Conservation • Scicomm • Zero-waste
To work in conservation you must develop skills in the arts - the art of patience, the art of tolerance, and the art of optimism. These have not always come naturally to me, but I have learnt a lot over the last few years and have come a long way. Today, however, I am going to …
Can you tell me what a coral is? Is it an animal or a plant? Or is it something else entirely? In fact, it is both animal and plant, and then some! Corals are one of the unsung wonders of the animal kingdom. We’ve all heard of them, yet most do not consider them to …
I'm sure all you Brits have heard the great news....? In the last week Wetherspoons announced that they will be banning single-use plastic straws from 900 of their establishments across the UK and Ireland, which will prevent approximately 70 million straws entering the environment every year! This move is not simply good news. It is …
This week's feature is a little different, but blazing a trail nonetheless! Sam (@livingwastefree) leads a sustainable life, cutting out waste wherever she can, and offers some great tips on her Instagram account. So, over to Sam.. Hello! My name is Samantha White, I’m 24, and I live a zero waste lifestyle. I started this …
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The late great conservationist Steve Irwin got something very important very right; the idea that conservation starts with appreciation. This is why he was so successful as an educator. He taught people how to love creatures for their purpose on this planet. He taught me how to want to do the same. “If we can …
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The Plastic Toothbrush I have already mentioned the devastating environmental footprint left single-use plastic straws and plastic bottles. But, what I haven't yet talked about is toothbrushes! Every one of us uses a toothbrush at least once in our daily routine (you should in fact be using it twice...but that can be discussed another time …
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Who is Sophie Arthur (@soph.talks.science)? Hey I’m Soph! I’m heading into my final year of my PhD at the University of Southampton where I study stem cell metabolism. Yes I know it sounds dull but it’s not. I’m basically working out how a stem cell's ‘sweet tooth’ helps to keep it a stem cell so we …
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Conservationist Krissy has been awarded the Versatile Blogger Award! It was a real pleasure to wake up on Friday morning and find that I had been given the Versatile Blogger Award; even more so to find that I had been nominated by @dr.ofwhat - Bri consistently posts great content with genuinely helpful tips and information …
After weeks of prepping I finally attempted my first zero-waste grocery shop this weekend and it went better than I’d have hoped! It’s a daunting prospect and I can assure you that you’re not alone in thinking it’s just too big a change to comprehend. But, when broken down into steps, it really isn’t so …
Part II of my interview with @sophiepavs! See Part I here. Give us a short overview of your three weeks; did you achieve what you had hoped to? Starting in wild and windy Bude, armed with a 12kg backpack and my extensive camera crew of an iPhone, selfie stick and tripod I set off to …
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