Managing rivers and flooding – demonstration
Check out this great video demonstration shared by River Revivers (3 March 2024) on Facebook. This demonstrates the difference between straightened channels and wiggly channels when it comes to flooding.
Tiny Forest news hot off the press
The latest Tiny Forest Monitoring Report from Earthwatch is out now. Read about the environmental and social benefits that a Tiny Forest can bring to urban communities between the first and third growing season. Key findings include the fact that rainwater is absorbed up to 65% faster inside three-year-old forests [...]
Bringing Peatland ACTION to life
This blog post on Scotland’s Nature (9 February 2024) shares the reasons peatland restoration is so important, the benefits that it can bring, and the dedication of the landowners, managers, Peatland ACTION project officers, surveyors and contractors who make it all happen. Checkout 4 new cases studies in bogs and [...]
Free webinar on enhancing learning via environmental projects – 1st Feb 2024
Learning Through Landscapes are offering this free online professional learning event. In this session, you will explore the potential benefits and outcomes of implementing project-based environmental education for your school and wider community.
The Children’s People and Nature Survey for England: 2023 update
The ‘Children’s People and Nature Survey’ (C-PANS) provides information on how children and young people experience and think about the natural environment in England. It is run twice each year, once in term time and once in holiday time. Natural England some key findings collected in 2023. Countryside Jobs Service [...]
Young people – green skills, careers and employability
Outdoor learning can support connection to nature and interest in working in and for the environment. Youthlink Scotland have developed some useful resources to help address the issues for young people interested in these career paths: Green Employability. What is a green job, and what skills can young people develop [...]
Take part in the Circular Economy Challenge
Young Enterprise Scotland offers the Circular Economy Challenge. This national enterprise challenge, introduces students to the idea of a Circular Economy and the impact of our society on the planet.
Geoscience jobs posters
The Geological Society of Scotland offer Geoscience for the future jobs poster.