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Earth Overshoot Day reached last month
Last month on August 22nd, the world reached what has been termed Earth Overshoot Day. According to the Global Footprint Network, this is the day that the demand for ecological resources and…
Eco Savvy events and ARG news
Eco Savvy Events in September and an update on the ARG recovery draft plan
Help Fidra with a citizen science project testing food packaging
Citizen Science…Help us find Food Packaging which contains PFAS An interesting experiment for all ages of the family on food packaging
Trust in the Balance
Trust in the Balance A firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. ‘relations have to be built on trust’
Britain needs a National Nature Service to power a green recovery
The most effective back-to-work peacetime programme ever conceived was America’s 1930’s Civilian Conservation Corps which put three million young people back in employment. They planted three billion trees, established seven hundred new…
Eco learning with Eco Savvy
Eco Savvy are in the process of expanding access to eco learning by developing short modules and worksheets http://arranecosavvy.org.uk/eco-learning/ for children and young people to do at home. The aim is to…
Research shows public support for putting nature at the heart of recovery plans
New research by the RSPB shows there is huge public support for putting nature at the heart of Coronavirus recovery plans. In this post, Emma Marsh, director of RSPB, reports that increasing…
Saving Water on Arran
Stay on Arran? - don’t miss out on your FREE water saving device pack this summer! Scottish Water have teamed up with Home Energy Scotland and Arran Eco Savvy to deliver free…
E-bikes to help charge Scotland’s Green Recovery
A report form local MSP Kenneth Gibson As we continue to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and slowly move out of lockdown, it is more important than ever to focus on active travel.…
Learning the language of nature
Art, spirituality and epidemiology do not often intersect. But when they do, it’s worth taking a closer look, especially when the emerging perspective can help us respond to epidemics such as Covid-19…
The Committee on Climate Change’s progress report
What will life look like after Covid? Will we go back to the way things were? Do we want to? And if we don’t, then what changes do we want to make?
Water Savvy Arran
Posted by Eco Savvy on 25th June Yesterday the Savvy Film Club successfully screened the mini-documentary ‘Explained: World’s Water Crisis’ This 18min documentary from Netflix has been shared to Youtube to allow…