Sustainability

Marine debris, including plastic pollution, is one of the most serious threats to the health and resilience of the Great Barrier Reef.

Student Worksheet - School Litter Source Reduction Plan

Everyone can help reduce marine debris, even if you live far away from the coast. Land and ocean are connected through waterways, and every action from changing consumption habits to cleaning up the environment to big scale projects can make a difference to one of the largest environmental issues.

Aims/Outcomes:
• Students develop an understanding of how litter ends up as marine debris
• To challenge students to identify ways to reduce litter at its source in their schools
• To promote student involvement in on the ground projects and actions in their schools

Captain Popper Stopper is a fun skit talking about the pros and cons of poppers and reusable bottles.

School Annual Action Certificate. Please download and save copy. Please use the text function to add in your school name and year of annual action completion. Thank you for recording your important school actions towards sustainability and a resilient reef.

End of year presentation night or school assembly could go to the next level with this Reef Guardian Champion Award.

It's a great interview piece from 'Dr Turtle' Mark Read who goes into a green turtle 'deep dive'. This is a Reef in Focus podcast and great educative piece.

Great Video to spark solution-based thinking in Design and technology curriculum areas.

The importance of catchments in the Cairns region are explained in this power point. It can be adapted to be used in other catchment areas along the GBR coast.