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 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…
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…
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…
The Science Geek has all the detail you’re likely to need about next week’s solstice, including maps, charts and pictures (mostly of Stonehenge). Tuesday June 5th was World Environment Day, which the UN promotes. Click here to see what’s happening. This year, we’re invited to beat plastic pollution. The UN has a new strap line: “If…
The Bristol Natural History Consortium’s 2018 Festival of Nature in Bristol and Bath starts on June 2nd with a week-long programme of activity sandwiched between free family festival events at Bath’s Green Park station. The full festival programme is here. While you’re browsing, why not look at the Bioblitz and Communicate programmes as well Bristol-based Arkive is 15 years old…
Walk to School week starts today. Every year Living Streets puts together a fun themed challenge to take on while walking to and from school. In 2017 400,000 children and their families joined the challenge and got a taste of the many benefits the simple act of walking can bring. Countryside Classroom says you can follow…
Click here to find out what’s happening at Slimbridge over the coming weeks. There are lots of educational activities. This year, the International Day for Biological Diversity is May 22nd. This year’s theme is “Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity” which marks the 25th anniversary of the Convention on Biological Diversity and was chosen…
The latest Think Global newsletter contains features on: New data legislation Education resources Global Educator of the Year 2018 Fashion Revolution Week TrustLaw and Think Global webinar The Wildlife Trusts are running wild again in June and encouraging everyone to join in. They say: Can you do something wild every day throughout…
World Press Freedom Day takes place on 3 May. The Global Learning Programme (GLP) says that you can mark the event with your pupils using a Key Stage 3/4 resource on exploring the right to freedom of expression it has developed. This resource supports citizenship and English lessons by exploring the right to freedom of expression and whether it has limits. It…