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New association in Seychelles is promoting the importance of botanical gardens

A new not-for-profit association in the island nation -- Friends of Seychelles Botanical Gardens (FSBG) -- has launched with the aim of educating people about the importance of conservation and the scientific values of the island nation’s gardens.

From AI to climate change: An integrated approach to university education

As the world refocuses on breakthroughs on global issues such as technology and environmental challenges, universities are also transforming their studies to serve students’ changing interests.

Has Climate News Coverage Finally Turned a Corner?

Some good news, for a change, about climate change: When hundreds of newsrooms focus their attention on the climate crisis, all at the same time, the public conversation about the problem gets better: more prominent, more informative, more urgent.

Schools in Vietnam to Teach Children About Threatened Wildlife

A recent study found that one-fifth of vertebrates on land are affected by the wildlife trade. The wildlife trade is driving extinction for many species. Earth is currently in the midst of the sixth mass extinction — so many species are at risk of being gone forever. And yet, the illegal wildlif ...

Kids will love and learn from really wild show

Spiders, snakes, scorpions and frogs... Belfast man Karl Hamilton is passionate about educating the public about these amazing creatures. He talks to Linda Stewart about his band of minibeasts and birds

Italy’s Students Will Get a Lesson in Climate Change. Many Lessons, in Fact.

Public schools will require children in every grade to study sustainability. That could put Italy at the forefront of environmental education.

$10m donation and slew of programmes to help young Singaporeans develop green thumb

Younger Singaporeans will get more opportunities to develop their green thumb thanks to a slew of efforts by the National Parks Board (NParks) and a large donation from billionaire Peter Lim.

Meghan Markle’s Beautiful Jewelry Raises Awareness for Endangered Species!

Over the years, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has demonstrated her passion for animals and the environment. Not only has she rescued dogs, but she eats a vegan diet throughout much of the week. For their wedding, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gave a list of charities they wanted people to d ...

GDT European wildlife photographer of the year 2019 – in pictures

The Society of German Nature Photographers has chosen its winners and runners-up. Below, some of the photographers explain how they captured their shots

Biodiversity loss: the canary in the coalmine

With 30 percent of Australia’s threatened species living in cities, there is an urgent need to plan, design and manage urban landscapes to conserve and enhance life. Foreground spoke with Claire Martin about the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ biodiversity loss emergency declaration.

Halloween, with a seasonal nod to local biodiversity

What does biodiversity have to do with Halloween? First of all, our beloved tradition of carving Jack-o'-lanterns: pumpkins are pollinated by a specialized bee — the squash bee (Peponapis pruinosa). Without this little bee, there would be no pumpkins or squash.

Seven Worlds, One Planet: 'Gorgeous' nature series gets five-star reviews

Sir David Attenborough's latest nature series has received five-star reviews from critics, one of whom says it may be the BBC's "best wildlife show ever". Seven Worlds, One Planet, the Mail's Christopher Stevens says, is "visually magnificent" and has photography that is "almost abstract in its ...

World Lemur Day – a photo essay by Bristol Zoological Society

Friday is World Lemur Day. Lemurs are the earth’s most threatened larger group of mammals; there are more than 100 species and almost all are under threat of extinction. Bristol Zoological Society has been studying lemurs and working on their conservation in north-west Madagascar for over 10 years

BBC creates biodiversity installation to launch natural-history series

The BBC has created an installation that will act as a home for local wildlife to mark the launch of its natural-history series Seven Worlds, One Planet. Created by BBC Creative, the "Seven world living globe" stands at three metres wide and is designed to reflect the seven continents.

David Attenborough’s Seven Worlds, One Planet: Everything you need to know about the groundbreaking new series

Sir David Attenborough’s latest nature series will air this weekend and promises to have “unknown, unseen and unexpected wildlife stories.”

World Food Day 2019

16 October 2019, Rome, Italy

Making conservation 'contagious'

New research reveals conservation initiatives often spread like disease, a fact which can help scientists and policymakers design programs more likely to be taken up.

Innovation at London Design Festival

I've ducked out of Design Week for some years, consciously opting out of an obsession with branding and gentrification. Perhaps I'd grown embittered by a dearth of affordable housing for locals.

BBC's Seven Worlds, One Planet shines spotlight on climate crisis

A new BBC natural history series narrated by Sir David Attenborough airing later this month will have a conservationist message about the impact of the climate crisis at its heart.

Duchess of Cambridge visits Natural History Museum’s Centre for UK Biodiversity

The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of the Museum, visited the Natural History Museum’s Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity today to hear how it is championing and helping protect UK wildlife at a time when it is under a greater threat than ever before.

Composition of the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA-IAC)

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/CST/FD/87981 (2019-084)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations, and indigenous peoples and local communities

Do nature documentaries make a difference?

Nature documentaries raise species awareness and promote pro-conservation behaviours, but don't lead to donations to conservation charities, a new Irish study has revealed.

Social Good Summit Speakers Demand Progress In Fight For Climate Change

The 10th annual Social Good Summit took place on Sept. 22 at 92Y in Manhattan, with dozens of influential speakers from around the globe unifying their collective voices around the importance of climate change.

Biodiversity celebrated on Heritage day at Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart College had a Heritage Day celebration on September 20 at the school. The theme of the day was ‘Celebrating our Natural Heritage and Biodiversity’.

Most people avoid ugly animals. I'm obsessed with them

Growing up in rural Australia, I found joy in the weird creatures around me – and finding out why they had evolved that way. Now I’ve illustrated a whole children’s book about them.

Oman Post Celebrates the Sultanate’s Rich Biodiversity With Launch of 5 Turtle Stamps

Generating public awareness on one of Oman’s national natural treasures, Oman Post launched five stamps about these magnificent species. The stamps feature the hawksbill, Leatherback, Olive Ridley, Green, and Loggerhead turtles.

Finalists announced for 2019 Nature Inspiration Awards from Canadian Museum of Nature; Ceremony on November 13, 2019

The Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada's national museum of natural history and natural sciences, is pleased to announce 22 finalists for its 2019 Nature Inspiration Awards. The achievements of the finalists and the announcement of the winners will be celebrated November 13 at a gala hosted by th ...

When teaching kids about climate change, don’t be a downer

Life as an outdoor educator might seem like it’s all fun and games — romping around outside, playing games, looking at bugs — until it comes to talking to 9-year-olds about climate change.

What is biodiversity

A shorthand of the terms ‘biological diversity’, biodiversity refers to the variety of life, in all its forms and all its levels, on Earth. But why do we need biodiversity? Can’t we just have a planet populated solely with humans and those few plants and animals that are tasty?

The film highlights the importance of nature in tackling climate change, calling for the need to protect, restore and fund nature and mobilizing attention to scale nature-based solutions.

Greta Thunberg: ‘We are ignoring natural climate solutions’

The protection and restoration of living ecosystems such as forests, mangroves and seagrass meadows can repair the planet’s broken climate but are being overlooked, Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot have warned in a new short film.

Guardian launches new series The Age of Extinction

The Guardian today launches an ambitious year-long project focusing on biodiversity and the variety of life on our planet. The Age of Extinction will report on our current catastrophic species loss and examine solutions to tackle the wildlife extinction crisis

Children are forgetting the names for plants and animals

How nature-oriented was your childhood? Do you remember admiring flowers in full bloom, while chasing the butterflies and bugs hovering nearby? That may not be an experience shared by youngsters today. A recent UK study has revealed 83% of children between the ages of five and 16 can’t identify ...

Storytelling in the face of Amazon destruction

A new short film follows the journey of Juvenal Huari Castilla who travelled to the Amazon to log the rainforest. It's a personal story of growth and transformation. This three-minute mini-doc shows that, despite the challenges, it is possible to reverse the damaging impact that people are havin ...

New UN book club helps children deal with global issues

Every day brings news about wars, humanitarian crises, and the climate emergency.

Theater projects help people reflect on their experiences of climate change

It can be difficult to track from afar the efforts of artists to tackle climate change.

Shaming people into fighting climate change won't work, says scientist

Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe says trying to inspire people is more effective

Afrobarometer: Climate change literacy still low in Africa

Despite the fact that Africa bears the brunt when it comes to erratic global weather patterns, many people are still unfamiliar with the climate change phenomenon, a new survey reveals.

How do countries cover climate change? Depends how rich they are.

Deadly heat waves, violent downpours, wildfires that seem to get more intense every year — the climate crisis leaves no part of the globe untouched. But around the world, the media spins warming and its effects differently.

The secret to making people care about climate change is surprisingly simple

Climate change is getting old. We’ve grown tired of hearing that last year was the fourth-warmest year ever.

Half of UK children can’t identify stinging nettles, study finds

Nearly half of children do not know what brambles, blackberries and bluebells look like

The Increasing Irrelevance of Climate Change Denial

Even if you don’t accept the science, you’ll need to deal with the consequences

Most YouTube climate change videos 'oppose the consensus view'

The majority of YouTube videos about the climate crisis oppose the scientific consensus and “hijack” technical terms to make them appear credible, a new study has found.

Major gaps found in climate change education for students across Canada

Three provinces include materials from climate deniers, a new study has found

Environment of greater concern than housing or terrorism – UK poll

Concerns over climate crisis growing among British public, poll findings reveal

How to Talk Effectively about Climate Change

Our conversations have been stuck, but a new book lays out a number of ways to get them flowing productively

Society for Conservation Biology: 29th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2019)

21 - 25 July 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Bridging the global divide in science journalism

Freelance science journalists from the Global South face particular challenges

Higher and Further Education Institutions across the globe declare Climate Emergency

New York, 10 July 2019 - Today, networks representing more than 7,000 higher and further education institutions from 6 continents announced that they are declaring a Climate Emergency, and agreed to undertake a three-point plan to address the crisis through their work with students.

Treat climate change like the crisis it is, says journalism professor

There have been growing calls from climate scientists and environmental activists for the media to cover the climate crisis with the severity and urgency they say it demands.