Conference presentation
Turtle Watch: Community contribution to environmental impact assessment
15th Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) Biennial Conference (Darwin, 09/07/2008–12/07/2008)
2008
Abstract
In 2005, community members of an independent primary school in the Perth metropolitan area of Western Australia expressed concern about evident threats to the local turtles living in nearby wetlands. Early investigation suggested that road deaths and a lack of suitable nesting sites were impacting on the turtle population. To examine the issue further, and with the aim to improve the turtles’ local habitat, the school successfully applied for a Community Conservation Grant. The subsequent project involved close collaboration between the school, the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), the local council and other organisations.
Details
- Title
- Turtle Watch: Community contribution to environmental impact assessment
- Authors/Creators
- E. Lewis (Author/Creator)C. Baudains (Author/Creator)C. Mansfield (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- 15th Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) Biennial Conference (Darwin, 09/07/2008–12/07/2008)
- Identifiers
- 991005544915907891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Education; School of Environmental Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation
- Note
- Poster presented at conference
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