The Connecting Nature Project Thirty-seven organisations from 19 countries are involved in the Dublin Trinity College led project which seeks to establish Europe as a global leader in rethinking how cities can support and benefit from nature. The Connecting Nature project aims to bring nature back into cities across Europe. The project is led by […]
Author Archives: Waminda Parker
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Jul
Jul
With over last twenty-five year’s experience in outdoor and environmental education, Dean and Annette Turner have found that around five to fifteen per cent of teens thrive on challenging journeys, while the majority thrive on nature wandering and immersion. Here are some of their ideas and recommendations on how to help teens take the time […]
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Jun
Jun
The team from the Educated by Nature are listening to what children want. Where they are hearing time and time again that children are yearning and are desperate for space to explore, build, play and connect with each other, with nature and with themselves. They simply want time to be in their own world away […]
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Jun
Jun
How scientists are looking to nature to solve our environmental problems Following on the World Environment Day (June 5) “connecting people to nature” the Elsevier’s Analytical Services has pulled together a series of related research collection including research on informing policy, links to social science, relatively new concepts such as nature-based solutions and how research […]
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Jun
Jun
So often we look at nature through the lens of an individual species, an ecological community or a specific land management challenge such as weed control. In doing so, we may miss the opportunity to see the bigger picture that may cloud our view on what the land needs. Cultural calendars present an engaging way […]
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Jun
Jun
There is already substantive evidence showing that green space is good for us, having a range of mental and physical health outcomes in addition to community social benefits. With half of the world’s population now living in urban areas pressures on green space availability is increasing, with many urban green environments being active degradation or […]
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Jun
Jun
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