By Marcy Rockman, Lifting Rocks Climate and Heritage Consulting, for the SHA Climate Heritage Initiative A recent global-scale survey by the UN Development Program (UNDP) found that far more people around the world want action on climate change than those that don’t. Eighty-six (86) percent want their governments to work together on climate despite differences...Read More

  By Marcy Rockman, Lifting Rocks Climate and Heritage Consulting, for the SHA Climate Heritage Initiative In late October of this year, the Svalbard Seed Vault in northern Norway received its largest deposit to date, approximately 30,000 new samples. The Seed Vault is a gene bank, holding seeds from around the world against a range of...Read More

  By Marcy Rockman, Lifting Rocks Climate and Heritage Consulting, for the SHA Climate Heritage Initiative An array of new signs has been added to British Sign Language (BSL) to convey climate change and associated issues such as greenhouse gasses, tipping points, and sustainability. Each is a creation that is more than finger spelling or compilations...Read More

By Marcy Rockman, Lifting Rocks Climate and Heritage Consulting, for the SHA Climate Heritage Initiative Efforts are underway to rewild Ireland. While Ireland is known for the abundant and green vegetation its rainfall supports, recent assessments are showing this lushness is not equivalent to biodiversity and ecosystem health. Some rewilding work is now underway to try...Read More