KING CHARLES III ENGLISH COAST PATH
The latest stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path, opened in August 2023, takes hikers along the enchanting Northumberland coast via imperious castles, …
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
I have been a fan of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program for many years. It was founded in Geneva in 1968, to provide a high-level …
KIH’NYIAH
Kih’Nyiah McKay may be just 11 years old, but she is keenly aware of the climate crisis. She knows the loss of trees reduces oxygen, …
FRANS DE WAAL
Frans de Waal is a name almost no-one has heard of unless you are in the academic world of primate studies, and yet his observations …
DISMANTLING DAMS
Dismantling dams is a new initiative for Europe and the world. Not only do dams very rarely supply the amount of water, or electricity, they …
GIANT TORTOISES
An army of reptilian bulldozers – giant tortoises – is helping a Galápagos island, Española, make an ecological comeback. Española’s burgeoning tortoise population – …
THE WORLD’S FAVORITE DRUG
Caffeine is the world’s favorite drug, and half the world’s coffee-growing land is at risk from climate change, according to a major article in a …
SCILLY ISLES
Rosemary Parslow crawls on her hands and knees across the frozen ground of the Scilly Isles under a wintry sky. Most other visitors to the …
RIGHTS OF NATURE
Ireland could become the first country in the EU to enshrine the “Rights of Nature” into its national constitution. The Joint Committee on Environment …
ANIMAL BURPS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Animal burps and climate change are directly related, although that may seem a bit of a stretch for newcomers to the idea that farming contributes …