June 5, 2019
Category: nature
June 2, 2019
EOCA Conservation Funding Reaches €3 million
In March this year, thousands of outdoor enthusiasts joined the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), and its members, to take part in the annual spring public vote. As a result of the public vote, plus the members’ private vote, six new conservation projects have been selected for EOCA support. It also marks a milestone in the history of EOCA – the funding of €3 million for conservation projects around the world.
June 1, 2019
RSPB Citizen Science Pufferazzi Project
The RSPB’s ground-breaking Puffarazzi Project is back and needs help to find out more about one of the most-loved seabirds. In 2017, visitors to puffin colonies around the UK and Ireland were asked to join the puffarazzi by photographing these colourful seabirds with fish in their bills and now the project is re-launched.
May 30, 2019
Oceana Backs California’s Single-Use Plastic Reduction Act
Plastic pollution has grown into a major global crisis for the oceans, with an estimated 17.6 billion pounds of plastic entering the marine environment from land-based sources every year.
May 25, 2019
At The Edge Of The World On The Faroe Islands
Described as being 'on the edge of the world', the Faroe Islands, with their population of 50,000, comprise 18 spots of land in the North Atlantic, about halfway between Norway and Iceland. Few places on earth are as wild and untouched as the Faroes, with their combination of towering cliffs, dramatic mountains and crashing surf.
May 17, 2019
How Houdini Explores Reducing The Use Of Material Resources
Following the shocking UN report estimating that 1,000,000 species are threatened with extinction and that urgent transformative change is needed, Houdini has announced The Regenerative Lifestyle Initiative, where the company is identifying attractive lifestyle solutions that have the potential to drastically reduce the use of material resources and safeguard and protect half of earth for nature.
May 15, 2019
Paddling Is Tops In Research On Outdoor Women’s Mental Wellbeing
Women in Adventure is ‘an independent research-based project focused on empowering women through the sharing of information, inspiration and advice’. Its Women in Adventure Mental Wellbeing Survey was initiated to consider links between the outdoors and mental wellbeing in women, building on previous research regarding inspiration and issues.
May 9, 2019
Leaving Las Vegas: Outdoor Adventures In The Silver State
There are walks for all abilities in some of the most beautiful and other-worldly scenery on the planet in Nevada. Head to Red Rock Canyon to explore Mars-like landscapes or visit Lake Tahoe to trek around the crystal-clear water.
April 23, 2019
Traynor On The Trail 