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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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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The Environment and Ethnic Communities in 2004
Type: State Government Organisation: Office for Environment and Hertage NSW
Summary: The Environment and Ethnic Communities in 2004 contains the results of the research which included focus group discussions and a telephone survey of 805 NSW residents from eight of NSW largest ethnic communities.
This research will assist educators, communicators and policy makers across many sectors in the design and delivery of communications, strategies and programs for ethnic communities. This link includes downloadable pdfs of the report and community profile booklets for specific ethnic groups.
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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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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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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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