Category: Environmental Awareness
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Book Review: Climate Justice by Mary Robinson
In light of the Cop 28 Summit, I am reposting a very relevant book review. Former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson was UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002, a UN Special Envoy on climate change 2014-2015, and more recently chairman of The Elders ( an independent group of leaders working for…
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Book Review: A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings by Helen Jukes
My practical lessons on beekeeping have been on hold throughout winter, but I have enjoyed reading more on the subject. Helen Jukes book is chock full of great information on everything bee related. Synopsis Entering her thirties, Helen Jukes feels trapped in an urban grind of office politics and temporary addresses – disconnected, stressed. Struggling…
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Book Review: Greenpeace Captain by Peter Willcox and Ronald Weiss
Greenpeace “defend the natural world and promote peace by investigating, exposing and confronting environmental abuse, and championing responsible solutions for our fragile environment.” Book Synopsis In over 30 years as a senior captain for Greenpeace International, Peter Willcox has been in the vanguard of the international environmentalist movement. He has led crews into battle for…
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Book Review – Encourage a Child to Watch Birds by Denzil Walton
Denzil Walton recently published “Encourage a Child to Watch Birds,” the first in a series of books to inspire children to step away from their phones and computer screens, and discover the joy of Nature. Synopsis “What’s that bird?” asks a child. “What’s it doing? Why are its feathers so colourful? Can we feed it?…
Watching the Daisies 