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Ecological Connectivity Conservation webinar recording now available
This webinar brings together international, national and local expertise in ecological connectivity conservation, together with a representative of business interests in this field.
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Ecological Connectivity Conservation – IUCN NCUK webinar, 4pm 1st June 2021
This IUCN National Committee UK webinar brings together international, national and local expertise in ecological connectivity conservation, and makes links with business interests in this field. Introducing the IUCN Guidelines for conserving connectivity through ecological networks and corridors published last year, we will examine how these guidelines might help in stimulating and delivering outcomes from…
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Threatened Species Recovery Planning webinar
The presentation, ‘Threatened Species Recovery Planning’ by Dr Jamie Copsey from the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Conservation Planning Specialist Group, was well received by 65 participants attending the webinar, on the 23rd February 2021. This was the first in the 2021 webinar programme being provided by the IUCN National Committee UK. You can view the…
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UK’s Nature Education Strategy with Dr Laura Soul and Dr Jade Gunnell
We are delighted to host Dr Laura Soul and Dr Jade Gunnell from the Natural History Museum working with the Department of Education on the UK’s Nature Education Strategy. The NHM (an IUCN Affiliate Member) is working to provide every young person with opportunities to connect with nature. Could this new approach to nature education…
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Nature Connectedness, With Prof. Miles Richardson
“Nature connectedness captures that relationship between people and the rest of nature. Nature connectedness is a measurable psychological construct that moves beyond contact with nature to an individual’s sense of their relationship with the natural world.” – Nature Connectedness Research Group, University of Derby We are so excited to host our expert speaker for this webinar…
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Conserving Conservationists
What can be done to better support the conservationist community to help them help the planet? In this webinar we will hear from Brittany Sawrey and Jessie Panazzolo who will present on how we can better support conservationists, often working in remote environments, dealing with stressful and timely global issues and commonly experiencing imposter syndrome…
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Happy International Earth Day from IUCN!
On this yearly celebration of our Mother Earth, we would like to share with you some words from David Cooper, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity. International Mother Earth Day 22 April 2023……………………………….. Today, this International Mother Earth Day, we reflect on our relationship with and our dependence on nature. Biodiversity…
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Where is wildlife conservation going? and do zoos have any part in it?
This webinar was organised by the IUCN NCUK’s Education and Communication working group, on the topic of “Where is wildlife conservation going? Do zoos have any part in it?” as presented by our speaker, Simon Garrett and chaired by Sophie Stenson. Note from the speaker: The views expressed in this video are my own, as…
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New Natural History GCSE!
We have some exciting updates about the upcoming Natural History GCSE being developed by the OCR! After our collaborative webinar in November 2022, we were so pleased to see the enthusiasm of attendees in supporting the development of the new GCSE in Natural History. If you missed the webinar, you can catch up with the…
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IUCN Youth Strategy Webinar – Youth Engagement In Practice with Chester Zoo’s Youth Board
IUCN has launched its global Youth Strategy 2022-2030. Young people are the future. We need their help and engagement, their unique perspectives and fresh ideas as well as their expertise to address the global challenges humanity is facing. This new IUCN Youth Strategy recognises this. Here the IUCN National Committee UK, through its Education and Communication Working…
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Nature Education for Sustainability Webinar
The IUCN NCUK Education and Communication Working Group ran a webinar this week focussed on Nature Education for Sustainability! We were so pleased to host our two expert speakers, Erin Threlfall and Mary Colwell to talk to us about their work and inspire some great discussions around this topic. Please enjoy the recording and find…
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ECWG Introductory Webinar
We are pleased to introduce to you our new Education and Communications Working Group! This webinar was run by the Education and Communication Working Group (ECWG) on behalf of the IUCN National Committee for the UK and was recorded on the 24th October 2022. The ECWG took this opportunity to introduce the purpose of the working group, the working group members,…
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UK Saltmarsh Day webinar – exploring the Saltmarsh Carbon Code
A meeting for those interested in green finance and saltmarsh carbon. The meeting will showcase the development of the draft Saltmarsh Carbon Code for the UK, followed by a workshop for those working on measuring and monitoring carbon. The IUCN National Committee UK is one of the partners in a consortium of organisations to develop…
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