Sustainability MOOC – Reclaiming Broken Places: Introduction to Civic Ecology

From April 10th 2015

Deakin Students interested in environmental issues and wanting to expand their knowledge and draw on some of the world’s most thoughtful minds – for free! – this MOOC might be of interest. The course is taught by Marianne Krasny and Keith G.Tidball, authors of Civic Ecology – Adaptation and Transformation from the Ground Up.civic_ecology_608x211

 

Reclaiming Broken Places: Introduction to Civic Ecology

Explore why and how people come together to care for nature and cultivate community in places marked by disaster, war, poverty and environmental degradation.

 

Victorian fishermen campaign for the right to continue fishing sustainably

As part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, Victorian fishers attended the Pier to Plate Festival at Seaworks, in Williamstown, to tell – and show – the public what they’ll be missing out on if the State Government goes through with their election promise to ban commercial netting in Port Phillip Bay and other fisheries. Click here to see a four minute video of the day.DSCF0560 DSCF0604 DSCF0630