It is often to easy to fall back on the same case studies and examples when providing background to students. especially when the questions around Natural capital or conservation come up. It is easy to talk about over fishing in the North Sea or the problems faced by the orangutang. There is plenty written about both in many widely available textbooks. However sometimes the cases that really capture student imagination and bring deep understanding are those a little off the beaten track. Fr me teaching in a semi desert locality anything to do with the inuit and arctic ecosystems are so alien to my students that they really take the ideas onboard.
Australian Geographic – A female pig-nosed turtle, native to the Top End of Australia and Papua New Guinea. (Credit Ricardo França Silva)
