SUSTAINABILITY

Our choices have consequences.

What is sustainability?

What is sustainability?

Here is what Wikipedia says:Sustain can mean “maintain", "support", or "endure”.[3][4] Since the 1980s sustainability has been used more in the sense of human sustainability on planet Earth .Look at the following slides with images from around our world, and see what sustainability might mean to you. Think about the idea that we are all guardians of our world.

FloodingFloodingFebruary 2014 in EnglandFebruary 2014 in England

Climate ChangeClimate Change

“Guys, the ice caps are melting”“Guys, the ice caps are melting”

Sea levels are rising as ice caps melt

Sea levels are rising as ice caps melt

Path of Global WarmingPath of Global Warming

Endangered AnimalsEndangered Animals

Endangered animals listEndangered animals list

Endangered animals.htm

Endangered CulturesEndangered Cultures

Endangered groups of people who can no longer live in the habitat they have known

Endangered groups of people who can no longer live in the habitat they have known

RubbishRubbish

Rubbish in the oceanRubbish in the ocean

People throw out items they no longer need or want but where does it all go?People throw out items they no longer need or want but where does it all go?

AntarcticaAntarctica

Rising Sea LevelsRising Sea Levels

The Maldives is likely to become submerged if the current pace of climate change continues to raise sea levels. 

RefugeesRefugees

StormsStorms

Threatened HabitatsThreatened Habitats

What is sustainability?

What is sustainability?

Our planet Earth needs protecting so that every human being can live safely and happily on it. To make sure that we all have enough resources to survive, we have to sustain what the Earth can give us.

How can our choices make a difference?How can our choices make a difference?

We can all help to sustain the resources of our planet Earth by making wise decisions every day of our lives.

What if we don’t make wise choices?

What if we don’t make wise choices?

We will not be able to enjoy our lives as much as we can. We may not have the necessities of life.

How can we be Guardians?

How can we be Guardians?

We can decide to do our very best to look after our planet Earth and make choices in our lives that can help sustain the resources we need to live.

Maungawhau 2014 PROJECTS

Rubbish… reduce, reuse and recycle

Rubbish… reduce, reuse and recycle

FRUIT ORCHARDFRUIT ORCHARD

Maungawhau Vegetable Garden

Maungawhau Vegetable Garden

Maori Medicinal GardenMaori Medicinal Garden

SUSTAINABLE NEWSBOARDSSUSTAINABLE NEWSBOARDSTitle Hyperlink

School combines learning with sustainable living.

http://www.3news.co.nz/School-combines-learning-with-sustainable-living/tabid/367/articleID/58832/Default.aspx

Sustainable Water.

http://www.3news.co.nz/Sustainability-forum-looks-at-water-purification-projects/tabid/372/articleID/83427/Default.aspx

Sustainable Village

http://www.3news.co.nz/Developer-hopes-to-create-NZs-first-sustainable-village/tabid/367/articleID/47046/Default.aspx

New Chums Anti development

http://www.3news.co.nz/Coromandel-residents-angered-by-beachside-developments/tabid/309/articleID/128038/Default.aspx

Cleaning Beaches

TERM1TERM1

EVENTS DATE/WEEK

HYPERLINK

Childrens’ Day

March 2014 http://www.childrensday.org.nz/atschool/indexolder.html

TERM 2TERM 2EVENTS DATE/ WEEK HYPERLINK

Travel Wise Week

13-17 May, 2014 http://www.travelwise.org.nz/Schools/index.cfm?id=1147

Earth Day Tuesday, 22 April 2014 www.earthday.net

World Environment Day

5 June, 2014Theme: Think.Eat.Save

www.mfe.govt.nz

Matariki Begins June-July, 2014 http://www.korero.maori.nz/news/matariki/factsandfigureswww

TERM3TERM3EVENT DATE/WEEK HYPERLINK

Conservation weekFrog Week

7 - 14 September

http://www.doc.govt.nz/getting-involved/events-and-awards/conservation-week/

Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week

September 14 - 20

http://www.knzb.org.nz

World Car Free Day

22 September

http://www.streetsalive.net/

TERM 4TERM 4

EVENTS DATE/WEEK HYPERLINK

World Animal Week

Save Kiwi Week

4-10 October

20 – 26 October

http://www.wspa.org.au/education.asp

s://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/what-we-do/save-kiwi-week/