Life Based Learning ™
Delivering subject content through nine life themes
Category: Physical World & Sustainable Living
Collapse in wildlife populations caused by human activity
According to the newly published Living Planet Report 2020, wildlife populations are in freefall around the world, and the principal cause is human activity. It says that, on average, global populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles fell by 68% between 1970 and… Continue Reading “Collapse in wildlife populations caused by human activity”
Greenland and Antarctica melting match ‘worse-case scenario’ predictions
The study, published in Nature Climate Change, has confirmed the polar ice caps are losing mass at rates threatening dire sea-level rise. As reported in the Express: Trillions of tons of ice are melting The melt has caused a sea level rise estimated at 17.8 mm… Continue Reading “Greenland and Antarctica melting match ‘worse-case scenario’ predictions”
Weather bring 1,000 tons of microplastics to US protected lands every year
Article by BY KRISTIN TOUSSAINT America’s national parks and wilderness are being filled with plastic we can barely even see. When I was young there was a saying, ‘What happens in America, happens in Britain ten years later’. The article written by Kristin Toussaint for… Continue Reading “Weather bring 1,000 tons of microplastics to US protected lands every year”
Teaching about the climate emergency
Such a powerful opinion piece in Tuesday’s Education Guardian from the paper’s environment correspondent, Fiona Harvey, about the failure of the current national curriculum adequately to address the climate crisis and sustainability more generally: But in England, climate change barely figures on the national… Continue Reading “Teaching about the climate emergency”
Sustainability needs to be at the heart of the primary curriculum
A good-news story to end the week: efforts to reintroduce beavers (hunted to extinction hundreds of years ago) and the benefits they bring — reducing the risk of flooding and promoting biodiversity. The MAC learning domains — especially those in the Living Sustainably life… Continue Reading “Sustainability needs to be at the heart of the primary curriculum”
The state of nature in Britain
Living, as I do, in a semi-rural area, in walks down country lanes surrounded by fields on either side, the lack of flora and fauna is stark. The fields are controlled to grow the crop and nothing else. The hedgerows are reduced to rampant… Continue Reading “The state of nature in Britain”
Trees of Europe
More than half of the native trees of Europe face disappearance from the natural landscape due to mostly human activity as reported in The Guardian. The threat to Europe’s trees is an important reason for conservationists to support the Merged Action Curriculum which has… Continue Reading “Trees of Europe”
Youth summit on climate change
Young leaders from around the world convened in New York on Saturday, September 21 to showcase climate solutions and engage with global leaders on the defining issue of our time. https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/events/youth-climate-summit/ The MAC learning area ‘Living sustainably’ prepares future generations with the attitudes, values,… Continue Reading “Youth summit on climate change”