Lecturers appointed to support schools on statistics and climate change
The Royal Statistical Society (21 June 2023) have announced the appointment of three William Guy Lecturers for 2023-24. The lecturers will engage with schoolchildren across the UK to highlight the importance of statistics in combating climate change. Two of the 3 lecturers are based in Scotland. The lecturer topics are: [...]
Statistics shared on young people and nature
The Children & Nature Network share a ‘stats sheet’ for youth in nature, on their news round-up page. This includes research findings that 59% of young people feel “very worried” or “extremely worried” about climate change, according to a survey of 10,000 16- to 25-year-olds from 10 countries. It also [...]
The state of nature – insect facts
This post in Scottish Pollinators (28 October 2021) discusses the latest biodiversity crisis evidence report. It explores the facts (and misinformation) around insect population statistics and trends. Given that about 90% of all species of animals in the world are insects, assessments of the state of nature require a finger [...]
