Earth Overshoot Day lands on the 2nd of August this year. This marks the day where we will have used more from nature than our planet can renew in the whole year. We use more ecological resources and services than nature can regenerate through overfishing, overharvesting forests, and emitting more carbon dioxide into the [...]
The future is bright for green jobs with skills sets such as biofuels research, wave energy producers, solar cell technicians, next generation battery engineering, plant genomics, wind energy workers, and urban food growers to name a few jobs among the estimated 15 – 60 million green jobs that may be on the horizon. If [...]
Schools can be well placed to provide a learning environment for educating the next generation of sustainable leaders. What sustainability looks like at each school is of differing kinds and degrees but based on the elements of the ResourceSmart Schools program model, a main contributor to engaging the school community in sustainability is an emphasis [...]
Food is a really big part of my life, as I assume it is for most people. Some would even consider me a ‘foodie’. About 5 years ago, I made the decision to become vegetarian. I was never a big meat eater, however I made the decision to cut meat out of my diet completely [...]
Eco solutions Naturally occurring biological, chemical or physical processes have mitigated or deferred global warming for millions of years by accumulating and storing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere in the process known as carbon sequestration. However, depletion of the natural world and an over accumulation of human generated carbon sources have produced dangerous levels of [...]
Four outstanding educators have been recognised for their exemplary contribution in the Environmental Educator of the Year Awards from Environment Education Victoria (EEV). EEV is the professional association for environmental and sustainability educators in Victoria. Jane Burns and Julie Wynne were named joint Victorian Environmental Educators of the Year at the awards ceremony on Friday [...]
CERES Education Outreach team is excited to be part of a new project which will see the delivery of 15 new schools in Victoria. This will be the largest new school building project in the State. Minister for Education and Deputy Premier James Merlino recently launched the Government’s New Schools Public Private Partnership (PPP) project [...]
People often seem surprised when they find out that I love AFL (they’re even more surprised when I tell them I’m a loyal member of the Melbourne Demons Football Club). It appears that “sustainability” and “footy” are polar opposites when it comes to stereotypes. Is it really possible for a female environmental educator and campaigner [...]