Environmental Lunacy Project: Plough Moon
The Plough, or Worm Moon, is the last full moon of the winter season and first of the spring in the Northern hemisphere.
Teaching Wisdom? Part 3: Revisiting Nova Renascentia
Today’s post is by regular contributor, Richard Jurin. Before his retirement, Richard led the Environmental Studies programme at the University of Northern Colorado, where he launched a degree in Sustainability Studies. His academic interests are environmental worldviews and understanding barriers to sustainability. As ever, with our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily shared by NAEE.…
NAEE eNewsletter for 9.2.2025
Here is NAEE’s latest round-up of news… Teaching Wisdom? Part 2 – Resilience An NAEE blog post from Richard Jurin, a regular contributor, explores resilience beyond economic frameworks, advocating for a balance between human and ecological systems. He critiques the reductionist mindset that separates humans from nature, emphasising the need for systems thinking to address complex environmental…
NAEE eNewsletter 2.2.2025
Here is NAEE’s latest round-up of news… Squirrel Moon The Squirrel Moon Have you been following our Year of Environmental Lunacy https://naee.org.uk/a-year-of-environmental-lunacy/ project? Each lunar month we bring you a new Blogger who offers their thoughts about an appropriate lunar name based on what we might be noticing around us in nature during this time. We have…
Teaching Wisdom? Part 2 – Resilience
Today’s post is by regular contributor, Richard Jurin. Before his retirement, Richard led the Environmental Studies programme at the University of Northern Colorado, where he launched a degree in Sustainability Studies. His academic interests are environmental worldviews and understanding barriers to sustainability. As ever, with our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily shared by NAEE.…
Environmental Lunacy Project: Squirrel Moon
Traditionally, the second moon cycle of the year in the northern hemisphere has been known as the Snow Moon.
NAEE e-News 13.1.2025
On Thursday January 9th some key members of NAEE attended a memorial service at St Peter’s Church, Sutton Coldfield for Sue Fenoughty. Sue (19th December 1935 – 14th December 2024) had been a very active member of NAEE for many years. She was the editor of the NAEE’s flagship Environmental Education Journal for a number…
Environmental Lunacy Project: Fox Moon
The first lunar cycle of the year in the northern hemisphere has been traditionally known by some cultures as the Wolf Moon. During the long, dark winter months when food was scarce, wolves were likely to have been heard howling to each other more frequently.
The Evolution of Environmental Education in the UK: A Historical Perspective
Bill Finnegan and I (Isobel Talks) recently co-authored a report commissioned by NAEE: “Engaging the Next Generation: The state of environmental, sustainability and climate education in UK schools and effective practice in the classroom”. The report explores effective practices in delivering environmental, sustainability and climate education in schools across the United Kingdom. Drawing on a…
Teaching Wisdom – Part 1
Today’s post is by regular contributor, Richard Jurin. Before his retirement, Richard led the Environmental Studies programme at the University of Northern Colorado, where he launched a degree in Sustainability Studies. His academic interests are environmental worldviews and understanding barriers to sustainability. As ever, with our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily shared by NAEE.…