| Hotspur children influencing the Rio+20 United Nations Conference |
Hotspur children participated in a unique event at the Centre for LIfe this week. 150 science centres across the world, including the Centre for Life, Newcastle, are currently hosting events run in conjunction with the forthcoming Rio+20 United Nations Conference this June in Brazil and its precursor conference Planet Under Pressure, in London this week. The events are to gather collective thoughts on the future of our planet.
Today's Planet under Pressure event at the Centre for Life, gave over 150 Year Five primary schoolchildren, from across the region, a chance to voice their concerns.
The children took part in a hands-on activity day and met researchers, practitioners and academics working in the region on alternative energy, energy conservation, sustainable agriculture, water, climate change, biodiversity, desertification, urbanization and air pollution. Speakers have included Dr Ross Harrington of Newcastle University (Acidification of CO2); Susan Gebbels and Annie Cunningham of the Dove Marine Lab (Oceans under Threat), Dr Nicola Stock and Andy Lloyd of Life (Composting and Trains V. Planes respectively) and Thanos Alexakis and George Gkounis of Northumbria University (Energy use and external combustion engines).
The children gathered together at the end of their day into groups, after preparing their ideas and each group presented FIVE things they believe scientists should be doing and FIVE things we should all be doing. To read more about it click here .
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