It is now taken as an unchallengeable truth that we must do more to care for the planet, seek more sustainable methods of living and be fundamentally greener than previous generations. But while the mantra of recycling, reducing and re-using is now an accepted part of all our daily lives, such activities remain a worthy duty rather than a pleasure.
EDUCATION is the key to creating a better environmental legacy, a leading energy company has found. British Gas asked thousands of UK children what needed to be done to change behaviour and attitudes surrounding climate change and found that better education was the priority. Research compiled for the Generation Green schools programme found that 68 per cent of Birmingham children thought more classroom time should be devoted to green issues and 32 per cent wished existing green lessons were more advanced.
Pioneer of environmental education; Born: August 21, 1935; Died: August 27, 2011.
An environmental course from the Open University has recently been recognised by the prestigious Europe-wide MEDEA competition. The course, 'Environment: journeys through a changing world', was rewarded for the multimedia activities - across DVDs, internet, text and other resources - that take the students on a learning journey from home to the Arctic, Nile, Amazon, China and beyond, covering a wide range of environmental topics in an innovative and engaging way.
JOHN Smyth spent his childhood exploring the countryside around him on the southern outskirts of Edinburgh, studying the local flora and fauna. His interest in natural history was enhanced by summer holiday experiences on the west coast, where he would later return to carry out research into fish farming. Some 40 years later he repaid a debt to the formative influence of Loch Sween by initiating an agreement between the Forestry Commission and the Scottish Wildlife Trust to have the Fairy Isles designated as a trust reserve. He seriously considered medicine, but entered pure science at Edinburgh University in 1941 before specialising in zoology. The war had its influence on his studies. Originally intending to go to the Far East with a naval commission to combat malaria, priorities cha...
Churston with Galmpton David Benson (Green) I HAVE lived and gone to school in Torbay most of my life, I am in my early 20s and going on to study law. I joined the Green party over a year ago because it encompasses so many strong social, economic and environmental policies. Also student education fees - which the Green party are totally opposed to - are of great concern to myself and many other young people.
A RALLYING cry has been issued to get the Forest's Wilderness Centre back open. The environmental education centre, near Mitcheldean, fell victim to sweeping county council cuts and stopped providing services at the end of August. It was then due to go on sale on the open market.
EMPLOYEES from law firm Ward Hadaway swapped legislation for cultivation when they took part in a charity event on Tyneside. A ten-strong team from the UK Top 100 firm took up gardening tools to help repair and clear pathways around a new environmental education and business centre at West Boldon and make them suitable for wheelchair users as part of the Give & Gain Day organised by Business In the Community. The West Boldon Lodge is operated by the Groundworks charity in partnership with National Grid and South Tyneside Council and is part of a network of centres developed with local authorities and charities to demonstrate how industry and the environment can co-exist.
SQUATTERS have moved into the Wilderness Centre and plan to reopen it for the community. A group calling themselves Protect the Wilderness took up residence at the Mitcheldean centre's Stone Barn and Eco House buildings over the weekend. Services at the environmental education site, which was used by schools and private parties, ceased last August when Gloucestershire County Council stopped its funding because of the cuts. Thom Forester, one of the people to have taken over the centre, said the group was planning to open it to the public again. But council chiefs are taking legal advice on how to deal with them.
YOUNGSTERS had the chance to build solar-powered cars during a science workshop designed to bring technology to life. Model-building sessions took place in Bishop Auckland Town Hall earlier this week in Brainwave@Bishop, led by environmental education company Solar-Active.
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