Delivering subject content through nine life themes
A new report from WWF detailing the effects of global heating on life around the world pulls no punches: species from emperor penguins and snow leopards to hippopotamuses and bumblebees are all at grave risk from the impact of rising temperatures. “The vast scale… Continue Reading “Sir David is right: young people are the great hope”
Overpromising and underdelivering is a charge frequently levelled at the current UK government. Now an influential committee of MPs has accused ministers of failing to match their fine words with decisive action when it comes to tackling the biodiversity crisis and protecting UK wildlife.… Continue Reading “‘Bloom or bust?’: Climate change isn’t the only environmental crisis we face”
COP26 begins today, a major conference attended by many, though sadly not all, of the world’s political leaders. With the world’s attention focused on Glasgow for the next few days — and on the issue of humankind’s relationship with nature and the environment —… Continue Reading “COP26 is another London Olympics moment for the UK”
This year’s Big Garden Birdwatch, organised by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), begins a week today, and it really couldn’t be easier to take part, even if you know next to nothing about birds. As it says on the RSPB… Continue Reading “The upcoming Big Garden Birdwatch is a great way to introduce children to nature”