FACE has a new resource in its controversial issues series. It has been produced to help young people: Learn about declining bee populations and consider the use of pesticides, in particular neonicotinoids Understand the different problems facing honey bees and wild bees Judge the bias and reliability of different sources of information Draw their own…
The Journal of Environmental Education is the oldest of the journals focusing on environmental education research. It began life in 1969 as “Environmental Education”, and changed its name in 1971 to much its growing focus on research activity. It’s known across the world as “J.E.E”. It says this about itself: ” JEE is a research-oriented,…
Although John Smyth died over 11 years ago, in 2005, his contribution to environmental education lives on. An obituary in the Herald Scotland painted a picture of his life and work, but there are many of us today who can add anecdotes to what this says about him. John’s contribution was national and international, and…
11 April 2016, 0930 – 1100, London At this event, hosted by the ESRC’s The UK in a Changing Europe (UKiCE) Initiative, leading practitioners will debate the findings of a landmark independent report on the implications of a Brexit for the UK’s environment. The EU has had a profound impact upon UK environmental policy and…
The Natural Connections project is drawing to a close, and its final report will be published on July 14th, with and they will be sharing the key findings and learning points from the evaluation at a meeting in Bristol on that day. Meantime, NC can be followed on Twitter or via their blog.
In The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will be Nature’s Salvation, Fred Pearce argues that trying to keep out alien species looks increasingly flawed and that we should celebrate the dynamism of such species and the novel ecosystems they create. Further, in an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, we should be finding ways to help nature…
The programme for the 2016 GA conference is now on-line. The main programme takes place on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 April with the free Public Lecture, ‘Association at Work’ events, and Awards Ceremonies take place on Thursday 7.
FACE has a new Springtime Activities booklet. It contains ideas for games, walks, hands on making projects and classroom activities, and sets out to provide inspiration for teachers and outdoor educators to get out and about spotting the signs of Spring. You can download it here.
NEEF has announced that April 17 to 23 is National Environmental Education Week – at least in the USA which is where NEEF operates. This is NEEF’s 12th annual EEWeek, and this one is sponsored by Samsung. It is the USA’s “largest celebration of environmental education”, and NEEF invites environmental educators of all kinds, teaching…
Photographs on the Arkive website have helped naturalists identify two previously unrecorded species of magnolia. In 2010, Roberto Pedraza Ruiz gave Arkive a series of photos he had taken in a cloud forest within eastern Mexico’s Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve. One was identified as being the magnolia, Magnolia dealbata, classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. But…
Click here to see the latest from the Permaculture Association. It includes features on People’s Food Policy People Centred Design Steward Community Wood
Canada geese tend to get a bad press. As Simon Barnes says in a column for a recent Spectator, “… they’re noisy, filthy and polluting and far too efficient at breeding.” Barnes adds that he rather admires them for this. After all, they are rather like us. For more on geese generally, and our relationship with…