Category: Climate Change

A tree sapling waiting to be planted on a national tree-planting day in Rwanda.

Scaling environmental education: Learning from teachers’ voices on greening activities in schools

by | Dec 3, 2025 |

When a child plants a tree, something transformative occurs, not merely in the physical landscape, but within the child themself. Through planting and caring for a tree, children participate in a meaningful ecological activity that fosters pride in their contribution to environmental health, deepens their connection to the natural world,… Read More
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Where do we go from here? Opportunities for justice in education in climate, environmental and political crises

by and | Oct 6, 2025 | ,

The Climate and Environmental Justice sessions were opulent in unlearning, witnessing and re-imagining what is possible in education. Our speakers considered what environmental and climate education can enable for children, teachers and communities, as well as how educational infrastructure and provision can be funded and re-designed for sites that experience… Read More

Join the Conversations for Change: Measuring climate and environmental education through a justice lens

by , and | Aug 26, 2025 | ,

While environmentalists and educationalists alike recognise that education should play a valuable role in transitions toward social and planetary justice and sustainability, there is little consensus and not much discussion on how we know what or whether environmental, climate or ‘green’ education is advancing justice. Read More
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Climate and environmental justice – expectations of UKFIET conference theme convenors

by and | Feb 18, 2025 | ,

Making fast progress in climate and environmental justice is more urgent than ever. Education has not adapted quickly or boldly enough to deal with the challenges that our ecosystems face, and we are excited for the opportunity to elevate creative and meaningful solutions to a problem that otherwise will not… Read More
Teacher wearing a blue shirt, trying out a tablet through the STELIR project, Rwanda

Carbon footprints and technology use: Measuring the environmental impact of a teacher development project in Rwanda

by | Dec 18, 2024 |

Programmes with a focus on supporting education systems and practitioners to become more environmentally aware are understandably on the rise. Ministries of education are reviewing their curricula to include a greater focus on our impact on the natural world – a new GCSE qualification in Natural History launched this school… Read More
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