New research shows planting more trees could reduce premature deaths in European cities
Check out this article in The Conversation (1 February 2023). It also notes that ‘Surrounding greenness, particularly greenness at schools, can be important in the cognitive development of children’.
Have your pupils explored Greenopolis yet?
Greenopolis is a new learning platform developed by teachers, researchers, schools. The digital educational platform features activities and exercises on urban development, climate challenges, and nature-based solutions. This would be a great resource to reinforce real world learning outdoors.
Towns and cities resources showcasing nature based solutions
The Scottish Wildlife Trust have collated a number of examples, case studies and useful resources for urban nature-based solutions, demonstrating the challenges we face that can be helped by nature-based solutions in our towns and cities. This website page shares great examples of urban nature-based solutions in action.
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 [...]
Case Study: John Muir Award in Wild Glasgow
In this JMA case study (published 10 November 2022), find out how Blairvadach Outdoor Education Centre at Pinkston Basin uses the John Muir Award as its main engagement tool to connect Glasgow pupils with nature in the inner city.
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 [...]
People making Glasgow greener
This post on Scottish pollinators (12 August 2022) describes how the neat and tidy philosophy of greenspace management in Glasgow is wilting fast. Find out how this is benefitting wildlife and people.
Urban trees and ecosystem services – useful resources
Are you a secondary school or tertiary student researching trees in and around your setting grounds? You might be interested to see this research survey information from i-Tree Eco. This includes i-Tree Eco Edinburgh and i-Tree Eco Glasgow. Discover more about the ecosystem services provided by urban trees. Find more [...]
