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RE-CAP
Conservation means to

KEY TERMS
Community People living together in the same place, share
interests and goals.
Landcare An environmental group dedicated to managing
environmental issues in local communities.

WHAT IS IT?
- Conservational action carried out by
people in the community.
- Usually large groups of families that
want to make a change to the current
state of their local environment
- Can be initiated by large environmental
groups such as Landcare or Land for
Wildlife, or smaller local groups

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION

Planting trees

Litter removal

Catch sizes for recreational fishers

Revegetation, rehabilitation and restoration programs

Integrated farming (combing traditional methods with

modern technology to achieve higher productivity without
increasing environmental impact)

Disposing of green waste, recycling and general waste

appropriately

LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS

Examples include:
http://gveg.org.au/

WHAT SUITS YOU?

Select one of the Landcare groups
that appeal to you.
- Why does it appal to you?
- Would you be interested in
helping out?

EXAMPLES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWJZhgTOgsQ
L.I.F.E. Landcare Is For Everyone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGKf6Mwprsk
Donate yourself to Landcare
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=496KqGwQkNY&feature=endscr
een
Conservational Volunteers Australia

ACTIVITY
1. Go to the following link and select a local
Environmental action group and discuss
what the groups focus is, and any events
they have done.
https://www.landcarevic.org.au/
2. How could these Community-based
activities be promoted to the public to
generate more interest.
- Create a sample of your idea in class now.