Sustainability
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Blog: Sustainable development and museums
Our world is off track in many ways. We can see a range of social challenges – rising inequality within and between countries, the degradation of nature in the UK and...
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Sustainability is the key to the textile industry’s future, argues Churchill Fellow in TEDx talk
News | 18 Oct 2019 |Textiles economy consultant Lynn Wilson argued the case for a circular textiles economy at TEDxBath on 21 September 2019.
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Small scale Sustainable Herb Farming: Lessons from France and Australia
Bryony Allwood, a qualified medical herbalist from Hull, travelled to Australia and France to explore sustainable, small scale herb farming. She will develop a pilot...
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Cycle tourism for rural economies: Andy Beanland’s story
Story | By Andy Beanland | Cycle tourism for sustainable rural development: understanding and interpreting lessons from Europe | 2013Andy Beanland travelled to Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands in 2013 to investigate the potential of cycle tourism to deliver sustainable...
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Blog: Affordable rural eco-homes
There is currently a great deal of policy and academic focus on housing. Yet this is mainly with respect to urban housing issues, with far less concern for problems...
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Organic waste management: Anna de la Vega’s Story
Story | By Anna de la Vega | Vermicomposting: The Future of Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Waste Management | 2016Organic gardener Anna de la Vega travelled to Cuba and the USA in 2016 to investigate approaches to food production and worm composting. Her Fellowship has afforded her...
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Quality provision of woodwork in early childhood education
Peter Moorhouse, an artist educator from Bristol, travelled to Finland, New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark and the USA to research best practice in woodwork in early childhood...
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Introducing enterprise into a charity to provide long term sustainability
Mark Heasman, a charity chief executive from Colchester, travelled to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA to research ways in which enterprise can enable...
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Resilient community food growing projects
Beth Stewart, a market gardener from Enfield, travelled to the USA to research resilient community food growing projects.
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Island conservation for an island nation: exploring global best practice
Joshua Powell, a geographer, field biologist and explorer from Trellech, Monmouthshire, travelled to Australia, Fiji and New Zealand to research best practice in island...
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Environment, Nature & Sustainable Living Fellows' Story Collection
StoryRead more about some of our Fellows' achievements in this area.
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Africa: beekeeping as a tool for sustainable health and development
Hugo Fearnley, Director of the Apiceutical Research Centre, travelled to several countries in Africa to investigate beekeeping as a tool for sustainable health and...
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Vermicomposting: The Future of Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Waste Management
Anna de la Vega is the founder and director of the Nottingham based social enterprise The Urban Worm CIC, that promotes vermicomposting as a sustainable solution for...
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Learning lessons from America's surplus food redistribution infrastructure
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Promoting sustainable products from the Amazon Rainforest
Alexander Groves, a designer from London, travelled to Brazil to research design projects which promote sustainable products from the Amazon Rainforest.
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Engaging Festival Organisers, Volunteers and Attendees in Better Waste Management Practice at Festivals
Christopher Mastricci is an event waste and recycling management operative from Chrishall. Chris travelled to the USA to research ways of reducing festival waste through...
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Farming and The City: Using an Urban Landscape to Sustainably Localise the Food System
Hannah Norman, an Organic Grower and Sustainable Farming Advocate from Cardiff, travelled to the USA to explore local organic food systems to benefit the urban community.
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Exploring circular economy textile models in Japan
Lynn Wilson, from Edinburgh, is an account manager with Zero Waste Scotland. She traveled to Japan to explore circular economy textile models.
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The role of community seed banks in protecting seed diversity
Charlotte Dove, a garden project coordinator from Southwark, will be travelling to Canada and the USA to find out about the role of community seed banks in protecting...
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Cycle tourism for sustainable rural development: understanding and interpreting lessons from Europe
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Increasing London's supply and demand of community grown fruit and vegetables.
Report of a 7-week trip to North America to learn about urban food growing enterprises in order to provide better support to similar enterprises in the UK. The cities...
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Sustainable drainage solutions for London
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The Benoit Mys Memorial Expedition