Creating advocates for the planet - UoR/NHM seminar

Addressing the Planetary Emergency requires action at all levels from governments and corporations to communities and individuals.

Through nurturing advocates for the planet – people who speak up on behalf of nature and take action to protect it – we can catalyse grassroots action that has direct positive impacts on the environment, especially in urban areas.

This seminar is titled Creating science-informed advocates for the planet through research, education and engagement. It will share case studies of two multi-partner nationwide programmes that create advocates for the planet by combining scientific research with science learning to support evidence-led nature recovery action at a local level; the Urban Nature Project and the National Education Nature Park.

The seminar will be given by John Tweddle, Head of the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Nature, and Lucy Robinson, Citizen Science Manager at Natural History Museum.

Contact Beth Steiner for more information.

Booking is required. Please us the online booking form to register.

About the seminar series

The Global Environmental Challenges seminar series is run by the University and the Natural History Museum and is intended to highlight and support collaborative, interdisciplinary research on global environmental challenges.

Throughout 2024, six cross-institutional seminars across topics of sustainability, biodiversity, and environmental challenges will take place. They will be presented by researchers from both institutions who have successfully received funding for large, interdisciplinary projects.