Biodiversity Stripes – A Journey from Green to Grey
This post on Finding Nature (10 August 2022) describes how graphics for climate stripes, depicting the heating of our planet, have done a great job in increasing awareness of climate change. The author presents a range of graphics to do the same for biodiversity loss, based on available data. This [...]
Scotland’s Biodiversity Strategy Consultation – have your say!
Scotland’s biodiversity is in crisis. The Scottish Government is proposing an ambitious new strategy to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 and reverse it by 2045. We need your views on our ideas for how we make this happen. Learn more and get involved in the consultation. The consultation closes on 12 [...]
Climate Action Schools announced
Keep Scotland Beautiful have announced their new Climate Action Schools framework (22 June 2022). This will put climate change firmly on the agenda for educators, young people and children. It builds on existing activity across Scotland and increases opportunities for learning across five core components: learning for sustainability; climate emergency; [...]
Holyrood Green Giant Awards 2022 – Get your nominations in by Monday 19th September!
Youthlink Scotland news (12 July 2022) share information on Holyrood Green Giant Awards 2022. The different award categories celebrate the best within Scotland’s climate change movement. The Youth Champion Award focuses on the work of young people in galvanizing the climate change movement in Scotland. This award will recognise and [...]
International Biodiversity Lesson Plan Competition winners
Check out these lesson plans which provide teachers with activities to engage young people in biodiversity conservation actions. As part of the GAIA 20:30 Biodiversity Campaign, teachers from all over the world were invited to develop, test, and submit Biodiversity Lesson Plans with a focus on: Promoting sustainable management of [...]
Research finds children’s mood and wellbeing improved by connection to nature activities
This research paper Children’s perception of biodiversity in their school grounds and its influence on their wellbeing and resilience is shared in Journal of Environmental Psychology (Volume 67, February 2020, 101381). This research was carried out by University of Holloway of London (Louise N. Montgomery et al.) It explored whether engaging [...]
A sloppy but efficient pollinator
This blog post on Scottish Pollinators (10 June 2022) compares the pollinating ability of honey bees versus other bee species.
Protecting and enhancing nature in Scotland
The Scottish Government have announced more funding for local nature restoration projects (6 June 2022). This is aimed at tackling the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change.
