[Agriculture and Horticulture ] For your information

[Tran, Lorraine I]

Dear colleagues

 

A couple of resources for your information

 

Climate change adaptation options for Australian agriculture

 

The Australian agricultural sector is highly vulnerable to the effects
of climate change but has many options and opportunities to adapt,
according to this report from CSIRO. (340 pages) This report is
co-authored by Dr Mark Howden who was a keynote speaker at the National
Association of Agricultural Educators Conference at Deakin University in
January 2008.

 

http://www.csiro.com.au/resources/AgricultureAdaptationReport2008.html

 

Algal farming and the future

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/01/2290426.htm

 

Regards, Lorraine.

 

 

Lorraine Tran

Curriculum Manager, P - 12 Design and Technology

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)

41 St Andrews Place

East Melbourne 3002

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au

 

Email: tran.lorraine.i at edumail.vic.gov.au

Telephone: (03) 9651 4407

Mobile:       041 933 1630

 

The VCAA provides curriculum and assessment for prep to Year 12. The
VCAA is a statutory body directly responsible to the Minister for
Education and Training and serves government and non-government schools.


P please consider the environment before printing this email.

 


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