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My career goal: Environment

Updated Friday, 21 January 2022
Interested in veterinary or agricultural work, or more industrial work like food farming and sustainable energy? Find out how you can gather skills and carry out work that will have a real impact on our relationship with the environment.

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  • UK must balance food farming impacts

    UK must balance food farming impacts

    The UK could reduce its emissions by converting farmland to absorb more carbon dioxide − but risks increasing climate change effects abroad.

    Read now to access more details of UK must balance food farming impacts

    Article

    Level: 1 Introductory

  • Bird ringing in Bog Meadows

    Bird ringing in Bog Meadows

    Bird ringing is a world-wide method of finding out where birds migrate and how population levels change. This video shows how it works in Bog Meadows, a city nature reserve a few metres from the M1 motorway in Northern Ireland.

    Watch now to access more details of Bird ringing in Bog Meadows

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  • What is aquaponics - and how can fish poo help feed the world?

    What is aquaponics - and how can fish poo help feed the world?

    Waste products from fish can contribute to a new type of sustainable agriculture. Kate Humble is involved, too.

    Read now to access more details of What is aquaponics - and how can fish poo help feed the world?

    Article

    Level: 1 Introductory

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  • How do we adapt agriculture to climate change?

    How do we adapt agriculture to climate change?

    This free course includes information on livestock, glasshouse fruit and vegetables, food security and industrial agriculture.

    Learn more to access more details of How do we adapt agriculture to climate change?

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  • BBC horticulture course

    BBC horticulture course

    In this free course on gardening, Alan Titchmarsh gives advice on basic gardening and garden design.

    Learn more to access more details of BBC horticulture course

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  • A year at Warter Priory

    A year at Warter Priory

    Video showing an arable farm through the year. Huge tractors and vast machines are used - you could learn to operate these.

    Learn more to access more details of A year at Warter Priory

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This video explores the conflicts of interest between local people, visitors, quarrying and farming in the Peak District National Park. Park Rangers often try to resolve disagreements such as these.

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icould is a site that provides career guidance based on real world experiences, providing an inside view of many different jobs, and tips on how to get there. They have over 1000 personal video stories, and every page contains detailed job information and insightful practical advice.

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