School buildings, food, waste - even the curriculum itself should all support a connection to, and appreciation for, the environment. Here are some resources to get you started
… for school journeys. School activities and education initiatives Roots & Shoots is the Jane Goodall Institute's Education Programme for young people. Its … The Globe Programme is an environmental education project linking nearly 600 schools …
Proven top tips on communicating your issues effectively from one of the UK's most successful campaigners...
… a different channel. Campaigning is not education Campaigning involves stimulating … 1 Comparing a campaign model (left) with an education model (right) In contrast, education expands awareness of options and …
From direct action campaigns to eco-village renewable energy systems, there are many ways to learn about and get involved in actions to prevent climate change
… to chivvy along the political process. Carbon education/volunteering groups CRAGs - Carbon … have now started Carbon Clubs , a facilitated education programme, which aims to distill the … such as food, transport, energy, housing, education, textiles etc, and creates practical …
What do the Australian Environment Foundation, the Renewable Energy Foundation and the Global Warming Policy Foundation have in common? They are all fiercely anti-environment, writes William Laurance - and we must beware their 'eco-doublespeak'.
… relinquished its tax-free status as a UK education entity after it was shown clearly to …
Can climate art help save the world? Rebecca Heald reports on a school art installation and its ambitious 'Cool it Schools' global online initiative
… July 2009 Activism Climate Change Schools Education Art Global Online Community Children … art can play crucial roles in reinforcing educational concepts. 'It’s nice that this was … 'It’s easy to brush art under the carpet in education and say it’s not valid.' Every …
Mark Wood, who today begins a 2,000 km solo skiing expedition to raise awareness about climate change, talks to the Ecologist about why the best way to support his cause is through action, not donations
… me to do the North South Solo Expedition: education, the environment, and the personal challenge. I have a long-standing education project back home in Coventry - this …
Wangari Maathai’s Nobel prize-winning activism has thrust the environment to the forefront of the global security agenda
Wangari Maathai: fighting for Kenya's environment Nicola Graydon | 1st March 2005 Activism Cleaner Air Cleaner Water Cleaner Land Kenya Nobel Peace Prize Woodlands Africa Tea Community Agribusiness …
How, and why, does the US Right and its evangelical 'Christian' wing campaign for mal-education, ignorance, corporate dominance, and the profligate consumption of fossil fuels? J P Sottile explores an alien planet ...
… evangelical 'Christian' wing campaign for mal-education, ignorance, corporate dominance, and … are perennial laggards in math and science education and too many of America's adults …
Eifion Rees reports on the video journalists producing environmental and social justice films that influence public opinion - and consistently get closer to the issues than the mainstream media
… , which works with youngsters who are not in education or training (NEATs) and in many …
A new campaign group is trying to push through reforms that would give customers a choice in investments and make banks more socially useful. But can it break through the banking bottleneck?
… group, one of Positive Money's chief aims is education. Their website is a portal where …
Last night's speech on Britain's energy choices by former environment secretary Owen Paterson's caused widespread outrage long before it was delivered. But what exactly did he say on the night? Read on, and be surprised to discover that it makes excellent sense - in parts.
… food, life-saving surgery, entertainment, education, industry and transport. We are …
What motivates people to act? Tom Crompton, WWF's point man on behaviour change, believes he has the answers. And they go against the grain of conventional campaigning...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Tom Crompton, Change Strategist at WWF-UK Matilda Lee | 8th February 2011 Activism Society How To Make A Difference Campaigning Activism WWF Climate Change Green Consumerism …
As millions join in climate marches and other actions around the world, writes Ronnie Cummins, the 'mainstream' focus on energy is missing the 55% of emissions that come from mismanaged land and destroyed forests. The key is to replace industrial agriculture worldwide with productive, regenerative organic farming that puts carbon back in the soil.
The Carbon Underground: reversing global warming Ronnie Cummins Organic Consumers Association | 21st September 2014 Activism Climate Change Farming Forests feedlot-cut.jpg As millions join in climate …
A planned 'head in sand' salute had to be abandoned at COP20 in Peru this week, writes Maxine Newlands - called off due to lack of sand on Lima's stony shores. But climate campaigners in Australia and New Zealand made up for it with dozens of their own 'bums up' actions on sandy Antipodean beaches ...
… is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, Education & Social Sciences School of Arts & …
Just as the humanitarian crisis of the Second World War gave birth to the swift implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60 years ago in 1948, we now have a planetary crisis that needs to be addressed with equal urgency. Now is the time to call for a Universal Declaration of Planetary Rights.
… are the tools that provide instruction and education to resolve the conflicts that come …
A year ago Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, struck central Philippines leaving tens of thousands of people dead and missing, millions homeless and livelihoods destroyed. Today climate-affected communities worldwide are demanding change.
… | Solidagro, Belgium | Society for Rural Education and Development, India | Indigenous …