How can you become part of World Environment Day?
Learn more about the impact of food waste
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Getting wasted…
Read now to access more details of Getting wasted…Wendy Maples sifts through societal attitudes to waste, including the 'Freeganism' movement, an attempt to redress food wastefulness.
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Become a Creative Climate diarist...
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About Creative Climate at the OU
Read now to access more details of About Creative Climate at the OUFind out about the Creative Climate project—why we set it up, how to explore the wide range of diaries, and how to submit your own.
Level: 1 Introductory
Discover how 'green' you really are...
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How 'green' are you?
Take part now to access more details of How 'green' are you?What shade of green are you? Take our green quiz to find out.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Are you a good sort?
Take part now to access more details of Are you a good sort?When it comes to waste, are you a good sort?
Level: 1 Introductory
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Be a coastal manager interactive
Take part now to access more details of Be a coastal manager interactiveHave a go at managing your own piece of the coastline.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Is your trip killing the planet?
Take part now to access more details of Is your trip killing the planet?Use this interactive to compare journeys and their environmental effects
Level: 1 Introductory
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Environment: journeys through a changing world
Listen now to access more details of Environment: journeys through a changing worldGenetically, mountain gorillas are amongst our closest living relatives, and also one of the world's most endangered species. Half the world's remaining population survive in the forests of Uganda. This album explores the challenges facing conservationists at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Known for its exceptional biodiversity, the Park ...
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Innovation: The Environment
Listen now to access more details of Innovation: The EnvironmentWith global warming and climate change increasing, what can we do to tackle this problem? This album explores the economics of lowering carbon emissions and how Britain is tackling this problem, through expert analysis and opinions on carbon taxes, carbon reduction, renewable energy and environmental damage. This material forms part of The Open ...
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Can renewable energy sources power the world?
Learn more to access more details of Can renewable energy sources power the world?We ask the question ‘Can renewable energy sources power the world?’ as a response to the growing awareness that increased use of renewable energy technologies is making a major contribution to global efforts to limit anthropogenic climate change. The course begins by examining the environmental concerns that have caused a rise in interest in ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Learn more to access more details of Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystemsWhat is ecology and why is it important to our understanding of the world around us? This free course, Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems, looks at how we can study ecosystems to explore the effect that humans are having on the environment.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Environment: journeys through a changing world
Learn more to access more details of Environment: journeys through a changing worldThis course introduces you to environmental studies and the issues arising from environmental change, showing how people seek positive solutions to environmental challenges
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