Volunteering journeys: growing the youth volunteering generation
This research report (Carregha, Tania et al., Institute for Community Studies, 2022) can be found here. The report: explores young people's perceptions and experiences of volunteering, and ways to increase levels of volunteering by young people. outlines the background to the study, where the 'volunteering journey' is intended to encapsulate [...]
Big Seaweed Search
Join this Natural History Museum Citizen Science seaweed project to monitor the effects of environmental change on Britain's sea life. Explore the seashore and record the seaweeds that you find there, at any time of year.
Calling young filmmakers to make films for our future!
The Scottish Youth Film Foundation in partnership with WWF Scotland and the National Library of Scotland's Moving Image Archive want to see your films about our future. Climate change is happening but what will happen next? Make a film of five minutes or under and submit it to us via [...]
Our Rights, Our Planet Online Training
On 12 July 2022, Articolo12, Children’s Environmental Rights Initiative (CERI), Terre des Hommes (TdH) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched “Our Rights, Our Planet”. This offers free training for young people to learn about and stand up for their environmental rights! The training is available online and offline. [...]
2022 Young Reporters Winners Announced
Eco-Schools have congratulated four 2022 Young Reporters for the Environment Winners! The following entries have been chosen as Scottish winners: Best Article (11-14 years) - F Gibb, Stirling High School: How Sustainable is F1? Best Article (15-18 years) - N Kirk, Clydeview Academy: Failing Our Future Best Video (11-14 years) - Mrs Sim's P7 [...]
2022 Young Reporters Winners Announced
Eco-Schools have congratulated four 2022 Young Reporters for the Environment Winners! The following entries have been chosen as Scottish winners: Best Article (11-14 years) - F Gibb, Stirling High School: How Sustainable is F1? Best Article (15-18 years) - N Kirk, Clydeview Academy: Failing Our Future Best Video (11-14 years) - Mrs Sim's P7 [...]
Bright Green Future – now recruiting!
Bright Green Future (BGF) is a free UK-wide environmental leadership and empowerment programme for 16-19-year-olds. The Bright Green Future team are recruiting their next BGF cohort. The programme is open to 16-19-year-olds from across the UK and aims to inspire and empower young people to be changemakers and create a [...]
Case studies in rewilding and large-scale nature restoration
This post in Scotland’s Nature (24 May 2022) explores some of the projects which aim to restore nature at scale, with a link to the full report. The report describes what’s really happening, both in Scotland, the wider UK, and Europe. Many of the case studies refer to education opportunities [...]
