UN Water is the United Nations inter-agency area for all freshwater related issues, including sanitation. The website has a good overview of goals related to water, the specific targets, and related UN campaigns including World Water Day – which is on 22nd March this year. The website says that water is at the core of sustainable development:…
Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril is a new book from Trinity University Press. It contains eighty essays from theologians, naturalists, scientists, politicians, business leaders, activists, and writers each of which examines why it’s wrong “to wreck the world.” The publishers say: In the face of environmental degradation, species extinction, and climate…
Just before Christmas, Viridor welcomed teachers and pupils from the Bicester School to its state-of-the-art Energy Recovery Facility at Ardley to mark the start of a partnership to help pupils gain invaluable insight into how subjects, such as maths and science, directly link to careers within the recycling, resources and renewable energy sector. The partnership,…
The Development Education Research Centre [ DERC ] has launched two new research reports, both written as part of the Global Learning Programme in England. Fran Hunt and Olga Cara have produced baseline analysis of the GLP’s Whole School Audit and look at how 563 schools are adopting global learning; and Kate Brown has written a…
Here’s a selection of blogs that address learning, environment and sustainability (viewed in a broad sense): http://www.education4sustainability.org Education 4 Sustainability is a project coordinated by Nektarina in order to help embed sustainable development into the curriculum, and educate students about sustainable living, practices and futures. http://www.educationforsustainability.com.au/blog Education for Sustainability provides professional development in designing and implementing…
Juliette Green examines Julie Warburton’s book on teaching with flowers. This is a colourful, chunky handbook full of practical and innovative ideas for using flowers across the curriculum. Julie Warburton is a former teacher and educational consultant and this comes across through the strong curriculum links and the easy-to-follow teaching ideas. She subsequently retrained as…
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Here are some details of workshops at the 2016 national sustainable schools conference, run by SEEd in Leicester on March 2nd. Ashden Awards, Alex Green – Showcases and explores examples of energy saving techniques in schools Beetles and Bees, Jenny Stevens – Looks at diverse ways of encouraging outdoor exploration Big Brum, Rumpelstiltskin, the Straw Baby –…
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The Permaculture Association has alerted us to a new book on adaption to climate change: Permaculture and Climate Change Adaptation: Inspiring Ecological, Social, Cultural and Economic Responses. Published by Permanent Publications, and written by Drs Gil Penha-Lopes and Thomas Henfrey, it draws on case studies from all over the world, and sets out to demonstrate the efficacy of…
You can read the latest update from the South West Learning for Sustainability Coalition here. As a taster, here is Paul Vare’s 100-word thought piece on the Paris Agreement: The Paris Agreement on climate change was an unexpected Christmas present. Of course, there are numerous opportunities for back tracking and concerns that it’s all too late. Nevertheless,…
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