Enterprise Europe Network SW Tuesday, 30 April 2013 from 10:00 to 15:00 (BST) Bristol, United Kingdom The Eco-innovation initiative is about reducing our environmental impact and making better use of resources. This means […]
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Located in Berkeley, California, the stated mission of the Center for Ecoliteracy is to support and advance education for sustainable living. It was founded in 1995 by philanthropist Peter Buckley, physicist/author Fritjof Capra, […]
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“The current obsession with human behaviour change is a strategy which has very limited scope for long-term success: instead, we should try to encourage thinking.” A while ago, a colleague and I visited […]
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The real heroes of today are people like Kaliraj Karupppasamy, an agricultural teacher at schools in Kovilpatti in Tamil Nadu, in the south of India. These are the people who will make sure the new […]
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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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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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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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