Japan’s Prince Akishino and the Asahi Glass Foundation yesterday presented the Blue Planet Prize, one of the world’s premier environmental awards, to Global Footprint President Network Mathis Wackernagel and Dr. William E. Rees, […]
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It starts and it ends here, with education. Not tests, and tests, and tests, and exams, but the window to wisdom, to understanding. Here’s just one that represents all. The vision of the […]
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Holy Island, off the west coast of Scotland, near the Isle of Arran, was first bought by Tibetan Buddhists in 1992 and has since been officially recognised as a sacred site by the […]
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Forest schools use the woods and forests as a means to build independence and self-esteem in school-age children. Topics are cross-curriculum (broad in subject) including the natural environment, for example the role of trees in […]
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Founded by Dr. A T Ariyatne in the mid-1950s, the Sarvodaya (Awakening of All) Movement began as an ‘educational experience’ when a group of high school teachers decided to ‘translate their convictions into […]
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Voting for the 7th International Green Awards is well underway. If you want to vote for the greenest celeb you have until August 23rd to cast your vote. This year, the International Green Awards […]
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Started by seven people in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, who came together to try to help people, communities and the environment, Panchtatva is a platform for people to facilitate the creation of a better society. They realised that […]
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Whether we like it or not, we’re all learners and teachers now. Learners and teachers? Really? Well, yes. We’ve got used to the idea that learning is something we don’t just do at school […]
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