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Paul Naylor is an marine biologist and underwater photographer, who aims to increase the understanding of what amazing wildlife lurks beneath the waves around our coastlines. His 'Sunstar in Brittlestar Bed' was Highly Commended in the 2012 British Wildlife Photography Awards.
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Yesterday I was one of the estimated 4,000 people who turned up to attend the Pedal on Parliament (POP) rally in Edinburgh to make Scotland a ‘cycle-friendly nation’. As someone who comes from the Netherlands, I know just how good it can be to cycle in a country that respects, encourages and invests in cyclists. [...]
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From the field Angelique Todd has spent the past 15 years working as a WWF primate specialist in the Central African Republic – specifically in Dzanga-Sangha, one of the last strongholds for iconic species like forest elephants and lowland gorillas. Six weeks ago, a government coup in the country turned her life, and our vital conservation work, upside-down [...]
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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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Paul Naylor is an marine biologist and underwater photographer, who aims to increase the understanding of what amazing wildlife lurks beneath the waves around our coastlines. His ‘Sunstar in Brittlestar Bed’ was Highly Commended in the 2012 British Wildlife Photography Awards.
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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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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 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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For this year’s Earth Hour (sign up here!) we’ve been running a nationwide schools challenge to produce a letter, poem or picture asking David Cameron to support energy from the power of nature – the sun, sea and the wind. We had thousands of entries from across the country and have selected the winners, which [...]
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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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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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