by Cathryn | 17 Jul 2022 | Community, Conservation, Mother Earth, Nature, Wellbeing
18 July is Mandela Day. The theme for 2022 goes around food security and climate change. The tagline – do what you can, with what you have, where you are. I have been a bit quiet on the blog after posting up a storm during my magical month of May on the Rise of...
by Cathryn | 16 Jan 2022 | Anam Ċara, Conservation, Reflection, Storytelling
One year ago, I launched the Pure Spaces Education website. After being made redundant from a conservation education job in 2020, developing and self-publishing this website gave me a chance to learn something new (putting a website together from scratch). It also...
by Cathryn | 14 Sep 2021 | Mother Earth, Wellbeing
I scheduled this topic on my blog post planner to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week coming up at the end of September here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Little did I realise just how apt this post would be. The world is still ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic as...
by Cathryn | 9 Aug 2021 | Anam Ċara, Community, Conservation, Mother Earth
Conservation Collectives give me hope for wildlife conservation efforts around the world. The purpose of this post is to highlight a few examples of Conservation Collectives and how their collaborative endeavours increase impact. As the 9th of August is Women’s...
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...