Welcome to Ashden | Ashden Awards, sustainable and renewable energy in the UK and developing world. Ashden International Conference 2014 Ashden International Conference 20 May 2014 Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace,London SW1Y 5AG Access to affordable, clean energy is important for everyone but it has a particularly profound effect on the health, education and employment opportunities for women and girls in the developing world. At this all-day conference we will hear from some of this year’s Ashden Award finalists who are tackling this challenge. The afternoon session, chaired by Jenni Murray, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, will include a panel discussion about the opportunities and barriers in getting clean energy to women and girls. Come along. Be inspired. Find out more and book your place. Winners’ map Facts, films and photos – find out about the workof our winners.
Growing Ideas. Welcome to our Growing Ideas page. Here you can find case studies covering a whole range of food growing projects and one that will suit your school's scale and budget. Click below to find out what schools have been growing, and don't forget our Links page which lists all the growing projects and resources available to schools. Primary Schools Secondary Schools Special Schools Good Luck to schools that joined us to apply for funding from Waitrose Community Matters. So far, 58 schools have been awarded funding for their growing projects - so get shopping and remember to ask for those green tokens when you see the School Food Matters box! © 2007-present, School Food Matters, 151 Sheen Lane, London SW14 8LR. About Eco-Schools. FutureGov | Helping to shape the future of government. Food for Life Partnership : Pupil Voice. Pupil voice Engaging pupil voice is fundamentally about involving students in the running and changing of their school and community.
Considering learners views in key decisions and subsequent actions has been shown to impact positively on behaviour and learning. The Food for Life Partnership puts pupil voice at the heart of all that it does. One of the key mechanisms we recommend to review a schools food culture is a School Nutrition Action Group (SNAG) – a working party that comprises both adults and pupils. In order to create an action plan that is going to successfully promote the uptake of school dinners it is vital that the customer – the pupil – is asked what they do and don’t like about their dining experience so improvements can be made. By involving students in the decision making process they get very real educational experiences of problem solving and citizenship. Project Wild Thing – Reconnecting kids with nature. London Sets a Trend - the GiGLer. Dr. Dave Dawson, ex-GLA, and John Archer, LB Tower Hamlets Biodiversity Officer and ex-GLA London has a trend-setting framework for protecting and enhancing biodiversity.
The Mayor’s Biodiversity Strategy(1) has two main themes: protecting important wildlife habitat and priority species, and improving access to nature. These two themes are reflected in the strategy’s two main targets: no net loss of important wildlife habitat, and reducing areas of deficiency in access to nature. The London Plan(2) reflects the same themes and Londoners can be proud that a comprehensive series of wildlife sites has been protected.
This amounts to some 30,400ha,(3) or 19% of London’s land area, divided across fully 1,400 individual sites.(4) Despite this comprehensive protection in planning, large areas of London lie far from accessible nature. The Areas of Deficiency in Access to Nature(5) indicate the extent of this deprivation. How did all this planning for nature get into place? 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8.