Why sign on? Find out why here ...

Living sustainably is important if we are to protect and nourish the Earth’s limited natural resources for the enjoyment of all now and into the future. Signing on to the website allows you to become part of a global community of change to leave a smaller footprint on the Earth. Everyone can make a difference by committing to a few small actions. Together these add up to creating world change.

So do your bit for the planet.

If you want to know more about the global situation, check out the United Nations commissioned reports. Click on the first link below and then on Board Statement Downloads: Living Beyond Our Means.

Living Beyond Our Means
http://www.maweb.org/en/index.aspx

United Nations Environment Program Global Environment Report 2007
http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=519&ArticleID=5688&l=en

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
http://www.ipcc.ch/
To find more about what Tasmania is doing about climate change go to:
http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/ThemeNodes/MCLE-5WV6FF?open

At a practical level the Up2me Schools Environment Challenge website provides teachers and students with exciting, innovative ideas and activities to make their schools, classrooms and personal lifestyles more sustainable. It asks teachers and students to sign on to two challenges from six options: reduce waste, reduce energy use, increase biodiversity, reduce car use, increase gardening and reduce water use. Schools, teachers and students who participate in the challenge will receive practical, readily usable information and activities relevant to the challenges they choose.

For more information contact Helen Pryor at Sustainable Living Tasmania at helen@sustainablelivingtasmania.org.au or by phone on 6234 5566.