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SUMMARY:Embracing Environmental Education For Our Schools And Communities
DESCRIPTION:Embracing Environmental Education for our Schools and Communities \n\n\n\nCome join us at Woodville High School for a day filled with learning and fun! Our event focuses on the importance of environmental education for schools and communities. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in interactive workshops\, listen to inspiring speakers\, and network with like-minded individuals. Let’s work together to make a positive impact on our environment! Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn and grow. \n\n\n\nLunch provided. \n\n\n\nSee you there! \n\n\n\nGet tickets >> \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n\n09:30 \n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00 \n\n\n\nWelcome – Keynote: Sustainability Ed what is it & where is it going? \n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Doherty – Principal\, Arbury Park Outdoor School \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:10 \n\n\n\nChurchill Fellow Tom Linnell – Is EfS Sustainable? \n\n\n\n\n\nTom Linnell – Lecturer: Regional UniSA Education Futures \n\n\n\n\nChurchill Fellow Tom Linnell who asks  Is Education for Sustainability really sustainable?  Tom will unpack his recent Churchill Fellowship\, investigating the intersection of education with the circular economy across Northern Europe\, sustainability education in regional SA and his work in further research. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:30 \n\n\n\nMy Tree Project \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteve Fuller \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBronan Economou ATSI Ed Woodville HS \n\n\n\n\nThe award winning My Tree Project is an evolving community collaboration bringing EfS learning and engagement opportunities around biodiversity and climate change impacts to schools.Woodville HS is a 2023/24 project participant. Includes a project overview\, short doco video and visit to the school’s horticultural area. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:10 \n\n\n\nMorning Tea \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 \n\n\n\nWorkshop Session A – choose 1 of 2 \n\n\n\n\n1 Debbie Loke – Primary Science Specialist Teacher. \n\n\n\n2 Steve Fuller & Deidre Knight (AAEE SA) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop 1 – Native Butterfly Garden Units of Work (produced by AAEE SA) Workshop 2 – Propagation Workshop – propagating native plants for school or community projects \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:00 \n\n\n\nWorkshop Sessions B – choose 1 of 2 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeremy Gramp – Green Adelaide \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDebbie Loke \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop 1 – Nature Maps : how and why: Using Nature Maps to identify local native plants for your area. Bring your laptop for this session by Jeremy Gramp –  Green Adelaide Education Officer  \n\n\n\nWorkshop 2 – Road Test biodiversity board game with Isabelle White and Making Butterfly Puddlers (a ‘birdbath’ for butterflies) with Debbie Loke \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30 \n\n\n\nLunch \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:00 \n\n\n\nThe Forktree Project \n\n\n\n\n\n\nElizabeth Blumer – High School Teacher \n\n\n\n\nCo-founder of The Forktree Project (with partner Tim Jarvis AM) Liz Blumer explain the experiential learning opportunities at The Forktree Project and its relevance in the context of climate change and biodiversity loss and the need to develop environmental stewardship within our students and ourselves. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:20 \n\n\n\nBrazilian Biodiversity \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnderson Palmeira de Souza – Environmental Educator \n\n\n\n\nBrazilian environmental educator \, Anderson\, will take you on a journey to learn about the animals\, ecosystems and environmental education initiatives to preserve these remarkable systems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:40 \n\n\n\nAAEE and AAEE SA – what’s in it for you? \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeidre Knight \n\n\n\n\nHear about your AAEE and SA Chapter’s recent activities & resources created as well as the ongoing resources and supports available for members including the AAEE Journal\, hands on training\, newsletters\, national events\, member’s discounts etc. Get involved – join the committee! Plus Q & A. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:10 \n\n\n\nAAEE SA AGM – all welcome \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:00 \n\n\n\nClose \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet tickets >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/embracing-environmental-education-for-our-schools-and-communities/
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SUMMARY:Making seeded paper that you can grow!
DESCRIPTION:When is it? – Monday\, September 301.30pm to 2.30pm3.30pm to 4.30pm\n\n\n\nWhere is it? – QT Hub – 67 Spring St\, Queenstown SA 5014\n\n\n\nWho do I contact? – Joanne Hendrikx – 8234 7255  – jo@kesab.asn.au\n\n\n\nWhat does it cost? – Tickets $5\n\n\n\n\nLearn how to be your own paper recycling factory\, and get naturally crafty by adding seeds and natural elements to create cards or notes that can be planted! \n\n\n\nKESAB ( Keep SA Beautiful) is providing the paper making equipment and AAEE (Australian Association for Environmental Education) SA chapter is providing local seeds from their Seeds for Change project.  This is a  fun activity for all ages\, but aimed at children aged 7-12 who MUST have an adult remain with them for the activity – it’s OK\, you’ll enjoy it as much as they do! \n\n\n\nYou’ll be putting your hands in pulpy water\, so have sleeves that can be rolled up! \n\n\n\nBook ticket >> \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent hosted by\n\n\n\nKESAB and AAEE\n\n\n\nKESAB ( Keep SA Beautiful) and AAEE ( Aus Assoc for Environmental Education) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\n\nQT Hub\n\n\n\n67 Spring StQueenstown\, SA 5014
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/making-seeded-paper-that-you-can-grow/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240928T000000
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SUMMARY:Nature Festival - South Australia - 2024
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Nature Festival program has been launched\, running 28 Sept – 13 Oct. \n\n\n\nFor year 5 our theme is ‘Awe\,’ and we invite you to rediscover the small and large moments that captivate—pulling us out of the rush of daily life\, away from our screens and into contact with nature and the world all around.\n\n\n\nWith more than 400 events\, encounters\, and experiences across South Australia we have plenty of options for everyone. \n\n\n\nAltogether\, we hope you find a closer connection to our vibrant community\, a renewed sense of wonder in the beauty of nature\, and leave with your hearts full of awe. \n\n\n\nExplore the map\, filter events\, or browse the schedule.
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/nature-festival-south-australia-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240924T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240924T160000
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SUMMARY:Enhancing urban biodiversity: fostering nature stewardship at home
DESCRIPTION:Location:\n\n\n\nApex Park\, 616 Burbridge Rd\, West Beach SA 5024\, Australia \n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nJoin us for an inspiring professional development and networking day on enhancing urban biodiversity on private residential land. \n\n\n\nThis session will delve into big-picture thinking and community and local government case studies\, sharing and celebrating the excellent work already underway. \n\n\n\nParticipants will engage in valuable discussions about new possibilities for nature stewardship on urban residential land. They will also gain practical knowledge through expert presentations and collaborative sessions\, on ways to inspire communities to protect and nurture local ecosystems. \n\n\n\nThis event is a unique opportunity to be part of the conversation and explore strategies for creating biodiverse environments that support urban ecology\, making a lasting impact at the grassroots level. \n\n\n\nWho Should Attend: \n\n\n\nLocal government\, state government\, community educators and community leaders passionate about urban biodiversity and fostering environmental stewardship at home. \n\n\n\nMorning tea and lunch provided.  \n\n\n\nFor more information\, contact natalya.giffney@sa.gov.au  \n\n\n\nGet tickets >> \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by:
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/enhancing-urban-biodiversity-fostering-nature-stewardship-at-home/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240901T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240930T235959
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SUMMARY:National Biodiversity Month 2024
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Biodiversity Month\n\n\n\nKey dates and activities: \n\n\n\n\n1 September – National Wattle Day\n\nVisit wattle in your local area and share a photo of it on social media – tag with #GetIntoNature\, #ConnectingWithNature and/or #ConnectingWithCountry or\n\n\n\nMake wattle seed damper\, but buy the wattle seed rather than harvesting it yourself as some wattles can be toxic.\n\n\n\n\n\n7 September – National Threatened Species Day\n\nJoin the annual #Threatened Species Bake Off to raise the profile of your local threatened species\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAny day in Biodiversity Month \n\n\n\n\nFollow the Threatened Species Commissioner on social media to learn more about the actions being taken to protect threatened species\n\n\n\nKeep a nature journal by recording the animals and plants you have seen over the month and illustrate with drawings and photos.\n\n\n\nGo on a Bush Blitz expedition to your backyard or a local park (please check your local COVID-19 restrictions first). Learn more about your neighbours – the local species in the nature areas near you!\n\n\n\nConnect with nature and connect with a community:\n\nshare your observations of nature with the iNaturalistAU community and get help with identification.\n\n\n\ndownload the iNaturalist app and make it easy to name that plant or animal and contribute to citizen science!\n\n\n\nfind out the names of your local plants and animals in the local Indigenous language.\n\n\n\n\n\nShare your experience of connecting with nature on social media by uploading photos\, videos and stories with the hashtags #GetIntoNature\, #ConnectingWithNature and/or #ConnectingWithCountry\n\n\n\nFollow our social media channels – there will be lots of Biodiversity Month content to help immerse yourself in nature! Look for: Department of Agriculture\, Water and the Environment\, Parks Australia and the Office of the Threatened Species Commissioner on Facebook\, Instagram\, Twitter and LinkedIn\n\n\n\nLearn from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about how to deeply experience and look after Country.\n\nListen to Dr Miriam Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann\, an elder\, member of the Ngangiwumirr language group and Senior Australian of the Year 2021 and learn dadirri ‘deep listening’.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCelebrating Biodiversity Month every month\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWildflowers in the BusseltonAugusta hotspot\, Western Australia.Photo: Arthur Mostead \n\n\n\n\nCreate a natural habitat in your backyardLook at plants that are native to your region\, find out if any are threatened\, and help create a backyard sanctuary for local birds and wildlife and extend this to your nature strip.\n\n\n\nGet your credentials with a Bush Blitz Scout badgeThis virtual nature challenge encourages participants to record the plants and animals in their local area. Scouts\, Cubs and Joeys that complete the challenge will earn the badge for addition to their scout blanket. Information on how scout groups can get involved will be on the Bush Blitz website. The Scout Motto is ‘Be Prepared’ and this Badge will help to you ‘Be Prepared…for biodiversity’!\n\n\n\nTake action on weedsCheck out what’s considered a weed in your part of the country and how you can stop the spread at weeds.org.au\n\n\n\nBe a responsible pet ownerIf you can no longer keep your pet do not release it into the wild. This includes pet fish. Do not flush them down the toilet or put them into local streams. Make sure your cat is de-sexed and either keep it indoors or invest in an outdoor cat run. Domestic cats can have a devastating effect on local wildlife. Keep your dog on a lead when in natural areas.\n\n\n\nReduce\, reuse and recycleLook at ways to avoid and reduce waste and increase what you recycle. For more information on what you can recycle in your local area go to Recycling Near You\n\n\n\nStart your own compost bin or worm farm for food waste if you have spaceOrganic matter like vegetable scraps is great for your garden.\n\n\n\nBe careful about what you put down your drainsThings like oils and chemicals can end up in our waterways and seas and harm animals and plants. Instead of using commercial cleaning chemicals\, try using white vinegar and bicarbonate of soda.\n\n\n\nBe an informed seafood eaterMake choices that support sustainability – learn what species are threatened and only buy seafood that is sustainably caught or farmed.\n\n\n\n\nLearn more here: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/biodiversity-month
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/national-biodiversity-month-2024/
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SUMMARY:Father's Day Native Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:Father’s Day \n\n\n\nNative Plant Sale \n\n\n\n\nWhen:Saturday\, 31 August9:00am to 12:30pm
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/fathers-day-native-plant-sale/
LOCATION:St Patrick’s Square\, Melbourne Place\, Alberton\, SA\, 5014\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240810T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240811T160000
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SUMMARY:Herding Caterpillars Festival
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August 2024 \n\n\n\n3 sessions per day; 9:30am\, 12:00pm or 2:30pm \n\n\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\n\nBicentennial ConservatoryPlane Tree Dr\, Adelaide SA 5000\, Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnter the extraordinary world of the Chequered Copper Butterfly with your family! Through theatre\, storytelling\, virtual reality and hands-on activities\, your family will discover the amazing story of the Chequered Copper Butterfly. \n\n\n\nHiding beneath our noses in the Adelaide Park Lands is a story that you will find hard to believe. \n\n\n\nIt is a story that has taken place for thousands of years\, every year\, in the grasslands of Adelaide and rediscovered in Victoria Park (Pakapakanthi) in 2011. \n\n\n\nThe eggs of a tiny caterpillar are checked by common black ants and when they hatch the baby caterpillars are herded to their favourite host plant to feed. \n\n\n\nThe ants shepherd the caterpillars down into their nest for rest and protection at the end of each day. \n\n\n\nIn return\, the ants feed from the nectary gland at the end of the caterpillar. \n\n\n\nEventually the tubby caterpillar pupates in the ant nest and emerges as the beautiful Chequered Copper Butterfly. \n\n\n\nSounds incredible doesn’t it! This remarkable symbiotic relationship will be brought to life during The Herding Caterpillars Festival. This 90  minute experience includes a rendition of the Herding Caterpillars play\, the VR experience\, storytelling\, artwork creation and much more. This event is brought to you by Butterfly Conservation SA and the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. \n\n\n\nDon’t miss the chance to bring your family to this engaging and interactive experience held within the lush indoor temperate rainforest of the Bicentennial Conservatory at the Adelaide Botanic Garden! \n\n\n\nGet tickets >> \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/herding-caterpillars-festival/
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SUMMARY:National Science Week 2024
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating science & technology\n\n\n\nNational Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. \n\n\n\nRunning each year in August\, it features more than 1000 events around Australia\, including those delivered by universities\, schools\, research institutions\, libraries\, museums and science centres. \n\n\n\nFind out more: https://www.scienceweek.net.au/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBring Science Week into your school\n\n\n\nCelebrate National Science Week in your school. The 2024 school theme is Species Survival – More Than Just Sustainability. A free teacher resource book will be available in 2024. \n\n\n\nMore about Science Week in your school >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/national-science-week-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240809T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240809T235959
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SUMMARY:International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2024
DESCRIPTION:On 23 December 1994\, the United Nations General Assembly decided\, in its resolution 49/214\, that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year. The date marks the first meeting\, in 1982\, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations. \n\n\n\nThe International Day observance will take place online on Friday\, 9 August 2024. \n\n\n\nThis year’s theme is: Protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact \n\n\n\nFind out more: https://social.desa.un.org/issues/indigenous-peoples/events/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-2024 \n\n\n\nhttps://www.un.org/en/observances/indigenous-day
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240805T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240811T235959
DTSTAMP:20260429T000336
CREATED:20240705T225223Z
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SUMMARY:National Landcare Week 2024
DESCRIPTION:2024 LANDCARE WEEK:\n\n\n\nMonday 5 – Sunday 11 August\, 2024\n\n\n\nLandcare is for Everyone (L.I.F.E)\n\n\n\nLandcare Week is an annual celebration of landcare held during the first week of August to acknowledge the Australians who are actively restoring\, enhancing and protecting the natural environment in their community. \n\n\n\nLandcare volunteers and groups work all year to care for the environment in their community\, and Landcare Week is an opportunity for groups to promote their projects and thank their volunteers. \n\n\n\nLandcare Week is an opportunity to create awareness of landcare to inspire people to get involved and volunteer\, or for community organisations to offer financial or in-kind support to their local group. \n\n\n\nDon’t have the word ’landcare’ in your group name? No problem! Landcare is for Everyone. You could be a Coastcare\, bushcare\, dunecare\, rivercare\, ‘Friends of’ or Junior Landcare group. \n\n\n\nAny community-led group working on environmental projects are part of landcare and can get involved in Landcare Week 2024 to promote their great work. \n\n\n\nWith more than 6\,000 groups and over 140\,000+ volunteers\, landcare encompasses not only landcare and other community groups\, also farmers\, landholders\, Traditional Owners and First Nations organisations\, landcare facilitators and coordinators\, youth groups\, researchers\, academics\, and government agencies. \n\n\n\nThis Landcare Week\, we’re showcasing how ‘Landcare is for Everyone’ and celebrating the achievements of all\, from farmers planting wildlife corridors on their properties\, students learning about biodiversity and where their food comes from\, to community groups creating native seedbanks to businesses encouraging their staff to volunteer with landcare groups. \n\n\n\nThere are opportunities for everyone to take action with landcare. Landcare brings everyone together to actively be involved in sustainable land management and conservation activities. \n\n\n\nIf you are a group\, it’s easy to get involved in Landcare Week 2024! Here are 5 tips: \n\n\n\n\nDownload the branded resources to promote Landcare Week 2024 on your website\, newsletters social media channels. Simply click HERE\n\n\n\nAdapt the communications kit with your key messages. We have created content that you can use before and during Landcare Week. Simply click HERE\n\n\n\nComing soon are free resources to promote your group to engage local media.\n\n\n\nPromote your events all year round on one of Australia’s largest event calendars. Register your event on the National Landcare Events Calendar via the Landcarer platform! Simply click HERE. You can learn how to add your events to the platform HERE.\n\n\n\nShare your group’s activity on your social media and tag us #landcareweek2024 #landcare #landcareaustralia\n\n\n\n\nIf you are new to landcare\, here are 5 tips on how you can get involved: \n\n\n\n\nRegister your group on the National Landcare Directory. Simply click HERE\n\n\n\nStart your own group\, register on the National Landcare Directory and access some tips on how to get started HERE\n\n\n\nVolunteer and find a group near you on the National Landcare Directory HERE\n\n\n\nIt’s easy to get involved in landcare at home or work! Simply click HERE\n\n\n\nLearn what Landcarers do with our list of landcare activities\, click HERE\n\n\n\n\nShare your landcare story with us!  \n\n\n\nPromote your landcare story with a national audience using Landcare Australia’s extensive communications channels. We reach over 85\,000 people via social media\, over 50\,000 people via our publications and we have more than 1 million visitors to our websites every year. \n\n\n\nWe are always searching for great stories to inspire people to get involved in landcare\, and to promote case studies with project ideas that can be adopted by others across the country. Do you have a story to share\, or before/after photos? Talk to us via email HERE. \n\n\n\nStay tuned to our social media pages as we share incredible landcare stories from around Australia that showcases all the amazing work that the volunteers are doing. \n\n\n\nYou can also post your stories in the comments on our social pages and share the Landcare Week posts to your own pages or promote your own stories on your social pages. \n\n\n\nDon’t forget to use the hashtags #landcareisforeveryone #LIFE #landcare #landcareweek2024 #LandcareAustralia and tag @landcareaustralia so we can engage with your post. \n\n\n\nThis campaign and the resources have been created by Landcare Australia for the use of landcare and other environmental community groups that include but not limited to Bushcare\, Coastcare\, ‘Friends of’\, Dunecare\, Rivercare\, Scouts and Girl Guide groups. If you are a group working on environmental issues in your community\, we invite you to use the Landcare Week resources to promote your activities. \n\n\n\nFind out more: https://landcareaustralia.org.au/landcareweek/
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/national-landcare-week-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240728T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240728T235959
DTSTAMP:20260429T000336
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UID:5310-1722124800-1722211199@www.aaeesa.org.au
SUMMARY:National Tree Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:National Tree Day\n\n\n\nEstablished in 1996\, National Tree Day has grown into Australia’s largest community tree planting and nature care event. The program is a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and give back to their community.    Each year\, around 300\,000 people volunteer their time to engage in environmental activities that educate Australians about the world around them. While every day can be Tree Day\, we dedicate celebration of Schools Tree Day and National Tree Day to the last Friday and last Sunday in July.    \n\n\n\nIt’s a day to venture outdoors\, get to know your community and\, most importantly\, have fun! \n\n\n\n\n\nFind out more:  https://treeday.planetark.org/
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/national-tree-day-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240726T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240726T235959
DTSTAMP:20260429T000336
CREATED:20240628T044921Z
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UID:5314-1721952000-1722038399@www.aaeesa.org.au
SUMMARY:World Mangrove Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:Mangroves are rare\, spectacular and prolific ecosystems on the boundary between land and sea. These extra ordinary ecosystems contribute to the wellbeing\, food security\, and protection of coastal communities worldwide. They support a rich biodiversity and provide a valuable nursery habitat for fish and crustaceans. Mangroves also act as a form of natural coastal defense against storm surges\, tsunamis\, rising sea levels and erosion. Their soils are highly effective carbon sinks\, sequestering vast amounts of carbon.Yet mangroves are disappearing three to five times faster than overall global forest losses\, with serious ecological and socio-economic impacts. Current estimates indicate that mangrove coverage has been divided by two in the past 40 years. \n\n\n\n\n\n“Mangroves  are  in  danger:  it  is  estimated  that  more  than  three  quarters  of  mangroves  in  the  world  are  now  threatened  and  with  them  all  the  fine  balances  that  depend on them.  This is why UNESCO is acting to protect them\, along with other valuable blue carbon ecosystems\, through its geoparks\, world heritage sites and biosphere reserves.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAudrey AzoulayUNESCO Director-General \n\n\n\n\n\nWorld Mangrove Day – UNESCO website  >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/world-mangrove-day-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240726T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240726T235959
DTSTAMP:20260429T000336
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UID:5289-1721952000-1722038399@www.aaeesa.org.au
SUMMARY:Schools Tree Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:Schools Tree Day is a great way to inspire your students to learn about the local environment while playing an active role in their community. \n\n\n\nSchools Tree Day is celebrated on Friday 26th July 2024\, but you can register your event any time of year that suits your climate. \n\n\n\nTree Day is a great way to inspire students to learn about the local environment while playing an active role in their community. \n\n\n\nActivities range from planting bush tucker gardens\, building habitat for native wildlife\, nature play\, and our annual school competition. \n\n\n\nTree Day website  >>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n On the Tree Day website you can download the schools how-to guide to assist you in your planning. The guide offers a wide range of activities\, event ideas and lesson plans that have been developed specifically for Australian schools.
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/schools-tree-day-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240721T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240721T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T000336
CREATED:20240709T051825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T055749Z
UID:5372-1721556000-1721563200@www.aaeesa.org.au
SUMMARY:Mangrove Cove Clean-Up
DESCRIPTION:Location:\n\n\n\nBower Cottages Community Centre (Garden Cottages Room)200 Bower Rd\, Semaphore Park SA 5019\, Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome out with the Port Environment Centre Waste Advisory Group this Plastic Free July for a Clean Up of the remnant mangroves in the Port River\, right by Bower Road at Mangrove Cove. \n\n\n\nBefore we head out for the clean-up\, Chris Lemar from Adopt a Spot will join us in Bower Cottages for a presentation on the Adopt a Spot Scheme – a community based volunteer run program that focuses on minimising marine debris through regular collections & removal of waste at self-designated areas. \n\n\n\nWe are hoping to expand the scheme along the Port River and down the coast of the LeFevre Peninsula to contribute to the rehabilitation of the estuary and come together as a community to improve local ecological outcomes. \n\n\n\nAdopt a Spot saw nearly 2000 clean ups across South Australia in 2023 and are hoping to beat that this year with more people coming on board and adopting spots. They are leading the fight against marine debris in South Australia and are true champions of system change to combat litter issues at the source. \n\n\n\nCome along and hear from Chris\, his presentation is truly inspiring and adopt your own spot\, it can be as simple as cleaning up litter where you already walk regularly! \n\n\n\nThis session is family friendly and a great way to end out the school holidays! \n\n\n\nMeet at Bower Cottages (Garden Cottages Room)\, 200 Bower Rd\, Semaphore Park at 10am for tea and coffee and to hear from Chris. \n\n\n\nWe will head over to clean up Mangrove Cove from 11am – 12pm \n\n\n\nAll materials for the clean-up will be provided. Please wear weather appropriate clothes. \n\n\n\nWe will postpone the event if heavy rain is forecast but will go ahead in showers. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: The meeting room at Bower Cottages is fully accessible and has accessible toilets on site. We will be walking along footpaths and crossing Bower Rd at the pedestrian crossing to access the clean-up site. The Mangrove Cove site has a level bike path but also sloped\, uneven terrain. There are no facilities at Mangrove Cove\, though we can return across the road to Bower Cottages to access toilets. \n\n\n\nPlease contact the Port Environment Centre if you have any mobility or access concerns or other event enquiries (0488 229 925 or email hello@portenvironmentcentre.org.au) \n\n\n\nThe Port Environment Centre is funded by Green Adelaide with additional support from the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and the Suzanne Elliott Charitable Trust. \n\n\n\nAttendee information may be used for follow up evaluation\, in order to assess the longer term impacts of our events. Follow up contact may be made (in the form of a survey) but participation in any evaluation is optional. \n\n\n\nMarni ngadlu tampinthi ngadlu Kaurna yartanga inparrinthiIt is good that we all acknowledge we are living on Kaurna Country. \n\n\n\nGet tickets  >>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by Port Environment Centre
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/mangrove-cove-clean-up/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240712T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240712T235959
DTSTAMP:20260429T000336
CREATED:20240705T213410Z
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SUMMARY:International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms
DESCRIPTION:International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms\, 12 July\n\n\n\nSand and Dust Storms (SDS) are an increasingly important transboundary issue\, with numerous impacts on the environment\, food security\, agriculture\, health\, transportation\, energy\, human societies and economies\, affecting 151 countries worldwide. \n\n\n\nThe growing need for global and regional cooperation between countries to manage and mitigate the effects of SDS and the transboundary hazards they represent has led to the proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly in 2023 of the 12th July as the International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms. \n\n\n\nBy this resolution\, the Assembly also invited all Member States and other relevant stakeholders “to observe that International Day in an appropriate manner and in accordance with national priorities\, through education and activities aimed at raising public awareness of the importance of combating such storms for human health and well-being; the promotion of sustainable land use and management; enhancing food security and resilience to climate change; and sustainable livelihoods.” \n\n\n\nThis represents a significant step to enhance awareness of SDS and mobilize the political will and resources needed to address SDS related issues which present a serious challenge to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and associated targets. \n\n\n\nSDS and agriculture\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout 25 percent of global dust emissions are caused by human activities\, with agriculture as probably the most important driver. SDS also have numerous direct negative impacts on agriculture\, resulting in the loss of crops\, trees and livestock or significant decreases in their production. \n\n\n\nAgriculture is a major driver of SDS but is also part of the solution to combat SDS risks and mitigate their impacts\, through the implementation of resilient and sustainable agricultural good practices. SDS should be addressed as part of national multi-hazard disaster risk reduction (DRR) and disaster risk management strategies linked to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. \n\n\n\nEfforts are growing to support SDS-affected countries in promoting sustainable land and water management\, integrated land-use planning\, agroforestry\, shelterbelts\, afforestation and reforestation programmes\, and the forest and landscape restoration mechanism\, which all contribute to mitigating SDS sources and impacts in agriculture. \n\n\n\nSDS and climate change\n\n\n\nClimate change\, including changes in temperature and precipitation levels\, is modifying SDS hazard levels and increasing associated risks. \n\n\n\nThe hazards posed by SDS\, and climate change particularly affect people who depend directly on natural resource for their livelihoods\, practicing rainfed agriculture\, pastoral farming and dryland forestry. Their vulnerability to the ever-changing climate that characterize drylands seems to increase because of enhanced climate variability and extreme events\, such as flood\, drought\, salinity that are likely to become more frequent\, more widespread and/or more intense with climate change during the twenty-first century. \n\n\n\nThe United Nations Coalition on Combating SDS\n\n\n\nThrough the United Nations Coalition on Combating Sand and Dust Storms\, 20 UN agencies and non-UN organizations join efforts to foster global action against SDS. This coalition\, established in September 2019 and chaired by FAO\, work on the following priority areas: identifying and analyzing SDS source areas; assisting countries in developing policy plans; implementing effective practices for source and impact mitigation; facilitating knowledge sharing and capacity enhancement and; identifying vulnerable locations and populations. \n\n\n\nMore information about the United Nations Coalition on Combating Sand and Dust Storms is available here.
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/international-day-of-combating-sand-and-dust-storms/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240711T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240711T113000
DTSTAMP:20260429T000336
CREATED:20240705T220321Z
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UID:5342-1720692000-1720697400@www.aaeesa.org.au
SUMMARY:Green Cleaning Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Make your own cleaning & personal care products with KESAB\n\n\n\nWant to reduce plastics and chemicals in your home while saving money? KESAB will show you how to make common household and body care products using cheap and accessible household ingredients. \n\n\n\nDuring Plastic Free July the Port Environment Centre Waste Advisory Group are proud to present a Green Cleaning Products workshop in partnership with the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. \n\n\n\nThis hands-on workshop includes a presentation with information and ideas about greener ways to clean yourself and your home. Each participant will have the opportunity to make up to 6 different products to take home\, including: all purpose cleaner\, toilet cleaner\, body scrub\, moisturiser\, a dry and a wet shampoo! \n\n\n\nEach participant needs to bring 6 clean jars to take home their cleaning products \n\n\n\nLocation\, venue & access: This workshop will be held at QT Hub (67 Spring Street\, Queenstown)\, a community space and community garden in Queenstown\, 5 minutes from Port Adelaide. QT Hub is wheelchair accessible. \n\n\n\nChildren: Please note that this event is aimed at adults. Children over 7 are able to attend and will need to have booked a ticket. All children must be accompanied by a guardian and be appropriately supervised. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease contact the Port Environment Centre if you have any access concerns or other event enquiries (0488 229 925 or email hello@portenvironmentcentre.org.au) \n\n\n\nThe Port Environment Centre is funded by Green Adelaide with additional support from the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and the Suzanne Elliott Charitable Trust. \n\n\n\nAttendee information may be used for follow up evaluation\, in order to assess the longer term impacts of our events. Follow up contact may be made (in the form of a survey) but participation in any evaluation is optional. \n\n\n\nGet tickets  >>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by Port Environment Centre
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/green-cleaning-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240707T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240714T235959
DTSTAMP:20260429T000336
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T024117Z
UID:5298-1720310400-1721001599@www.aaeesa.org.au
SUMMARY:National NAIDOC Week 2024
DESCRIPTION:National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday)\, to celebrate and recognise the history\, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about  First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest\, continuous living cultures on earth.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNational NAIDOC Week Awards Ceremony \n\n\n\nNational NAIDOC Week’s premiere event is the National NAIDOC Week Awards Ceremony which showcases Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence. Every year\, a different focus city is chosen to host the National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony.  \n\n\n\nPrevious National NAIDOC Week Award Winners come from many different communities within Australia and have different backgrounds\, however they are all part of NAIDOC history and share remarkable achievements. We encourage you to read more about previous NAIDOC Week Award Winners and learn more about their excellence.  \n\n\n\nEach year you can get involved in the National NAIDOC Week Awards by nominating someone you know who has excelled in one or more of the Award categories. Find out more about the nominations process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNational NAIDOC Week Poster Competition \n\n\n\nThe National NAIDOC Poster competition has become an iconic feature of National NAIDOC Week and has a rich and significant history beginning in 1967 when the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) first began producing posters. NAIDOC posters have been exhibited by various Australian cultural institutions such as the National Museum of Australia and reflect not only the many significant social changes that have occurred since 1967 but also evolution of art over the last 54 years.  \n\n\n\nEach year the National NAIDOC Week Poster Competition encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists aged 16 years and over to submit their artwork which reflects that year’s National NAIDOC Week Theme.  \n\n\n\nIn recent years\, the National NAIDOC Week Poster competition winning artists have been afforded numerous opportunities to work with organisations such as the Australian Open\, Microsoft\, The Project television show and various state travel authorities that have wrapped public transport vehicles in the winning artwork.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNAIDOC Local Grants \n\n\n\nFor many years the Australian Government has supported National NAIDOC Week celebrations as well as providing funding via NAIDOC Local Grants through the Regional Network to assist communities to hold their own NAIDOC events.  \n\n\n\nWherever you live\, you can take part in NAIDOC Week celebrations. To find out about NAIDOC Week activities in your area\, contact your nearest Regional Office. \n\n\n\nQuick Links\n\n\n\n\nCurrent Theme\n\n\n\nWhat’s On\n\n\n\nResources\n\n\n\nNews\n\n\n\nPrivacy\n\n\n\nCopyright and Disclaimer\n\n\n\n\nNational NAIDOC week website  >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/national-naidoc-week-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240625T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240625T173000
DTSTAMP:20260429T000336
CREATED:20240607T125251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T140129Z
UID:5093-1719333000-1719336600@www.aaeesa.org.au
SUMMARY:Authors in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Authors in Conversation: Teaching sustainability through stories\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnline\, Tuesday 25 June 4:30pm to 5:30pm \n\n\n\nStories are more than just words. Telling stories is how humans make sense of the world and pass on knowledge from one generation to the next. They educate\, evoke emotions\, shift attitudes\, values\, and behaviours\, and inspire action for change. \n\n\n\nJoin a panel of celebrated Australian children’s authors to discuss teaching sustainability through the magic of children’s literature. Gain valuable insights from guest panellists and learn how the power of storytelling can inspire curiosity and lead to learning experiences that empower young people to take-action for the future. \n\n\n\nRegistrations essential.Professional Development certificates provided. \n\n\n\nBook via Humanitix >>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by Green Adelaide
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/authors-in-conversation/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240613T034500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240613T044500
DTSTAMP:20260429T000336
CREATED:20240510T114714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T200726Z
UID:4944-1718250300-1718253900@www.aaeesa.org.au
SUMMARY:Butterfly Gardening Project with BBB
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Butterfly Gardening in Rural Schools: PL on Zoom; Educators and teachers; BBB RAA project\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe event begins at 3:45pm (ACST time SA) and will conclude at 4:45pm. The Zoom link will be provided by email the week prior to the event. \n\n\n\nGuests: Deidre Knight\, Steve Fuller & Dr Debra Bradley (Bringing Back the Butterflies) \n\n\n\nHost: Naomi Findlay (Naturally Circular) \n\n\n\nThis event is to support rural schools involved in the BBB project. Guests will support educators with access to resources for butterfly gardening\, planting and local native plants. BBB team will provide further support through Q & A and be prepared to troubleshoot butterfly gardening and plant propagation challenges. Register now to access this free support! \n\n\n\nAAEE SA wish to acknowledge the support of RAA for providing the funding to share these resources to rural SA schools. \n\n\n\nReserve a spot >>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis PL links to AITSL standards: 2.1\, 6.2\, 6.3\, 7.4 \n\n\n\nACARA Sustainability Cross Curriculum Priority \n\n\n\nFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaeesouthaustraliachapter/ \n\n\n\n& Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaeesachapter/
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/butterfly-gardening-project-with-bbb/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240322T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240322T235959
DTSTAMP:20260429T000336
CREATED:20240206T113924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T120241Z
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SUMMARY:National Ride2School Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:A nationwide program that enables students to get physically active on their journey to school \n\n\n\n\n\nThe problem\n\n\n\nOver the past 40 years the number of children who are physically active everyday has significantly dropped. In the 1970s\, eight out of ten students rode or walked to school but today that number has dropped to just two out of ten. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe solution\n\n\n\nStudents who ride or walk to school contribute to their minimum physical activity level of 60 minutes per day. They are also more focused and ready to learn compared to those who are driven. \n\n\n\n\n\nNational Ride2School Day is Australia’s biggest celebration of active travel and one of the best days on the school calendar. \n\n\n\nThe day has helped thousands of schools to empower and enable students to get physically active on their journey to school\, giving them the opportunity to create healthy habits for their future. \n\n\n\nNational Ride2School Day Website  >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/national-ride2school-day-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240312T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240312T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T000336
CREATED:20240304T065730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T070345Z
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SUMMARY:EC Online Learning Circle : Sea & Waterways: Exploring EYLF v2.0 Sustainability Principle
DESCRIPTION:Date and time \n\n\n\nTue 12th Mar 2024\, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm AEDT \n\n\n\n\n\nOnline Event \n\n\n\nPrice  – Free \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nCalling educators across Australia! Are you eager to implement the new sustainability principle within the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) v 2.0? Do you want to connect with like-minded professionals who share your vision for a sustainable future? \n\n\n\nThe Australian Alliance for Early Childhood Education for Sustainability is thrilled to invite you to our exciting third FREE online early learning circle on Tuesday 12th March 2024 at 7:30 PM.  This learning circle will have a sea and waterways focus to tie in with “Sea Week”  https://www.aaee.org.au/seawee… \n\n\n\n\nWhat to Expect: \n\n\n\n\nEngaging discussions on integrating the new EYLF sustainability principle into early years education services\n\n\n\nInsightful sharing of best practice and innovative ideas\n\n\n\nNetworking with educators nationally to foster collaboration\n\n\n\nEmpowering each other in our sustainability journeys\n\n\n\nInteractive Q&A opportunity for in-depth exploration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Attend: \n\n\n\n\nGain fresh perspectives and insights on embedding sustainability in early childhood education\n\n\n\nEnhance your professional development and expertise\n\n\n\nConnect with a supportive and passionate community of educators\n\n\n\nAccess valuable resources and tools for your educational journey\n\n\n\n\n\nConnect with early childhood sustainability network leaders across Australia \n\n\n\nCome together as a national community to shape the future of early childhood education\, driven by a sustainable vision. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to be part of the movement! We look forward to seeing you at our learning circle! \n\n\n\nGet Tickets  >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/ec-online-learning-circle-sea-waterways-exploring-eylf-v2-0-sustainability-principle/
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SUMMARY:SeaWeek 2024
DESCRIPTION:SeaWeek 2024\n\n\n\n\nAustralia’s major national public awareness campaign to focus community awareness\, provide information and encourage an appreciation of the sea\, this annual week-long event gives us a fantastic opportunity to promote educational issues of relevance to the marine environment. \n\n\n\nThis year’s theme is based on Ocean Literacy Principle 2: \n\n\n\nThe ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of Earth. \n\n\n\n\nUpcoming Events  >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/seaweek-2024/
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SUMMARY:Clean Up Australia Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:Clean Up Australia inspires and mobilises communitiesto improve and conserve our environment\,eliminate litter and end waste. \n\n\n\nMore than 21 million Aussies have participated in Clean Up Australia activities and events over the past three decades. \n\n\n\nOver that time Clean Up Australia has evolved to provide practical solutions to help all Australians live more sustainably every day of the year\, and emerged as one of the country’s most recognised\, credible and trusted environmental charities. \n\n\n\nToday our focus is as much on preventing rubbish entering our environment as it is removing what has already accumulated. \n\n\n\nWhat was started over thirty years ago\, by an “average Australian” who had a simple idea to make a difference in his own backyard has now become the nation’s largest community-based environmental event. \n\n\n\n Of course\, Australia’s environmental challenges can’t be solved in just one day\, so Clean Up Australia works with community\, government and businesses to provide practical solutions to help us all live more sustainably every day of the year. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt is hard to believe that this initiative began as the inspiration of one man\, Ian Kiernan\, AO. An avid sailor\, Ian was shocked and disgusted by the pollution and rubbish that he continually encountered in the oceans of the world. Taking matters into his own hands\, Ian organised a community event with the support of a committee of friends\, including co-founder Kim McKay AO. \n\n\n\nThis simple idea ignited an enthusiasm and desire among the local community to get involved and make a difference. And surely if a capital city could be mobilised into action\, then so could the whole nation! \n\n\n\nAnd so it was that Clean Up Australia Day was born in 1990. \n\n\n\n\n\nClean Up Australia day Website  >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/clean-up-australia-day-2024/
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SUMMARY:World Wildlife Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:What is World Wildlife Day? \n\n\n\nOn 20 December 2013 at the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)\, March 3 was declared United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD). This day holds significance as the day that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed in 1973. The UNGA Resolution designated the CITES Secretariat as the facilitator for the global observance of this special day for wildlife on the UN calendar. UN World Wildlife Day has now become the global annual event dedicated to wildlife. \n\n\n\nPeople everywhere rely on wildlife and biodiversity-based resources to meet our needs – from food\, to fuel\, medicines\, housing\, and clothing. For us to enjoy the benefits and the beauty that nature brings us and our planet\, people have been working together to make sure ecosystems are able to thrive and plant and animal species are able to exist for future generations. So\, let’s celebrate wildlife and the important conservation work being done around the world!  \n\n\n\n“Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation” \n\n\n\nFor World Wildlife Day 2024\, we are exploring digital innovation and highlighting how digital conservation technologies and services can drive wildlife conservation\, sustainable and legal wildlife trade and human-wildlife coexistence\, now and for future generations in an increasingly connected world.  \n\n\n\nWe are in the midst of a global digital revolution that is breaking down barriers to people-centered digital governance and to equal opportunities for all to unleash the power of digital transformation. The ‘digital divide’ is slowly narrowing\, with better connectivity and Internet access reaching 66 per cent of our global population. However\, around 2.7 billion people of our global population are still not online. On average\, only 36 per cent of the populations in the least developed countries and landlocked developing countries are online. Women and young people are more likely to experience gaps in Internet access and/or job-ready digital skills.  \n\n\n\nTechnological innovation has made research\, communication\, tracking\, DNA analysis and many other aspects of wildlife conservation easier\, more efficient and accurate. Yet\, uneven access to these new tools\, environmental pollution and unsustainable applications of certain technologies remain critical issues for achieving universal digital inclusion by 2030.  \n\n\n\nWorld Wildlife Day 2024 is a platform for intergenerational exchange and youth empowerment through art\, presentations and conversations on the opportunities ahead for our shared sustainable future in digital wildlife conservation. WWD2024 offers a jumping off point for exploring what digital innovations are available now\, what intersectional discrepancies we are facing and how we want our digital connectivity to evolve for all people and planet.   \n\n\n\nThis year\, the CITES Secretariat has teamed up with the United Nations Development Programme\, WILDLABS\, Jackson Wild (host of the World Wildlife Day Showcase) and the International Foundation for Animal Welfare (IFAW) (host of the World Wildlife Day Youth Art Contest).  \n\n\n\nWhile WWD2024 will be celebrated on 3 March 2024\, the United Nations (high-level) event will take place on 4 March 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York\, NY\, United States of America and will be livestreamed on United Nations WebTV. \n\n\n\nWorld Wildlife Day is for connecting people with the natural world and inspiring continued learning and action for animals and plants beyond the day. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorld Wildlife Day Website  >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/world-wildlife-day-2024/
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SUMMARY:Parks Week 2024
DESCRIPTION:Parks Week is about hundreds of organisations across Australia and New Zealand holding events to celebrate the vital role parks play in creating liveable cities and thriving communities. Parks Week 2024 will focus on the how spending time in our parks and open spaces positively influences our wellbeing. \n\n\n\nParks Week Website  >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/parks-week-2024/
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SUMMARY:World Seagrass Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:Healthy seagrass\, healthy planet \n\n\n\nIn May 2022\, the General Assembly adopted A/RES/76/265 proclaiming 1 March as World Seagrass Day. The resolution highlights the urgent need to raise awareness at all levels and to promote and facilitate actions for the conservation of seagrasses in order to contribute to their health and development\, bearing in mind that enhancing ecosystem services and functions is important for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Why seagrass matters Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that are found in shallow waters in many parts of the world\, from the tropics to the Arctic circle. They form extensive underwater meadows\, creating complex\, highly productive and biologically rich habitats. Covering only 0.1% of the ocean floor\, these seagrass meadows provide food and shelter to thousands of species of fish\, seahorses\, turtles\, etc. and sustain some of the world’s largest fisheries. They improve water quality by filtering\, cycling and storing nutrients and pollutants\, reducing contamination in seafood. Highly efficient carbon sinks\, they can store up to 18% of the world’s oceanic carbon\, making them a powerful nature-based solutions to tackle climate change impacts. Because they buffer ocean acidification\, they contribute to the resilience of the most vulnerable ecosystems and species\, such as coral reefs. And to the coastal populations\, they act as the first line of defense along coasts by reducing wave energy\, protecting people from the increasing risk of floods and storms.  \n\n\n\n\nA resource in danger\n\n\n\nDespite its important contribution to sustainable development and climate change mitigation and adaptation\, this core component of marine biodiversity is in danger and only about a quarter of all meadows fall within marine protected areas. Seagrasses have been declining globally since the 1930s\, with the most recent census estimating that 7% of this key marine habitat is being lost worldwide per year. It was recently noted that 21% of seagrass species are categorized as Near Threatened\, Vulnerable and Endangered Species under the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. The combined pressures of coastal development\, pollution\, including land-based run-off\, climate change\, dredging and unregulated fishing and boating activities are key drivers of the degradation of seagrasses and their associated ecosystems.  \n\n\n\nProtection works\n\n\n\nDespite a general global trend of seagrass loss\, some areas have shown abating declines or substantial recovery of seagrasses. These recoveries can often be attributed to human interventions reducing the effect of human-caused stressors. Seagrasses are critical for life underwater\, but also provide wide-ranging benefits to people on land. Raising awareness about their importance for community well-being\, whether through food security from fish production\, improved quality of water filtered by seagrasses\, protection of coasts from erosion\, storms and floods\, or carbon sequestration and storage will drive efforts around the world to conserve\, better manage and restore these ecosystems. Ultimately\, the protection and restoration of seagrass meadows will help countries achieve multiple economic\, societal and nutritional objectives\, aligning with and supported by policies implemented at the national\, regional or global levels. For example: The benefits from conserving and restoring seagrass meadows can also help countries achieve 26 targets and indicators associated with ten Sustainable Development Goals. Given the carbon storage and sequestration capacity of seagrass ecosystems\, including them in nationally determined contributions (NDCs) can help nations achieve their targets under the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Inclusion of seagrass ecosystems in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is also critical for protecting the integrity of marine ecosystems and biodiversity. Restoration of seagrasses also provides countries with opportunities to achieve commitments to be made to the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Inclusion of seagrass management\, conservation and restoration should be a critical component of sustainable blue economy strategies in the future. Projects are already underway in various countries\, and a few have even been selected as World Restoration Flagships initiatives. Chosen as best examples of large-scale and long-term ecosystem restoration\, these projects embody the 10 restoration principles of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/world-seagrass-day-2024/
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SUMMARY:Twilight teacher tour of Christie walk
DESCRIPTION:Date and time: \n\n\n\n\n\nWed 28th Feb 2024\, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm ACDT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: \n\n\n\n\n\n101 Sturt St\, Adelaide SA 5000\, Australia \n\n\n\n\n\nThe twilight teacher tour is an opportunity to find out more about excursion opportunities at Christie Walk. \n\n\n\nSite visits to Christie Walk can support learning in HASS\, particularly with links to Place and Livability in Year 7 and Urbanisation in the Year 8 curriculum. We provide an hour-long tour for secondary students at a cost of $10 per student and can cater for up to 30 students at a time. There is also a virtual tour available on our website and a series of blog posts on topics related to sustainable living such as food production and innovative solar.Storyboard tour of Christie Walk \n\n\n\nRegister here >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/twilight-teacher-tour-of-christie-walk/
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SUMMARY:Junior Landcare Webinar: Supporting wellbeing through outdoor learning
DESCRIPTION:Date and time:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTue\, 27 Feb 2024 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ACDT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\n\n\n\nOnline \n\n\n\n\n\nLimited Tickets available: Join environmental educator\, Sam Harrison\, and Dr Chloe Watfern from Black Dog Institute to hear about supporting children and young people’s wellbeing through outdoor environmental projects. \n\n\n\nWith a wealth of experience in environmental education\, Sam will share practical insights on creating engaging and therapeutic outdoor spaces. Sam will delve into the concept of a sensory garden\, exploring how these environments can positively influence young minds. Learn about innovative design elements\, plant choices\, and maintenance strategies to create a nurturing outdoor haven for children. \n\n\n\nDr. Chloe Watfern will speak about her research on the intersections between mental health and the natural environment. She will provide insights into the profound impact of nature on mental health\, and the scientific evidence supporting the incorporation of outdoor activities in the lives of children and young people. Dr. Watfern will also discuss the role of nature and the natural environment in fostering resilience and supporting young people exposed to climate-driven natural disasters and anxiety around climate change. \n\n\n\nIf you are interested in outdoor environmental projects that can support student wellbeing\, and would like to access free curriculum-linked resources to help make them happen\, this webinar is for you. \n\n\n\nEducators who view the webinar will receive a Professional Development Certificate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserve a spot >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/junior-landcare-webinar-supporting-wellbeing-through-outdoor-learning/
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SUMMARY:International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024
DESCRIPTION:On 22 December 2015\, the General Assembly decided to establish an annual International Day to recognize the critical role women and girls play in science and technology\, through Resolution A/RES/70/212. \n\n\n\nThe International Day of Women and Girls in Science\, celebrated on 11 February\, is implemented by UNESCO and UN-Women\, in collaboration institutions and civil society partners that aim to promote women and girls in science. This Day is an opportunity to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls. Gender equality is a global priority for UNESCO\, and the support of young girls\, their education and their full ability to make their ideas heard are levers for development and peace.  \n\n\n\nInnovate. Demonstrate. Elevate. Advance. Sustain. ( I.D.E.A.S.)\n\n\n\nBringing Everyone Forward for Sustainable and Equitable Development\n\n\n\nThis year\, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science  (IDWGIS) will focus on the role of Women and Girls and Science as relates to the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) in review at the forthcoming High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)\, namely SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation)\, SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy)\, SDG 9 (industry\, innovation\, and infrastructure)\, SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities) and SDG17 (means of implementation)\, while following up on discussions on water held during from the “Water Unites Us” 7th IDWGIS\, the 2nd High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development 2018-2028\, held in Dushanbe\, and the 2nd UN Ocean Conference and its High-Level Symposium on Water held in Lisbon\, as a contribution for the 2023 UN Water Conference\, and other UN Fora. \n\n\n\nIn doing so the IDWGIS aims to connect the International Community to Women and Girls in Science\, strengthening the ties between science\, policy\, and society for strategies oriented towards the future. The IDWGIS will thus showcase best practices\, strategies\, applied solutions in addressing SDGs challenges and opportunities. It will also include for the first time a science workshop for Blind Girls and a session from the BLIND fellow SCIENTISTS on “Science in Braille: Making Science Accessible”. \n\n\n\nUN Website  >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science-2024/
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SUMMARY:World Wetlands Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:World Wetlands Day is celebrated internationally each year on 2 February. It marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar\, Iran\, on 2 February 1971. \n\n\n\nSince 1997\, World Wetlands Day has been used to: \n\n\n\n\nraise public awareness of wetland values and benefits\n\n\n\npromote the conservation and wise use of wetlands.\n\n\n\n\nJoin in on the day. Attend a seminar or festival\, help with a revegetation project or go on a bird walk. \n\n\n\nWe will be celebrating this anniversary throughout the year. \n\n\n\nHistory\n\n\n\nAustralia was one of the 5 founding nations to sign the Convention. We also designated the world’s first Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar wetland) under the Convention. This was the Cobourg Peninsula\, Northern Territory\, in 1974. \n\n\n\nAustralia continues to play an important role. We help manage and implement the Convention\, internationally\, in the Oceania and in Australia. \n\n\n\nAustralia has 66 Ramsar wetlands\, covering every state and territory. They cover more than 8.3 million hectares. \n\n\n\nIconic Australian sites include: \n\n\n\n\nKakadu National Park (NT)\n\n\n\nRoebuck Bay (WA)\n\n\n\nGippsland Lakes (Vic)\n\n\n\nMoreton Bay (Qld)\n\n\n\nBlue Lake (NSW)\n\n\n\nMacquarie Marshes (NSW)\n\n\n\nCoorong (SA)\n\n\n\n\nWorldwide\, there are 170 Contracting Parties to the Convention and over 2\,400 listed Ramsar wetlands. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorld wetlands day website
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/world-wetlands-day-2024/
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