MEEN's environmental education blog
Our blog shares our stories about environmental education, general news from MEEN and highlights some of our events. We have included pupils' posters and messages in some instances and pieces written by MEEN volunteers and trustees.
What makes a career green?
This document brings together views on what makes a career green as discussed by intergenerational groups at MEEN's AGM in November 2024.
Northern Sustainability Summit
MEEN’s stall at the Northern Sustainability Summit on July the 8th 2024 had the theme ‘Meet your new workforce.’
Mill Strand Green principles live on in County Antrim
7 years ago MEEN hosted the Four Nations conference with a passionate speech from a member of the then Northern Ireland Assembly...
How does learning to sew help us to live more sustainably?
by Rachael Boon. Sewing has long been my passion. Over the past number of years, I have collected a plethora of sewing skills from the many bloggers, social media influencers and television progra
Climate conversations
An English Spring time - imagining family climate conversations. A poem created with 55 young people including Year 8 pupils from Burnage Boys High School and Levenshulme Girls School.
How do schools become part of the Green recovery?
How can schools be part of the green recovery and what can we do to help?
What is COP26 and why is it important?
How do we tackle climate change? With COP26 being held in Glasgow in November Angela helps us understand what it is and why it is important.
Hope in a dark winter
Chad McDowell, MEEN volunteer, reflects on localism in lockdown and what we might learn from it.
Exploring urban and rural environmental education
The London Environmental Education Forum (LEEF) invited MEEN to deliver a key note speech at it's 30th birthday conference on Urban Environmental Education. This is what we had to say.