| Education for Sustainable Natural Resource Management |
| Written by Joyce Mar | |||
...Important for Everyone Responsible, sustainable mangement of our natural resources is vital for our quality of life and that of the planet. Natural Resource Management (NRM) issues have social, cultural, economic and environmental impacts that affect our daily lives. To encourage people to choose sustainable behaviours, we have to create networks of knowledge to help them to examine their choices, to understand them and act according to consequences. Students who are introduced to ideas around sustainable NRM are better equipped to understand and make responsible decisions about these issue throughout their lives. By using local examples to illustrate more general environmental science, teachers can provide a sensible and necessary approach to environmental education. Teaching resources Natural resource management based on sound science requires knowledge of local biodiversity and sustainable agriculture. Educators can find recommended teaching resources here:
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Sue Hasenpusch, from the Australian Insect Farm at Garradunga talks to teachers at one of Terrain's professional development workshops.
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Links Calendar of Events - Year of Environmental Sustainability The Year of Environmental Sustainability Calendar contains links to key dates throughout 2010 that celebrate environmental sustainability - from the Department of Education and Training website. Mainstreaming Education for Sustainability in Pre-Service Teacher Education: Enablers and constraints. (F. Steele, 2010) A report prepared by the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability for the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Copies of the Australian Governments National Action Plan for Education for Sustainability, Living Sustainably may be viewed at www.environment.gov.au/education/nap Handbook of Sustainable Literacy - In this ground-breaking book, leading sustainability educators are joined by literary critics, permaculturalists, ecologists, artists, journalists, engineers, mathematicians and philosophers in a deep reflection on the skills people need to survive and thrive in the challenging conditions of the 21st century.
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Links for Sustainable Schools in Australia