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I watched the TV debates between the YES and NO campaigns for the break up of the UK out of a sense of duty – in part to see how many mentions sustainability got. Well, I heard two – sort of. First,...

It's good to be back.  The Daily Telegraph, every-ready to bash the BBC, has splashed an hysterical story about corn cockle [Agrrostemma githago] seeds being distributed in packages c/o Kew Gardens and the Countryfile programme.   You'd think the country...

Committed urban types, happily back in London after a rare foray into rural parts, are said to be worried that the early sightings (and tastings) of ripe blackberries are harbingers of early-onset climate change.  The panic was enhanced, no doubt, because...

The outcomes of the UN General Assembly Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is now available.  There are 17 SDGs and 169 targets, including 62 targets in relation to implementation.  These proposals will now be submitted to...

When Vince Cable, the widely-acknowledged Sage of Twickenham, was asked a question in parliament the other week about the circular economy, he showed absolutely no understanding of what the term means. Dear me!  What do they get up to all...

I was at the University of Vechta in Lower Saxony on Monday making a presentation at the start of a summer school on Empirical Research on Education for Sustainable Development – Themes, Methods and Trends.  I was the warm-up act for what...

The London International Conference on Education (LICE) is "an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practices in education".  LICE promotes collaborative excellence between academicians and professionals from education.  Its aim is to "provide an opportunity...

My grandchildrens' end of year concert was themed this year.  You will work out what this was from this selection of songs: Eat healthy food      Give me 5Pick bananas            Apples and bananasVegetables    ...

A recent brief discussion in parliament, about whether the 0.7% of GDP we devote to overseas aid should be fixed in legislation, throws light on why DfID decided to run its own education programme in England (with its new pals in Pearson). ...

This question has been posed by EfS Scotland which says: November 2014 marks the end of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development which aimed to ‘integrate the principles, values and practices of sustainable development into all aspects...