16/07/2020

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COVID-19 = end of Environmental Education?

For 49 years, students at Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School, tucked in the San Luis Obispo hills above the California coast, learned about science and ecology by investigating tidepools and dissecting squids. ( source – Smithsonian Magazine) “Everything was experiential,” says Celeste Royer, Rancho El Chorro’s Director of Environmental Education. “Getting these kids out into the natural environment, giving them a chance to explore, inspiring them to want to know more—it’s so unique from their traditional classroom experience. It’s a...

IUCN calls for ‘nature first’ approach

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)  joined 30 global NGOs and business organisations in calling on corporate chief executives to support ambitious policies to reverse nature loss as part of the governments’ economic recovery plans. In an open letter, IUCN and the heads of these organisations, including Business for Nature, International Chamber of Commerce, UN Global Compact, We Mean Business and WWF, asked CEOs to scale up their voluntary measures to safeguard nature and urge political leaders to implement...