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Exploring the Ocean Advocate Summit
We might all have a plethora of completely different reasons for caring about oceans and waterways, but the fact that any of us does care is what matters.
Mya-Rose Craig: The Young Birdwatcher Changing the World
Learn about the amazing Dr Mya-Rose Craig and why she is an inspiration to AFC Ambassador Sam!
Wildwood - Where Wild Creatures Roam
Read this blog to learn about how the South East Summer Camp participants reunited at the Wildwood Trust in Kent to kick off their Ambassador journey.
Gourd Intentions: 6 Ways to Reuse Your Halloween Pumpkin
Explore how our Ambassadors celebrated Halloween in a sustainable way this year!
We Feed the UK: Custodians of the Land
AFC’s Penpont Project Team and Youth Leadership Group (YLG) member Hana Salih joined farmers and fisherpeople from across the UK to celebrate the launch of We Feed the UK, a new photographic exhibition curated by The Gaia Foundation.
Don’t Listen to Us Only One Day A Year!
Happy International Women’s Day! I am here to talk about how and why women need to be acknowledged for their roles in our society, in environmentalism and conservation!
Exploring the Re/Sisters Exhibition
Read about our Youth Ambassadors visit to the Re/Sisters Exhibition at the Barbican in London, in this blog Ambassadors Marianne and Cayla explore what they thought of the exhibition.
Our Ambassador Graduation Weekend 2023
In 2023, a group of Ambassadors went camping to celebrate the end of our year of mentoring with Action for Conservation (AFC).
Saluting our Sisters this Black History Month
Why is it that few Black environmental activists are remembered or showcased compared to their white counterparts?
Youth Ambassador Cayla interviews AFC’s Morgan!
I wrote this entry for the Black Women in History “Saluting Our Sisters” because I wanted to honor the many Black women throughout the history of conservation work.
Ecology in Lockdown🦇🔎🦎
Meet AFC Volunteer, Catherine, she works as an ecologist based in Bristol. Like everyone this year, she has been affected by the lockdown in her work and home life. Unlike everyone else, UK wildlife still spent the spring and summer waking up from hibernation, building nests, and carrying on with their usual day to day routines. Discover more about ecology in this blog!
make a bee hotel in 5 easy steps! 🐝
This blog demonstrates one way to make a bee hotel but feel free to experiment with other designs.
Why is our obsession with fast fashion so destructive?
Discover what Youth Ambassador, Lily, has discovered when researching the issues and solutions with Fast Fashion.
Young People Take Action During Lockdown!
This month AFC Ambassadors and WildWEB participants Riya, Nadia and Vinnie have been taking action at home! As part of AFC's brand new digital action programme WildWEB they've been learning all about the 'Secrets of Our Food' along with other young people from across the UK and the world.
Waste into wonder
Have you ever wondered where the soil underneath us actually comes from? And what exactly it is? The read this blog to find out more!
Let’s hear it for the creepy crawlies!
In this guest post, Gina Maffey from Seedball shares why planting for biodiversity is so important and how we can all play our part in promoting insect health.
Running on the wild side: At the finish line
A final update from Chris and Sarah Webb who boldly ran the 2018 London Marathon on April 21st and fundraised £2,100 for Action for Conservation along the way.
Running on the wild side: March update
An update from our amazing fundraisers Chris and Sarah Webb, as they courageously soldier through a very wet and snowy February training for the London Marathon 2018.
UK Rewilding: A Case Study of the Lynx
Some may consider humankind’s effects on nature as an inevitable and irreversible side effect of population growth. However, in the United Kingdom, conservationists hope to flip that assumption on its head and reintroduce a species that was eradicated from the country nearly 1,300 years ago: the lynx.
Lions of the deep
In this blog, Action for Conservation core team volunteer, Henry Duffy tells us all about his conservation work in Belize with Blue Ventures and why volunteering in conservation is so important!
