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”
‘Catastrophic decline’ is the quote used in the BBC headline accompanying yet another authoritative report warning of the threat to the Earth’s animal life. This particular report, published by the conservation group WWF in 2020, states that wildlife populations have fallen by more than… Continue Reading “Learning about animals is crucial if we want to protect biodiversity”
It is probably Hollywood’s most enduring movie myth, that when the director of The Greatest Story Ever Told suggested to John Wayne (in a cameo role as the Roman centurion guarding the dying Jesus on the cross) that he deliver the line ‘Truly he… Continue Reading “Every child deserves the chance to experience awe and wonder”
COP26 MUST TAKE CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION SERIOUSLY
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”
Climate change is back in the headlines — not that it is ever far away. Ahead of a major report by the United Nations’ climate change researchers, the UK government minister Alok Sharma said at the weekend that the world is “dangerously close” to… Continue Reading “Pressure mounts on world leaders to take decisive long-term action on climate change”
As the world continues to digest last week’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and its stark warnings of potential global catastrophe, we are all — from international bodies and sovereign governments right down to local communities and individual households — considering… Continue Reading “Practical ideas for families wanting to do their bit for the environment”
