Another chance to see Esme on Deforestation
We know you may have seen this already, but it's so good, we thought it needed to be shown again, so you can click here to see Esme's fantastic spe...
More than half of all animal and plant life on our planet lives in the rainforests of the world. Find out more about these amazing places.
COP26 underway in Glasgow
World leaders, who have gathered in Glasgow for the conference have already heard impassioned speeches from United Nations Secretary General Antoni...
Calling young writers
At YPTE, we would like to start giving young people the chance to have their voices heard about environmental issues. So from now on, we'll be pub...
Cats (South American)
Which big cats can be found in South America?
Chimpanzee
Human and chimpanzee DNA is very similar, they are humans' closest living relative.
Conservation Education 24 - Rainforests
Imagine that you’re in a thick, dark forest. It’s very hot and sticky and the sweat soaks your t-shirt. You can hear the sound of wild animals all ...
Conservation Education 31 - El Nino
Find out more about the 2015-16 El Nino event, what it is and what effects it causes around the world. Photo by Naz Amir.
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon highest in 15 years
Only last week at COP26 in Glasgow, Brazil was among a group of over 100 countries that pledged to end and reverse deforestation by 2030. Brazil h...
Elephant (African)
The african Elephant is the largest land mammal.
Gorilla
Largest of the four great apes, the gorilla is a shy, gentle, peaceful animal.
Great news for the Amazon from COP27
Lula said that Brazil did not need to clear another hectare of rainforest to be a major agricultural producer and that his government would crack d...
Have Your Say winners visit Brussels
The winners met with MEPs at the European Parliament and were able to both deliver their presentations on their chosen topics to some of Europe's k...
Home Learning Pack: Rainforests
Some fantastic ideas for games, arts and crafts, learning activities and lots more to help you and your children learn about our amazing rainforest...
Indigenous People of the Rainforest
Rainforests are very rich in natural resources, but they are also very fragile. For this reason, indigenous people have become instinctive conserva...
International concern at fires burning in the Amazon
Wildfires do often occur naturally in the rainforest during the dry season, but they are also started deliberately to clear land in readiness for c...
List of Talks
The school talks service is available in person for schools within a 30-mile radius of our office in Yeovil OR on Zoom, Teams etc. for schools anyw...
Macaw
Macaws are members of the parrot family which has 340 species. 17 different species of Macaw are found in the rainforests of South America. Many o...
More than a football pitch of forest lost every second in 2017
According to new satellite imaging data from Global Forest Watch, it's worse than that. A total of 29.4 million hectares of forest was lost in 201...
Orangutan
'Orang' and 'utan' are the Malay words meaning 'person' and 'forest'; the orangutan is literally a 'person of the forest'.
Palm Oil
Have you heard of palm oil? How about vegetable oil or olive oil? Oils from plants, vegetables, seeds and nuts have been used for centuries all o...
Rainforest Animals
Animals of the rain forests are provided with a variety of habitats in the different layers of the forest trees. Some live at the top of the talles...
Rainforests
Rainforests are forests which grow in areas of high rainfall. Tropical rainforests are found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capric...
Rainforests
This set of lesson plans looks at rainforests, with particular focus on the Amazon. Lesson plans are brought to life by the stunning images in the...
Rainforests Assembly
An assembly presentation complete with presenter's notes.
Rainforests by Theo and Grace
Theo (age seven and three quarters) and Grace (age five and three quarters) made this fantastic animation inspired by our Home Learning Pack on Rai...
See another winning Have Your Say video
In this film, Bushra, Joanna and Simran (all age 16) discuss deforestation and point out that even through our everyday actions, we may inadvertent...
Supermarkets announce new green initiatives
Waitrose has announced that it will stop using disposable coffee cups in its stores by this autumn. From then on, members of its MyWaitrose loyalt...
Tapirs
About the size of a shetland pony, the tapir is a rather odd looking animal. Not only has it a long and flexible snout like a short trunk, but it h...
Teachers: Check out our new lesson plans and presentations
We are pleased to announce that in response to feedback from teachers, we have updated and greatly improved the first of our downloadable lesson pl...
Tiger (Bengal)
The tiger is the largest member of the cat family. The Bengal tiger is one of the five surviving races of tiger.
What did COP26 achieve?
Ending deforestation Over 100 nations, including Brazil (home to a large proportion of the Amazon rainforest) and Russia (with over 20% of the wor...