Understanding of Sustainability Issues

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A comprehensive knowledge of the sustainability issues you are working on is fundamental to developing effective Education for Sustainability programs. There is a need to know not only the basic concepts related to the topic, but also the current debates and issues, government policies and local, state, national and global case studies.

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A comprehensive knowledge of the sustainability issues you are working on is fundamental to developing effective Education for Sustainability programs. There is a need to know not only the basic concepts related to the topic, but also the current debates and issues, government policies and local, state, national and global case studies.

This page features items from the resources area of the Hub that will help you to develop in this area.

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A comprehensive knowledge of the sustainability issues you are working on is fundamental to developing effective Education for Sustainability programs. There is a need to know not only the basic concepts related to the topic, but also the current debates and issues, government policies and local, state, national and global case studies.


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Molino Stewart Pty Ltd

Helping schools, communities and businesses to work towards a more sustainable future through learning.

Contact: Neil Dufty

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Phone: (02) 9354 0300

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Ideco

We aim to highlight the importance of design education as a driver of EfS and identify the contribution that design based subjects in secondary and tertiary education can make. We aim to provide practical advice and resources to assist design educators in the delivery of key messages to promote life cycle thinking and behaviours.

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Publications

A comprehensive knowledge of the sustainability issues you are working on is fundamental to developing effective Education for Sustainability programs. There is a need to know not only the basic concepts related to the topic, but also the current debates and issues, government policies and local, state, national and global case studies.


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Precious Plants and Animals

Type: Guide

Author: Cara MacLeod, Melissa Sellen

Summary: Woollahra Council is pleased to announce the release of Precious Plants and Animals – a six-part, syllabus-based teaching resource developed to support stage 2 and 3 teachers in combining visual arts with sustainability education.

Published: 2012

Published by: Woollahra Municipal Council
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Trees matter - what is their value?

Type: Case Study

Author: Jeanie Clark

Summary: Series of lesson plans to take a group through their values and compare those with others in the world with the aid of the Perth Zoo IYF Global Forests Album

Published: 2011

Published by: Jeanie Clark

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Events

A comprehensive knowledge of the sustainability issues you are working on is fundamental to developing effective Education for Sustainability programs. There is a need to know not only the basic concepts related to the topic, but also the current debates and issues, government policies and local, state, national and global case studies.


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08 Aug 2011

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Vocational Graduate Certificate in Sustainability

Type of event: Training Course

Region: All of Australia

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09 Aug 2011

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Voc Graduate Certificate in Education & Training for Sustainability

Type of event: Training Course

Region: All of Australia

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11 Oct 2011

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Gaia Education Design for Sustainability - GEDS

Type of event: Training Course

Region: All of Australia, Rest of the world

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Digital media

A comprehensive knowledge of the sustainability issues you are working on is fundamental to developing effective Education for Sustainability programs. There is a need to know not only the basic concepts related to the topic, but also the current debates and issues, government policies and local, state, national and global case studies.


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Energy, let's save it!

Type: Film     Organisation: European Commission Energy

Summary: This cartoon shows both the bad and the good behaviour in energy consumption. It presents, in a cartoon style, simple and basic energy saving tips to save the planet and to save money, would it be at home, at work, or on the way to work.

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Food Waste (HUNGRY BEAST)

Type: Film     Organisation: Hungry Beast / Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Summary: A summary of the waste involved in Australian food production and consumption from ABC's Hungry Beast: Beast File. Useful in drawing people's attention to domestic food waste and the scale of waste in Australia's food production industry.

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Funding and awards

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Gaia Education

Type: International Agencies, NGO    Organisation: Gaia Education

Summary: Gaia Education promotes a holistic approach to education for sustainable development by developing curricula for sustainable community design. While drawing upon best practices within ecovillages and sustainable communities around the world, Gaia Education works in partnership with universities, ecovillages, government and non-government agencies and the United Nations.

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Gaia Education Design for Sustainability

Type: International Agencies, NGO    Organisation: Gaia Education

Summary: The virtual course Gaia Education Design for Sustainability, GEDS, is offered by Gaia Education in collaboration with the Campus for Peace of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC.

This link will take you straight into taster pages of the GEDS course, where you can access a variety of information across the social, ecological, economic and worldview dimensions of sustainability.

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Office of Environment and Heritage image library

Type: State Government    Organisation: Office of Environment and Heritage

Summary: OEH has created a public image library where you can search, view, save and order images related to the NSW environment and our national parks. Remember; to get the most out of the image library you need to register. Unregistered users are limited to searching a restricted collection of images.


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