Hi Sacha I write with tragic news to inform you that Maria do Espirito Santo da Silva, arts-educator, eco-pedagogue activist, grandmother and student-participant in our teacher education project Voices of the Land based in the Federal University of Para, was assassinated with her husband Jose da Silva, on the 24th May, near to her forest... Continue Reading →
Steep Trail
Polarcap, the curatorial project of Liz Adamson and Graeme Todd, has established Basecamp on the legacy of John Muir, one of Scotland's most important environmentalists. Polarcap is located in Dunbar, where Muir came from (though he is most frequently associated with the National Parks of North America). Today and tomorrow a group of scientists and... Continue Reading →
Trees
Germaine Greer makes an important point in this article, highlighting the difference between planted woodland and succession woodland, or meadow. She regrets planting woodland twenty years ago, and she articulates the reasons why the UK Government's proposed sell off of woodlands might actually have been a good thing. It is important to distinguish between pine... Continue Reading →
UK Green Film Festival
LAUNCHING IN CARDIFF, LEEDS, LEICESTER, LONDON & GLASGOW at the GFT The UK Green Film Festival, launching in 2011, is a not-for-profit, national film festival showcasing films and filmmakers engaging with environmental and climate change themes. We're not here to preach. We're here to challenge, inspire, educate, learn and entertain. The GFT will be showing... Continue Reading →
Growing Glasgow’s Local Food System
Tuesday 3rd May 7-9.30pm Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow Why now? In the light of the ever rising costs of oil, and the Scottish Government and GCC carbon reduction targets, how are we planning to support and grow a more local and resilient food system for the Glasgow region? What active part can families, communities,... Continue Reading →
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