Spring is in full swing and summer is just around the corner. The birds are nesting, insects are crawling and pollinators such as bees are...
Archive for tag: environment
What is Ecological Mismatch?
We recently Tweeted about the increasing risk of ecological mismatch. This was due to a recent report detailing how plants in the UK are flowering...
The Importance of Forests – 5 Facts You Didn’t Know!
On the 21st March 2022, it’s the International Day of Forests. It’s an important day in the calendar celebrating some of the most biologically diverse...
Conservation Around the Commonwealth
The theme for this years World Wildlife Day is “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration“. This includes highlighting the conservation status of critically endangered species...
We Have Confirmation That a Healthy Environment is a Human Right
With all the latest environmental news of the last few weeks relating to COP26, it’s understandable that you may have missed a huge landmark resolution....
World Environment Day – Thoughts by Ian Douglas
In celebrating World Environment Day CHEC shares the following thoughts from Ian Douglas, Emeritus Professor, School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester and...
The Environment and Coronavirus
In these difficult times it may be odd to think about the environment and coronavirus – the global pandemic that has shut down most of...
The Impact of Palm Oil on the Environment
Today, you have most likely used several products containing palm oil. It’s a growing issue in debates surrounding food waste, sustainability and climate change and...
Environment and Sustainability Workshop – Grenada, June 2013
A workshop was held on Environment and Sustainability in conjunction of a meeting of the Caribbean Studies Association in Grenada on 3 – 7 June...