Biodiversity module pd 2014

28/08/ 2014Hello there,

Here is my presentation and workshop from Penders Grove PS workshop.

You are welcome to use this presentation as a way to guide your group’s discussions .It would be awesome if you could credit my work and the work of CERES as this is our ‘bread and butter’.

Cheers,Carolyn Shurey

ResourceSmart SchoolsBiodiversity Module Workshop

I’ll email you today’s notes.

Notes from today will be emailed to you.

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1 in 10 children today play outsideonce a week or less.

People must feel that the natural world is

important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an

amazementand a pleasure.

Do you have a heart

connection to your

environment?

What is Biodiversity?

“…the variety of all living things; the different plants, animals and micro organisms, the genetic information

they contain and the ecosystems they form”

Source: Victorian National Park Association

About 84% of Australian plants,83% of Australian mammalsand45% of Australian birdsare found nowhere else in the world.

Source: WWF – Living Planet Report 2013

19 species of fish,16 species of frogs,

16 species of reptiles,47 species of birds,

39 species of mammalsand

612 species of plantsare endangered in Australia.

Why protect biodiversity?

Inspiring Beauty

Recreation

Recreation

Recreation

Cultural and Social Significance

Cultural and Social Significance

Cultural and Social Significance

Economics

Economics

50% of pollination for our crops is carried out by native insects.

Contributes $600 million-$1 billionto Victoria’s economy.

Ethics and Legacy

Let’s have a playAction planning

If…And…And…And…And…Then…

If I get the weeds under control

And I get some time to plant seeds

And they don’t get eaten by snails

And I plant the healthy seedlings in spring

And I give them the care they need

Then I will have some beautiful tomatoes and basil for summer

Let’s have a playCurriculum materials

http://sustainability.ceres.org.au/biodiversity-activities/

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.- Jane Goodall

http://sustainability.ceres.org.au

Search “curriculum”

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Carolyn Shurey

Email: carolyn@ceres.org.auPH: 9389 0133

Web - http://sustainability.ceres.org.au