Sustainable Education

The DEA work on both formal and informal education, which includes schools and youth work, covering ages 5-19 in England and the UK. Influencing policy and curriculum that relates to schools and youth work is central to their work, as is enabling the improvement of practice of those who work directly with young people.

The DEA work on both formal and informal education, which includes schools and youth work, covering ages 5-19 in England and the UK. Influencing policy and curriculum that relates to schools and youth work is central to their work, as is enabling the improvement of practice of those who work directly with young people.

We Are What We Do is a global movement that believes it's not just politicians, institutions and big businesses that can change the world - ordinary people can do it too.

We Are What We Do is a global movement that believes it's not just politicians, institutions and big businesses that can change the world - ordinary people can do it too.

Resources and links relating to education for sustainable development.

Resources and links relating to education for sustainable development.

A project funded by the Higher Education Academy's Centre for Bioscience to develop a series of "How to Make Your Teaching More Sustainable" sheets. Intended as guidelines, they will provide information on how to make some aspects of teaching in the biosciences more sustainable and demonstrate how these changes in practice can then be raised as discussion points among students within the lecture, tutorial or lab group.

A project funded by the Higher Education Academy's Centre for Bioscience to develop a series of "How to Make Your Teaching More Sustainable" sheets. Intended as guidelines, they will provide information on how to make some aspects of teaching in the biosciences more sustainable and demonstrate how these changes in practice can then be raised as discussion points among students within the lecture, tutorial or lab group.

An article by Paul Clarke on school improvement and how to turn a school into a sustainable living community.

An article by Paul Clarke on school improvement and how to turn a school into a sustainable living community.

Information on Caleb Gattegno's pedagogical approach.

Information on Caleb Gattegno's pedagogical approach.

This briefing aims to: * Provide information and advice on ESD to those engaged in teacher education; * Outline relevant theory in the context of local, national and international strategies on sustainable development and ESD; * Review initiatives by government, business and non-governmental organisations; * Survey current best practice in schools, CPD and initial teacher education; * Draw on international perspectives; and * Provide links to a wide range of relevant sources and resources.

This briefing aims to: - Provide information and advice on ESD to those engaged in teacher education; - Outline relevant theory in the context of local, national and international strategies on sustainable development and ESD; - Review initiatives by government, business and non-governmental organisations; - Survey current best practice in schools, CPD and initial teacher education; - Draw on international perspectives; and - Provide links to a wide range of relevant sources and resources.

health 4 schools is a funded community partnership programme being run in selected schools across Gloucestershire. The programme ideas and activities are, however, suitable for any school.

health 4 schools is a funded community partnership programme being run in selected schools across Gloucestershire. The programme ideas and activities are, however, suitable for any school.

The International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC) is a non-profit organisation concerned with the protection of both biological and cultural diversity. The emphasis is on education for action: moving beyond single issues to look at the more fundamental influences that shape our lives.

The International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC) is a non-profit organisation concerned with the protection of both biological and cultural diversity. The emphasis is on education for action: moving beyond single issues to look at the more fundamental influences that shape our lives.

Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people's dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.

Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people's dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.

Consider many possible causes

"Bees for Development Trust is an international charity working to promote sustainable beekeeping to support livelihoods and to conserve biodiversity." Journal, portal, network centre, extensive links.

"The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international initiative to draw attention to the global economic benefits of biodiversity, to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, and to draw together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to enable practical actions moving forward."

"Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth. It is essential for sustaining the natural living systems or ecosystems that provide us with food, fuel, health, wealth, and other vital services." International Year of Bio-diversity

"You are part of nature. You rely on the diversity of life, what we call "biodiversity", to provide you with food, fuel, medicine and other essentials you simply cannot live without. So if biodiversity delivers real benefits to our well-being, why don't we value it more?"

might be a useful place to look for web2.0 apps.

"Frankly, when I first learned about peak oil, I was a bit freaked out. ... But after a time I slowly changed my attitude, expectations, and lifestyle to accommodate a radically different reality from the one I previously knew." One woman's personal transition tale. Useful links

Book review of " Bottleneck: Humanity's Impending Impasse", William Catton, Jr. dispenses with "the happy chapter" altogether and simply gives us the grim prognosis. Human society is now on an unstoppable trajectory for a significant die-off. Not cheerful stuff, but a viewpoint non-the-less.

"... an important difference between a gift economy and an exchange economy is that in a gift economy, a bond develops between the gift giver and the recipient, while in an exchange economy, the parties often don't care if they ever see each other again."

Website about "Plan Bee", the film, what action you can take,blog etc. Why are billions of bees dying? Why should we care?