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...
by Cathryn | 18 Jul 2021 | Community, Conservation, Nature, Storytelling, Sustainability
Ubuntu. I love this philosophy, a gift from many African traditions – that we share this experience of humanity as a collective. It comes with a wonderful sense of connection and belonging to others, but it also implies a great sense of responsibility for how we treat...
by Cathryn | 5 Jun 2021 | Conservation, Mother Earth, Nature, Sustainability, Wellbeing
It is World Environment Day. Started in 1974, this day was setup by the United Nations Environment Programme to raise awareness and drive environmental action on a global scale. 5 June 2021 is all about Reimagine, Recreate, Restore…. with the hashtag...
by Cathryn | 22 May 2021 | Conservation, Mother Earth, Nature, Sustainability, Wellbeing
Efforts and Actions to promote, impede, direct, or intervene in social, political, economic, or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good. Activism We are all familiar with activists. Those wellknown people who use...