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Hands up for schools to teach care, respect and understanding
Hands up anyone who has emailed their MP about the proposed new National Curriculum and got a reply saying something crushingly similar to the following: The new draft national curriculum will in fact give pupils a deeper understanding of all climate issues. Climate change is specifically mentioned in the science curriculum, and both climate and [...]
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National curriculum should be honest about climate
I love this quote – “In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” (Eric Hoffer, in case you’re interested.) Well, it’s a really fast-paced world out there and the pace of change is equally breath-taking. And what’s one of [...]
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Behind the scenes at Earth Hour 2013
This year for Earth Hour, we decided to run one of the most intense events ever attempted. We wanted to bring the UK together to share the landmark switch-offs from the UK and around the globe, community events and celebrity performances with everyone we could. We wanted to make Earth Hour about celebrating our brilliant [...]
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gallery ‘We love the power of nature’ – Earth Hour competition winners
This morning the three winners of the WWF Earth Hour David Cameron challenge handed in the book created from the 2000 letters, poems and drawings sent in by schoolchildren all over the country. Ella, Katy, and Dylan, all drew inspiration from the theme ‘we love the power of nature – the wind, the sun, the [...]
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A weekend of elephants – and of seeing the effect of policy
Sometimes when people think policy, they think boring – talking about document wording, and who’s saying what on which issues. For me it’s exciting – there’s a rush when a delegate repeats on the floor what you’ve said in the lunch break – and highly important, because without the right policies in place you can’t [...]
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Schoolchildren to David Cameron – “protect our brilliant planet”
On Friday 8 March, David Cameron met with school children from his Witney constituency. They wanted to ask if he’ll be taking part in WWF’s Earth Hour and if he supports the UK getting more electricity from renewable energy. Over 250 local children created letters and artwork for the Prime Minister to show they want [...]
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Earth Hour poetry – here’s how I got on!
I took part in the WWF-Cymru Earth Hour poetry workshop which was – in a word- inspirational. It was a fantastic experience to take time out of my busy life to sit with enthusiastic people and be creative for Earth Hour. Under the skills and encouragement of poet Susan Richardson, the aim was to write [...]
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How the butterfly effect (and you) save forests
Actress and WWF ambassador Miranda Richardson talks about how people power has come together to help protect the world’s forests. “I’m sure you’ve heard of the butterfly effect, where a small change in one place in a complex system can result in large impacts elsewhere. It sprang to my mind when I heard about the [...]
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gallery Behind the scenes at Heathrow with Deborah Meaden
Dragon’s Den investor and WWF Ambassador Deborah Meaden is on a mission – a mission to raise awareness about the illegal trade of wildlife. She recently visited the UK Border Force to see the sheer quantity of illegal wildlife products that are being seized here in the UK.
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Illegal wood gets the chop from Europe – but world forests not safe yet
We’re really excited about a landmark piece of environmental law taking effect this Sunday. For the first time ever there will be a law across all 27 EU member countries banning the import, sale or commercial use of illegally sourced timber and wood products. It’s great news, having spent years campaigning and lobbying for this, [...]
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