At the Top of the Mountains – Water and Paramo
BioResiliance in Columbia. This video highlights the importance of the water system, where water comes from and how the paramos are essential for producing drinking water for the local population….
Category: Climate information
Developing an animation to communicate science in Colombia
Researchers from the Colombia BioResilience project worked with an artist/animator to develop a short animation that communicates information about the physical and social science from the BioResilience project in Colombia….
Bio-Smart Amazonia – Livelihoods and Conservation, Deforestation, Biodiversity
Towards BIO-smart livestock farming in Colombia: cultural landscapes, silvo-pastoral systems and biodiversity The BioSmart project is an interdisciplinary, collaborative initiative with partners in the UK and Colombia. Together, we carry…
Paraguas – Livelihoods and Conservation, Climate Change and Water
How does the Páramo capture and store water? The role of plants and people. UK and Colombian scientists are collaborating on PARAGUAS, a project studying how the diversity of plants…
Understanding the role of the Polar Regions in climate change
Understanding the role of the Polar Regions in climate change is a huge scientific challenge and an urgent priority for society. Our multidisciplinary climate research programmes investigate a wide range…
COP26: The UN Climate Change Conference 2021
Introducing Our Climate Our Future: The GO-TO Free COP26 school materials, created by Twinkl in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) & Partners, including the Trust for Sustainable Living, and…
What do you want to know about biodiversity loss? (Royal Society)
The Royal Society’s new classroom resources, based on the latest evidence available to scientists, can be used to engage students of all ages in discussions about biodiversity loss. As with…
What do you want to know about climate change? (Royal Society)
The Royal Society’s new evidence-based classroom resources can be used to engage students of all ages in the climate debate. Freely available on our website, these Q&A based resources come…
Urban Hotspots (European Space Agency)
The urban heat island effect is a phenomenon that leads to temperatures in cities often being higher than those in surrounding rural areas. This effect is amplified during heatwaves. As…
Dundee Science Centre – Solar Power
Heat energy is transferred from our Sun to the land and sea in the form of solar radiation, which can be collected using solar panels. These can convert heat energy…
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