by Cathryn | 22 Apr 2022 | Conservation, Education, Mother Earth, Nature, Sustainability, Wellbeing
Since 1970 every April 22nd we have celebrated Earth Day. This date in 1970 is considered the birth of the modern environmental movement. This year’s theme is #InvestInOurPlanet. Perhaps take a moment today to reflect on what Mother Earth does for you and what you...
by Cathryn | 15 Mar 2022 | Conservation, Education, Nature, Sustainability
Turns out March is a month packed full of ‘Days’ to bring awareness to Wildlife and Wild Places. 3 March: World Wildlife Day Here is the video clip about 2022’s World Wildlife Day theme – “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration” 11 March: Solar...
by Cathryn | 27 Feb 2022 | Conservation, Education, Mother Earth, Nature, Storytelling, Sustainability, Wellbeing
The past month and a half has flown by busy with the planning involved in making January’s Anticipation post happen. It has been a trying time in recent weeks especially given the ongoing state of things in the wider world. I have found it difficult to focus on...
by Cathryn | 11 Nov 2021 | Anam Ċara, Education, Nature, Sustainability
I AM A GEOGRAPHER Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated by places and by maps of places. For me the words place and space are interchangeable. You can see the significance of this concept to me even in my brand – Pure Spaces. It was only once I reached...
by Cathryn | 4 Oct 2021 | Conservation, Education, Mother Earth, Nature, Sustainability
4 October is World Animal Day. But what are animals really and why do we have a day to raise awareness for them? You might think it a stupid question to ask what animals are. My time as a conservation educator has shown me that many of us don’t really know what...
by Cathryn | 18 Aug 2021 | Conservation, Education, Sustainability
Its World Orangutan Day. This enigmatic great ape has become the flagship species for the palm oil predicament. While commercial oil palm plantations grow in a number of places, 80% of this versatile vegetable oil is grown and produced in Indonesia. And Indonesia is a...
