Teaching Sustainability with Rock, Soils, Flora and Fauna

For younger generations, a sound understanding of the basis of ecosystems is more important than ever.Dr Andy Markwick discusses strategies for teaching this crucial knowledge.The world is facing urgent global challenges -such as global warming and threats to water and food security -that must be addressed to avoid a disastrous future for humanity.Markwick (2023, p. 7) argues: 'For humankind to acknowledge and appreciate that we are an integral part of the Earth's biosphere requires a secure knowledge of the complex and fragile interactions between fauna and lora within ecosystems.The journey towards such 'environmental consciousness' arguably begins in and progresses throughout a pupil's school life.It should therefore become