Monthly Archives: October 2024

Nature, Politics and Culture – Summary Of Blogs

Summary Of Blogs on Nature, Politics and Culture Chris Rose October 2024 download as pdf Parts 1 and 2 of this blog series argued that real world political decisions show that in Westminster, politicians don’t really believe voters really care … Continue reading

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Culture and Nature – Section 1 – A Campaign For Nature In Culture

A Campaign For Nature In Culture download as pdf Chris Rose  10 October 2024 This is Part 3 of a series of posts on Politics and Nature (Parts 1 and 2 were published on 27 August 2024 as Focus On … Continue reading

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Culture and Nature – 2 – Missing The Garden Opportunity

Section 2  – Missing The Garden Opportunity download as pdf “Where Have All The Insects Gone?” – 2024’s Silent Spring An incidental demonstration of both the potential of nature ability and its present disconnect from political machinery, occurred in Spring … Continue reading

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Culture and Nature – 3 – Signalling Nature And Marking Moments

Section 3 – Signalling Nature And Marking Moments download as pdf  Just Add Signs I spent a year in this building, part of UCL in London’s Gower Street, without reading this, high above the pavement but a plaque to Darwin … Continue reading

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Culture and Nature – 4 – Nature Events In Popular Culture

Section 4 – Nature Events In Popular Culture download as pdf There are many initiatives and traditions around the UK which are about nature or rely on it to happen.  These are places and times where people do things which, … Continue reading

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Culture and Nature – 5 – Why Conservation Should Embrace Natural History

Section 5  – Why Conservation Should Embrace Natural History download as pdf Natural History is undergoing something of a revival but over the last century it went from being a mainstay of UK culture to a backwater interest, as the … Continue reading

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Culture and Nature – 6 – Organising Strategy: Ways and Means

Section 6 – Organising Strategy: Ways and Means download as pdf If anyone buys the idea that we need a national effort on nature and culture, an important question is how could it be done? The earlier sections make some … Continue reading

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Nature and Culture – 7 – Aren’t We Doing This Already?

Section 7 – Afterword: Aren’t We Doing This Already? download as pdf There is no national promotional campaign for nature and no systematic effort to increase Nature Ability, Natural History Knowledge or Ecoliteracy, call it what you will, so no, … Continue reading

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