Nature studies could soon be a compulsory school subject in the UK. Here’s why

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The UK government is reported to be considering making nature studies a compulsory subject for all pupils.

A government-commissioned review called for environmental education programmes from primary school all the way through to university.

Psychologist Matthew Adams explains how the plan could help build a sustainable, greener future.

The UK government is reported to be seriously considering making “nature studies” a compulsory subject for all pupils. It’s a move that was recommended in the recent government-commissioned Dasgupta review, a detailed analysis of the “economics of biodiversity”.
The review is long and technical, but in among the tables and statistics, there are some radical suggestions that go beyond a focus on economics alone, recommendations designed to transform our relationship with the natural world before it is too late. Among options for rethinking supply chains, measures of economic progress and financial regulation, right at the end is a brief focus on education: