A global convention to stand together against pandemics

Some thoughts and responses to the current pandemic – from IUCN   The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 5.7 million people worldwide. As its devastating impacts continue to unfold, economic recovery is marking time, extreme poverty is rising, the labour market is being damaged, essential health services have been interrupted, natural resources are being depleted, access to energy, water and sanitation is hampered, plastic pollution is proliferating, and biodiversity is declining. With the combined effects of...

Creature feature: Hippos – fascinating, actually world’s large land mammal

It’s  World Hippo Day …… Five fast facts about hippos… some may surprise you …but look out below Hippo’s Cannot Swim – We Know, It’s Shocking! … They Have Incredibly Sensitive Skin. … They Cannot Breathe Underwater. … Hippos Are Territorial – But Only In Water. … They Are Not Big Eaters. … Hippos Have A British Connection. Hippo’s Cannot Swim – We Know, It’s Shocking! Hippos spend pretty much their whole lives in water, so it really doesn’t sound...

Australia conservation: iconic Koala becomes ‘endangered’

  Very interesting news today in The Guardian Australia edition…. No recovery plan for the Australian marsupial was in place despite it being identified as a requirement nine years ago * Today – 2022 : The Australian government has officially listed the koala as ‘endangered’  after a decline in its numbers due to land clearing and catastrophic bushfires shrinking its habitat.   * back in 2019 ….. A report claims koalas are ‘functionally extinct’ – but what does that mean?  In THE...

Sowing Roots project focus on Caribbean people

This free exhibition is part of the Garden Museum’s Sowing Rootsproject, a first of its kind journey into the history of the gardening cultures and traditions that Caribbean people carried with them when they moved to the UK after World War II: from breadfruit, provision grounds, and botanical gardens, to chocho, ackee and the green spaces of South London. How did the horticultural knowledge and traditions of the Windrush generation shape their experiences of migration and community building in the...

All about tigers

Common name: Tiger Scientific name: Panthera tigris Distribution: Asia and Far-east Russia CITES listing: Appendix I (22/10/1987) Tigers are the largest cat on earth. They are agile, with flexible bodies designed for running, jumping and climbing. Heavily-muscled forelimbs, retractable claws, powerful jaws, sharp teeth and acute senses make them awesome hunters. Their distinctive markings blend in to the colours and shadows of their habitat, having a reddish-orange to yellow-ochre coat with a white belly and black stripes. Tigers are generally...

Green Teacher development plans

Now that Green Teacher is a registered charity in Canada, we have big plans! HenrIcus – the creator of this LearnFromNature blog – as the Australian Region Editor for Green Teacher . Green Teacher is also partner of NAEE where Henricus is an executive Next steps We’re rich in resources and relationships. We also have five avenues — magazine, books, webinars, podcasts, and professional development — for supporting educators. With all of this in tow, here’s where we’re headed next:...

Joseph Banks : explorer, scientist, botanist extraordinaire

News that experts have located the Endeavour – the ship of Captain James Cook – news item So its a good opportunity  to recall the great work of Sir Joseph Banks ___________     Combining a passion for botanical knowledge and an inherited fortune, Joseph Banks encouraged and patronised scientific activity all over the world. His vast collection of plants and animals are vital to the Natural History Museum scientific collections, for both scientific research and our understanding of Britain’s...

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