Project Management: EfS Professional Learning Hub: Office of Environment and Heritage

Support, partnerships and commitment - Project managment

Understanding the processes involved in project management will help you to get things done. Project management for sustainability requires an understanding of less rigid, more flexible procedures and a systems approach. This page features items from the resources section of the Hub that will help you to develop your capabilities in this area.

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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

Fax: (02) 9893 9806

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Pat Armstrong Consulting

Education for Sustainability consulting

Contact: Pat Armstrong

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Phone: 03) 9846 4928

Fax: 03) 9846 4928

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Publications

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4Keys - Gaian Economics

Type: Guide

Author: Editors: Jonathan Dawson, Helena Norberg Hodge, Ross Jackson

Summary: Living well within planetary limits - This anthology explores not only ways of reducing our consumption to levels that are within planetary limits, but how this can be done in a way that permits a high quality of life, for all.

Published: 2010

Published by: Permanent Publications

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Bankstown City Council - Contamination Reduction Campaign Progress Report 2011

Type: Project Report

Author: Bankstown City Council

Summary: Summarises the literature review, program development and trial strategies that were used to halve the contamination rate of the yellow bin at 1400 participating properties over 3-4 months from 30% to 15% (avg).

Published: 2011

Published by: Bankstown City Council

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Events

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Community Engagement Training Program

Type of event: Training Course

Region: All of Australia

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08 Aug 2011

Vocational Graduate Certificate in Sustainability

Type of event: Training Course

Region: All of Australia

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09 Aug 2011

Voc Graduate Certificate in Education & Training for Sustainability

Type of event: Training Course

Region: All of Australia

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Digital media

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Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

Type: Film Organisation: Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce

Summary: This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.
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The Empathetic Civilisation

Type: Film Organisation: Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce

Summary: Bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society in this RSA Animate clip.

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SUMAMAD's Boshra Salem (2) @ UNESCO's DESD World Conference 2009

Type: Film Organisation: Youth Leader Magazine

Summary: (part 2 of 1) Youth Leader magazine's Eric chats with Prof. Boshra Salem (Univ. of Alexandria) of SUMAMAD. SUMAMAD (part of the exhibit of 25 selected global good practices) is a program for improving marginal dryland management in cooperation with the UNU United Nations University and many partners stretching from Tunisia to China. Prof. Salem talks about educating remote rural communities on sustainable, often traditional farming practices.

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SUMAMAD's Boshra Salem (1) @ UNESCO's DESD World Conference 2009

Type: Film Organisation: Youth Leader Magazine

Summary: (part 1 of 2)Youth Leader Magazines' Eric chats with Prof. Boshra Salem (Univ. of Alexandria) of SUMAMAD on the Conference closing day. SUMAMAD (part of the exhibit of 25 selected global good practices) is a program for improving marginal dryland management in cooperation of the UNU United Nations University and many partners stretching from Tunesia to China. Prof. Salem talks about educating remote rural communities on sustainable, often traditional farming practices.

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Smart Green Infrastructure: How To Grow Sustainable Cities

Type: Film Organisation: Tree People

Summary: Andy Lipkis, Founder and President of TreePeople, describes how this organization has pioneered an integrated approach to managing urban ecosystems as watersheds in the Los Angeles region. This involves strategic tree planting, tree-mimicking technologies, and community engagement to generate multiple solutions to the environmental threats facing our cities, including ensuring a sustainable water supply, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, preventing water and air pollution, fostering stronger neighborhoods.

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Funding and awards

Establishing and maintaining community support, commitment and change for sustainability requires skills in change management, project management, leadership, marketing and campaigning.

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Links

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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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NSW Threatened Species Database

Type: State Government Organisation: Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water

Summary: This website contains detailed profiles for every threatened species, population and ecological community in New South Wales except those that are presumed extinct. The profiles include photos, descriptions, habitat, ecology, distribution, threats, management actions.

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Caring for Country MERI Toolkit

Type: Australian Government Organisation: Australian Government Land and Coasts

Summary: The monitoring, evaluation, reporting and improvement (MERI) toolkit provides project managers with tools and guidelines to assist in measuring and reporting on outcomes for their project.
This website is part of the Commonwealth Government's Caring for our Country investment program where it has been made available to be used together with the Caring for our Country MERI strategy which is based on the conceptual framework established in the NRM MERI Framework. The MERI Toolkit is useful beyond this.

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