IUCN National Committee UK

We have had such positive feedback from this year’s webinar series, that we thought the best way to finish off the year with our November webinar would be to gather an ‘All-Star’ discussion panel, of speakers from this year’s webinars to discuss the common themes that thread through the series and ‘Actions from the 2023…

With Dr Ross Buckingham Reflecting on the conclusions made as part of my doctoral thesis at the University of Cambridge, this presentation explores the ways in which children’s literature can persuasively model ecologically attuned attitudes and practices, as well as open up spaces for young readers to reinforce, challenge and augment their own ideas in…

“Having decided never to become a teacher, how did my career evolve into conservation, environmental and sustainability education? Was it luck? Was it planned? And looking back what have I learnt?” Ann is an award-winning educator and facilitator with over 30 years of experience around the world. After a stint as a countryside ranger in…

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…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…