What’s stopping the widescale use of nature-based solutions in our towns and cities?
This blog post from the Scottish Wildlife Trust explores why nature-based solutions are not being used more to help our towns and cities mitigate and adapt to climate change. A link is provided to the full repprt (November 2022). This ties in with the nature-based knowledge which need to be [...]
Nature-based play: fostering connections for children’s wellbeing and climate resilience
This Nature-based Play publication (Candiracci, Sara et al, 2022) explores the important relationship between play, nature and climate resilience, considering the perspectives of leading urban development, early childhood, play and nature-based solutions experts. This is followed by case studies from cities around the world that demonstrate how local governments, business and [...]
Eco-Schools Training Sessions 2022-2023 Sessions for educators PLUS new sessions for pupils!
Eco-schools are offering: Interactive online sessions to support Eco-Coordinators to deliver Eco-Schools in their context, plus new training sessions directed at pupils to support their Eco-Schools experience. For pupils, there are sessions introducing Eco-Schools, how to carry out your Environmental Review and Action Plan and Eco-Committee Meet & Greet sessions [...]
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 [...]
