Schoolkids name a new tree species from Tanzania while fundraising for tropical forests
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 10:51
in Mathematics & Economics
A University of York conservationist who put out a call for schools to name a new species of tropical tree has found a winner. Following competitive fundraising totalling nearly £4000, Askham Bryan College, UK pipped the Iringa International School, Tanzania to the post. Coming a close third in the competition were 1st Sherburn Rainbows and Brownies, also from the UK.