September 21, 2009 – 10:01 pm
“Melbourne’s Love Affair with Forested Water Catchments; What is its future?” Panel event. Wednesday October 7, 2009. 5:30 – 6:30pm. Agar Theatre, Zoology Building 147, Parkville. http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/info/…
September 20, 2009 – 7:47 pm
David Spratt talks on recent impacts of climate change particularly on the Himalayan area.
http://vimeo.com/6662314
A second one by Tim Forcey http://vimeo.com/6714481
Recorded with permission by Darren Lewin-Hill. Darebin Safe Climate Forum, Darebin Arts Centre, Melbourne, 17th September 2009.
September 15, 2009 – 1:24 pm
Care about the future of the world? Want to help decide what it will be? *Youth Decide ‘09 is Australia’s first national youth vote on Australia’s climate future*.
The United Nations climate change negotiations this December are the world’s best chance to reach agreement on a strong global treaty to reduce greenhouse pollution. You have the [...]
September 15, 2009 – 1:11 pm
Comments are being sought on the new (2009) Victoria Green paper on Climate Change. Read more here
September 14, 2009 – 11:33 am
Triple Helix – Science in Society, is a global student journal. The University of Melbourne runs one chapter. On Thursday 17th September, they will launch the 4th edition of the journal. All welcome.
KEYNOTE: Dr. Malcolm Gill (The Fenner School, ANU)- The Bushfire Problem” . Author of Mackey, B., Lindenmayer, D.B., Gill, A.M., McCarthy, M.A. and Lindesay, [...]
September 14, 2009 – 8:40 am
Department of Sustainability and Environment, of VIC government has three summer 2009/2010 internships available, and also runs a program for outstanding VCE/first year Uni students.
1) Coastal Policy and Planning, Public Land Division. Oct/Nov ‘09-January ‘10. Environmental science background preferred. Coordinate summer environmental activities along the coast.
2) Integrated River Health, Sust. Water, Envt. & Innovation Division. [...]
September 10, 2009 – 3:54 pm
Melbourne Grad School of Management’s Creating Future Leaders Series.
Tuesday 15 September, 2009. World Vision “Community Development – Testing the Entrepreneurial Approach”
Speakers: Rudo Kwaramba, National Director, World Vision Uganda, Tim Costello, CEO, World Vision Australia & David Lansley, Senior Economist, World Vision Australia 12pm – 1pm, Basement Lecture Theatre, The Spot building, Uni Melb
Thursday 17 September, Ernst [...]
September 7, 2009 – 8:39 pm
Hazelwood power station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley emits c.17 million tonnes of CO2 annually, making it of the dirtiest power stations in the industrialised world. This is 15% of Victoria’s and 3-5% of Australia’s emissions. It is fuelled by brown coal from an adjacent mine and supplies c25% of the state’s electricity. Because of its [...]
August 13, 2009 – 10:36 am
I just spent 3 days touring with Prakash and Pemba, they are remarkable people. They are talking in Melbourne next monday – details below regards Cam
August 12, 2009 – 2:12 pm
Dawn Lee, A GEP student, is half-way through an internship with “the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change” in Bonn, Germany.
Read all about it at http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/grad/studynews/aug09/uninternship.html.
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