Climate Access: Sharing What Works
Type: International Agencies Organisation:
Summary: Climate Access is an online network for those engaging the public in the transformation to low-carbon, resilient communities.
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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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Carbon Arts
Type: NGO Organisation: Carbon Arts
Summary: Carbon Arts is a non-profit arts organisation that is working to facilitate an increased role for artists in generating awareness and action on climate change. A key aim of Carbon Arts is open conversation between the arts, economics, science, and technology, represented by the fact that CA was started by a environmental economist (Jodi Newcombe), a film maker and media producer (Oliver Clifton), a creative producer (Sue McCauley), and a visual artist and technical designer (Keith Deverell).
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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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Cool Australia - Educating young Australians for a sustainable future
Type: NGO Organisation: Cool Australia
Summary: Cool Australia’s educational program Our Cool School, brings sustainability and our environment into the classroom, providing teachers with engaging, fun and informative learning activities on a whole range of environmental topics.
Learning activities are year level specific (years 1 to 10) and linked to curriculum standards, including physical, personal and social learning. Discipline-based learning as well as interdisciplinary learning are also addressed.
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Sing about science
Type: International Agencies Organisation: The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Summary: A website with database of science and math songs searchable by target age. Songs also have lyrics sheets, MP3 files and/or you tube videos. Visitors can also access research and join the discussion about educating with music.
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Akashi - Working together on climate change
Type: International Agencies Organisation: Cambridge Carbon Footprint
Summary: Akashi is a Cambridge Carbon Footprint project. At Cambridge Carbon Footprint, we believe that our work, helping people to make real reductions in CO2 emissions, is enriched by embracing the distinctive views of our diverse communities. The Akashi Project was set up to do just that. View this website to see the exciting program of events addressing different aspects of climate change while embracing and celebrating people of all cultures and faiths.
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Indigenous Concepts of Country and Sustainability
Type: State Government Organisation: The Australian Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability (ARIES)
Summary: The Indigenous concept of Country provides an excellent way for students to engage with systemic thinking, indeed it embraces sustainability. It is the holistic engagement of a person with a specific physical location that is both symbolic and real. Australian Indigenous people have a deep emotional connection to Country – they care for and nurture Country; visit Country; talk to Country; sing for Country; and feel sorry for Country. Country defines identity and with identity comes obligation to oneself...
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Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy teaching module
Type: State Government Organisation: The Australian Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability (ARIES)
Summary: This module provides students with the understanding, skills and capabilities to incorporate energy efficiency, energy effectiveness and renewable energy into their personal and working lives.
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