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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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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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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Ethnic Communities Sustainable Living Project
Type: NGO, State Government Organisation: Ethnic Communities Council NSW and the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW
Summary: The Ethnic Communities Sustainable Living Project (ECSLP) is a partnership project between the Ethnic Communities’ Council of NSW and the NSW Government Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water. The project aims to assist organisations to engage culturally and linguistically diverse communities in local environmental activities and education.
A team of bilingual educators deliver environmental workshops, fieldtrips and art projects in community languages including Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin and
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Pacific Edge
Type: NGO Organisation: Terra Circle
Summary: Full of sustainability and EfS guides, research papers, events, articles, book reviews, links, features, ideas and initiatives. Regularly updated with input from Sydney Food Fairness Alliance, Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network, Permaculture International Ltd, TerraCircle, TransitionSydney and others.
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European Commission: Guide for an Integrated Sustainable Energy Education
Type: International Agencies Organisation: European Commission
Summary: This Guide for Sustainable Energy Education presents a method for reducing energy use and carbon emissions in schools, through an active involvement of students in an integrated approach between the curriculum and energy management. The guide focuses mainly on secondary schools, and can be used in both general secondary and vocational training. Subject matter includes Introduction: Sustainable Energy Guide for Schools Sustainable Energy and the School, Sustainable Energy Educational School Projects.
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Communitybuilders
Type: State Government Organisation: State Government NSW
Summary: Communitybuilders is an interactive electronic hub for everyone involved in community level social, economic and environmental renewal including community leaders, community & government worker and volunteer.
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Australian Conservation Foundation
Type: NGO Organisation: Australian Conservation Foundation
Summary: The Australian Conservation Foundation is committed to inspiring people to achieve a healthy environment for all Australians by having a strong voice for the environment, promoting solutions through research, consultation, education and partnerships. This website contains a continual stream of campaign information, a catalogue of publications, a community events calendar and much more.
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Learningforsustainabilitynet
Type: NGO Organisation: Learning for Sustainability
Summary: This site (formerly NRM-changelinks) aims to provide a practical resource for those who work with communities to help them identify and adopt more sustainable practices. It is designed for those wanting to improve collaboration within a range of governance initiatives and is aimed at supporting adaptation and resilience within a decision-making environment characterised by change, complexity and uncertainty. The site highlights the wide range of networks, forums, processes and social skills available inter
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