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World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration
Nature & Environment

World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration

...humans) pause to acknowledge the fundamental role the environment plays in the upkeep of Earth’s processes and its biodiversity...[World Environment Day 2016 logo] What are the benefits of the environment? There are many well noted benefits from the environment: in terms of providing direct resources such as food and fuel; regulating and supporting global climate and...
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About Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

About Earth In Vision

...resource as well as to illustrate the potential of digital broadcast archives for researchers...[Red, Blue and Green Planet Earth's overlapping with the text 'Earth in Vision' in white across the front. ] Earth in Vision is a three-year Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project based in the Geography Department of The Open University, and led by Professor Joe...
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Article 5 mins
Palestine Remix
Society, Politics & Law

Palestine Remix

...resource to learn about the little-known narratives of the Palestinian-Israeli story. […] You can explore Palestine Remix in any of the four different languages in which these films are available: English, Arabic, Turkish and Bosnian.” It was initiated by a for-profit enterprise and encourages people to participate through an online platform. Palestine Remix is local,...
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Article 5 mins
Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability
Education & Development

Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability

...human and non-human communities. It models ways to think about your actions and footprint and to understand your place alongside others working collectively. Developing compassionate thinking through such pedagogies can nurture sustainable individuals in life and work. Examples of compassionate pedagogies: Poems, story-telling, art, music, listening with empathy, valuing...
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Video 10 mins
Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future
Nature & Environment

Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future

...Humans, like other organisms, are dependent on this diversity, whether it is for direct resources as food and shelter or the various ecosystems services that sustain and enrich our existence (for example, services such as nutrient cycling and even recreation). When looking at the environment and humanity, it is not just the diversity of life and cultural forms that is...
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Article 10 mins
Criminology beyond crime
Society, Politics & Law

Criminology beyond crime

...human beings and the natural environment...This free course, Criminology beyond crime, examines the notion of 'social harm' as an alternative to the legal definition of 'crime'. To illustrate this concept, the course considers developments in Green Criminology, which have sought to examine the problems of global environmental harm and the myriad interactions between human...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
British Science Week
Science, Maths & Technology

British Science Week

...resources for you to explore and enjoy. See below to explore a topic further. Explore big questions in science Spark your curiosity with this thought-provoking video series exploring some of the biggest and most surprising questions in science. From the mysteries of water and what it truly means to be alive, to plate tectonics, corrosion, snow, and the possibility of life...
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Article 1 hr 30 mins
What is climate psychology?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is climate psychology?

...resources to be exploited for human comfort and wealth. Climate psychology includes an understanding of this history and the challenges involved in reshaping human individuals so as to live differently, within planetary boundaries, in a new historical period defined by the ending of fossil fuel Modernity (Hollway, Hoggett, Robertson and Weintrobe 2022). It recognises the...
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Article 5 mins