Today’s Webwatch section continues its focus on the Sustainable Development Goals with a look at the Global e-sustainability Initiative [GeSI] which says it’s the leading source for impartial, credible information on emerging issues to do with ICT and sustainability. GeSI provides access to “thought leadership, tools and best practices for social and environmental sustainability”. It sets out to communicate to…
WWF has launched its Living Planet Report for 2016. This global report is produced every two years, and is a comprehensive study of trends in species populations and the health of the planet. It aims to support governments, communities, businesses and organisations to make informed decisions on using and protecting the Earth’s resources. The report reveals that,…
Our Webwatch section continues its focus on those crucial international targets that were agreed a few months ago: the Sustainable Development Goals. Today we look at the OECD. The OECD presented its strategic action plan for the Sustainable Development Goals to ministers from member countries on the meeting in Paris last June. The action plan is divided into four…
Fostering Youth Leadership in Urban Places is one of the two articles published by Green Teacher in its Summer 2016 edition that is freely available to read. We are highlighting it here to draw your attention both to the article, and to Green Teacher itself, as this is a journal that NAEE finds to be consistently informative and interesting. The article…
More today on the Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe asks: What is your country doing to implement the sustainable development goals? The Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) is organized into nine geographical & thematic desks and a library. UNRIC aims to inform but also to engage Europeans in issues of global reach, and it works…
Over the next few days, our Webwatch section is focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals: those crucial international targets that were agreed a few months ago. Today’s focus is a series of maps produced by UNESCO. Read on … UNESCO, the UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, has launched a collection of interactive maps presenting indicators…
The Beyond GDP initiative is about developing indicators that are as clear and appealing as GDP, but more inclusive of environmental and social aspects of progress. This EU website provides a range of updates on recent developments and ongoing work across a number of countries.
The Guardian has an article on the long history of fakery and deception in wildlife film making. As most now know, even the BBC is not immune from this dishonesty. Will you be watching the fake-free Planet Earth II on BBC1 at 8pm on Sunday?
Tide~’s new resource “Global learning – lenses on the world‘ is now available online. It addresses questions about poverty and wealth; hunger and food; and sustainable development. It has five free downloadable sections, supported by over 80 additional downloads, and is available in both English and Spanish. The resource shares work from Tide~’s three year project ‘Young people…
The IES 2016 Burntwood Lecture is to be given by Baroness Parminter. Her title is: Separation anxiety: The challenges for the environment from Brexit The organisers say that this lecture series provides an opportunity for an eminent speaker to talk on a current, critical and often controversial environmental theme to an invited audience from the professions, universities and government. In this…
WWF produced its Living Planet Index last week. Here’s the report summary. All environmental educators will find something in here of interest and importance. Moreover, there is much that will enliven teaching of all kinds.
The Guardian reports a new YouGov survey commissioned by Groundwork which reveals the stark fact that 30% of 16- to 24-year-olds from lower income families say they never visit a local park – more than double the number from higher income families. The importance of green spaces to young people’s social and physical development is well understood.…