on 27 April for our 2nd seminar on the Sustainable Development Goals“. It adds: “Young people need global skills and competencies if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This seminar is the second joint Think Global / British Council events exploring education and the SDGs. It will…
But only in the USA. NEEF’s 12th annual National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) is taking place from April 17-23. It’s the USA’s largest celebration of EE, and it sets out to inspire environmental learning among school students, and beyond, with events and projects taking place across the country in classrooms, after-school clubs, parks, aquariums, museums, and…
Ken Webster’s latest thoughts on the circular economy have been published in Circulate. They begin: The circular economy describes a feedback-rich economy in all its embedded glories: energy, materials and information. It is one in which stocks matter, since they are the source and destination of complex flows, stock maintenance and even enhancement. Regeneration is…
The White House has released a new final report called The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, which significantly advances what we know about the impacts of climate change on public health, and the confidence with which we know it. The report includes an education initiative. Developed…
The LOtC Mark is a national accreditation for schools which recognises and supports the development of learning outside the classroom across all subject areas. It recognises existing provision and also assists schools to develop LOtC further. Schools can apply for the Mark at Bronze, Silver or Gold level, providing the opportunity to develop provision over time. This can…
The National Union of Teachers is hosting a conference on education and the sustainable development goals: Education and Sustainable Development Goals in the Commonwealth and Beyond: Shifting the Discourse Taking place from 26th – 27th April, the organisers say that the Symposium will … “explore the unique challenges and needs of developing and industrialized nations…