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The alternative nature toolkit: Where in the world is nature? (2023)
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Portus, R., Williams, S., & Barnes, S. (2023). The alternative nature toolkit: Where in the world is nature?. [Online PDF and physical artefact]

Published 11th April 2023 by Dr Rosamund Portus, Sadie Barnes and Dr Sara Williams, co-created with parents/guardians living across the Southwest of England. This toolkit was created as part of the project ‘Nature Deficit Disorder in the Pandemic:... Read More about The alternative nature toolkit: Where in the world is nature?.

Book review: Addicted to growth (2023)
Digital Artefact
Everard, M. (in press). Book review: Addicted to growth. [Book review]

Professor Robert Costanza is familiar to many, perhaps most, scholars and practitioners of sustainable development, particularly those with an interest in the services and values of ecosystems. His contributions are eagerly awaited for insight and gu... Read More about Book review: Addicted to growth.

Guide to running a youth climate cafe (2022)
Digital Artefact
Portus, R., Williams, S., Barnes, S., & Fidalgo, M. (2022). Guide to running a youth climate cafe. [Digital guide/resource]

In 2022 researchers Sara-Jayne Williams and Rosamund Portus from the University of the West of England Bristol (UWE Bristol) collaborated with student interns Sadie Barnes and Mariana Fidalgo, as well as Youth Action Partner members, to develop a gui... Read More about Guide to running a youth climate cafe.

The Stories We Tell: Exploring the Folklore of Bees in an Age of Extinction (2022)
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Portus, R. (2022). The Stories We Tell: Exploring the Folklore of Bees in an Age of Extinction. [Text]

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, a curious news story was circulated. This story reported that, following the Queen’s death, the royal beekeeper had paid an official visit to the hives at Buckingham Palace to inform the ho... Read More about The Stories We Tell: Exploring the Folklore of Bees in an Age of Extinction.

Co-production and youth action partnerships: Introducing the ‘challenging the climate crisis’ project (2021)
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Williams, S., Portus, R., Robertson, M., Preston, H., Griffiths, I., Pykett, E., …McEwen, L. (2021). Co-production and youth action partnerships: Introducing the ‘challenging the climate crisis’ project. [Blog]

To be a young person today is to face the prospect of an adulthood, which is shaped by environmental breakdown and climate emergency. The declarations of Climate Crisis and calls to action are widespread (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IP... Read More about Co-production and youth action partnerships: Introducing the ‘challenging the climate crisis’ project.

Best practice guidelines for responsible images of non-human primates (2020)
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Waters, S., Setchell, J. M., Maréchal, L., Oram, F., Wallis, J., & Cheyne, S. M. Best practice guidelines for responsible images of non-human primates. [Online guidelines https://human-primate-interactions.org/resources/]

Photos or videos (hereafter images) can draw the attention of millions of people to non-human primate (hereafter primate) conservation and welfare. However, if the context of the images is inappropriate, unclear, or lost, people... Read More about Best practice guidelines for responsible images of non-human primates.

Ruined skylines: Aesthetics, politics and London’s towering cityscape (2020)
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Karimnia, E. (2020). Ruined skylines: Aesthetics, politics and London’s towering cityscape. [Blog]

The debate over the tall-building boom in London is often torn between those supporting market-led spectacular urban development and those advocating for historic conservation of the traditional cityscape. In Ruined Skylines, Günter Gassner criticall... Read More about Ruined skylines: Aesthetics, politics and London’s towering cityscape.