For Students and Teachers

There are many things you can do to reduce your impact on Australia's = environment.

What=20 you can do - schools=20
What=20 you can do - tertiary=20
Databases,=20 maps, satellite imagery, state of the environment ...=20
What=20 the Australian Government is doing about environmental education=20
More=20 Information

What you can do - schools

Australian=20 dinosaur story=20
Australian = National=20 Botanic Gardens (ANBG) Education Programs - visit the Gardens in = Canberra=20 and learn about Australian native plants and environmental science=20
Austral= ian=20 Sustainable Schools Initiative=20
Australia's=20 Ramsar Sites, Wetlands of international significance - 2004=20
Be=20 Smart With Seed - 2004=20
Bikeability= =20 Toolkit=20
Biotechnology=20 quiz - primary school, high school and university level quizzes=20
Celebrate Environmental Events: see our Environmental = Events=20 Calendar=20
Climate=20 change science - questions answered=20
Coastal=20 creatures - role playing game to help students understand the = impact of=20 litter and pollutants on sea birds and marine animals=20
eco'tude = - discover=20 your school's ecological footprint=20
Environmental = Reporting Tool - find out what's in your backyard, town or region: = threatened species, important wetlands, heritage sites, pollutant = emissions=20 and more=20
Floral=20 Emblems of Australia education kit=20
Futurescapes - find out your future based on your=20 environmental choices on this interactive web site=20
Giving= =20 Our Land a Hand: How you can help protect Australia's natural = resources and=20 environment - 2004=20
GLOBE progam - an international network = of=20 students in primary and secondary schools studying environmental = issues and=20 making environmental measurements=20
= Green=20 challenge - working in teams, earn the greatest number of Gould = Green=20 Points by doing things that have a positive effect on the environment=20
Green=20 Kids Guide to Threatened Species: 9 Ways You Can Help - 2000=20
Grow Us A Home - = Greening=20 Australia (WA)=20
Hands=20 on for Habitat Awards - find out about threatened species and the = vital=20 link between animals, their habitats and the need to protect them both =
Home=20 Energy Project: Helping students prove that every household can save=20 energy - Origin Energy=20
Indigenous=20 Protected Areas Newsletters=20
Kangaroos=20
Keep=20 the Sea Plastic Free - Bin It=20
Logs=20 have Life Inside Music and Education Kit - listen to Clancy the = Cockatoo=20 sing a song, read a story, play some firewood games and find out what = you can=20 do to=20
Nationa= l=20 Pollutant Inventory (NPI) primary school kids quiz=20
Nation= al=20 Pollutant Inventory (NPI) word finder=20
Ollie Saves the Planet = - help=20 Ollie and his friends to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink their = actions in=20 the areas of waste, water, energy, air and biodiversity to save the = planet and=20 move towards sustainability - activities for students and a teacher's = guide=20 and resource page=20
- Ollie Saves the Planet CD is available from our Commu= nity=20 Information Unit
Our=20 Bush - June 2004=20
Our=20 Coasts - June 2004=20
Our=20 Heritage Places=20
Our=20 Land - June 2004=20
Our=20 Rivers - June 2004=20
Playground=20 planting - find the best location in your school or local = community for=20 planting a habitat garden, research local tree, shrub, and grass = species, and=20 investigate why plants are an essential part of the ecosystem=20
Posters=20 - Our full list of posters - click on "in stock" if you would like to = have one=20 sent to you=20
ReefED - go = beyond the=20 beach and below the waves on the Great Barrier Reef and discover one = of the=20 natural wonders of the world=20
Salinity<= /A>=20
S= harks=20 in Australian Waters=20
Tips = for=20 reducing greenhouse gas emissions at school=20
Water=20 EnviroAudit - templates for teachers and students to implement=20 environmental management practices at school and in the community=20
Waterways=20 health check - form teams and choose an activity to assess your = waterway,=20 then combine your scores to come up with the overall health of your = local=20 creek, stream, lake or wetland=20
Weather and Meteorology
- Bureau of = Meteorology
- Learn about = Meteorology
- Student= s and=20 Teachers: Curriculum materials

Manuals for Teachers

Coastal=20 and marine studies in Australia: a workshop manual for teachers - = 1997=20
Educating=20 for a Sustainable Future: case studies of environmentally sustainable=20 practices - This resource provides practical examples of how=20 environmentally sustainable practices can be successfully embraced by = schools,=20 business, industry and local government.=20
Environmental=20 protection in Australia: a professional development manual for = teachers -=20 1997=20
Teaching=20 for a sustainable world: international edition - 1997

What you can do - tertiary

Ask=20 First: A guide to respecting Indigenous heritage places and values = - 2002=20
Australian=20 Natural Heritage Charter: for the conservation of places of natural = heritage=20 significance - 2002=20
- Protecting=20 Natural Heritage =97 using the Australian Natural Heritage = Charter - 2003=20
Be=20 Smart With Seed - 2004=20
Careers in = the Environment in Australia - 2005 - a guide to environmental = jobs in=20 Australia providing a guide to environmental career opportunities=20
Celebrate Environmental Events: see our Environmental = Events=20 Calendar=20
Giving= =20 Our Land a Hand: How you can help protect Australia's natural = resources and=20 environment - 2004=20
Indigenous=20 Protected Areas Newsletters=20
Keep=20 the Sea Plastic Free - Bin It=20
Knowledge = and=20 Skills for Sustainability Resource Bank - 2006 - is web based tool = that=20 assists in searching and locating sustainability educational resource=20 materials=20
Oil = Recycling: I'm an environmental activist because I recycle my used = engine=20 oil - 2004=20
Protected=20 Marine Species Identification Guide - August 2004=20
Space=20 Planning Guidelines - Australian Association of Higher Education=20 Facilities Officers=20
Steps=20 to sustainable tourism: Planning a sustainable future for tourism, = heritage=20 and the environment - a tool to use when managing and developing = regions,=20 places and tourism products=20
Student Botanical = Internship=20 Program - Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Canberra, = Australia=20
Successful= =20 Tourism at Heritage Places - A guide for tourism operators, heritage = managers=20 and communities - 2001=20
TEFMA=20 sustainability guide: a guide to incorporating sustainability into = facilities management - Tertiary Education Facilities Management = Association=20
Wetlands=20 Australia - Newsletters

Databases, maps, satellite = imagery, state of=20 the environment ...

Australian = Natural=20 Resources Atlas=20
Australia's national = database=20 of pollutant emissions: the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI)=20
Ener= gy=20 Efficiency Resources Online=20
Environmental = Reporting Tool - find out what's in your backyard, town or region: = threatened species, important wetlands, heritage sites, pollutant = emissions=20 and more=20
Information for=20 decisions - databases and interactive tools=20
National=20 Chemical Information Gateway=20
Posters=20 - Our full list of posters (including some maps) - click on "in stock" = if you=20 would like to have one sent to you=20
Satellit= e=20 Imagery Data Viewer - a 30-year visual record of landscape and = vegetation=20 change in Australia=20
State of = the=20 Environment Australia - state of the environment (SoE) reporting = and=20 access to 1996, 2001 and 2006 national SoE reports.

What the Australian Government is = doing about=20 sustainability education

Austral= ian=20 Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES)=20
Austral= ian=20 Sustainable Schools Initiative=20
National = Action Plan for Environmental Education - the Australian = Government's=20 policy, launched July 2000=20
National= =20 Environmental Education Council (NEEC)=20
National= =20 Environmental Education Network (NEEN)

More Information

= Sustainability=20 Education Publications, kits, resources, fact sheets, web sites = ...=20
Publ= ications=20 lists - lists of all publications available from the Department of = the=20 Environment and Water Resources=20
Contact the Community Information Unit on 1800 803 772 or email=20 ciu@environment.gov.au