Curriculum Cymreig--Environment/Sustainable Development

There are numerous resources that exist on the web relating to the environment in Wales. Many are listed within the Wales on the Web environment section, but below is a brief summary of what is available.

We hope that, through Wales on the Web, teachers will be directed to high quality, validated resources, that may be of benefit to their work. The links below will direct you to an overview of resources that may be relevant to teachers in Wales.

• --Organisations supporting the environment in Wales
• --Outdoor environmental centres
• --Local environmental groups
• --Recycling
• --Renewable energy
• --Saving energy
• --Environment pressure groups
• --Sustainable Development

Other resources, listed within Wales on the Web, that will be of use to schools in Wales include:

• WYFSD : Welsh Youth Forum on Sustainable Development represents youth empowerment, education and action on issues of sustainable development and has been created to give young people in Wales a say in what happens in our country. The website provides details of its work and events and has a comprehensive link page on sustainable development.

• Waste Awareness Wales is an organisation that aims to encourage the public's awareness of waste, resulting in all sectors of the community taking practical action to reduce, reuse and recycle waste. Information about Waste Awareness Wales and recycling are provided on the website.

• Doing you Bit provides tips on how to help save the planet in your everyday life; while Spring to Life, which is a resource provided by the Countryside Council of Wales, also gives advice on how to save the environment in daily life, and on sustainability. Figures are provided about the world's condition, and suggestions on how we can improve sustainability in all aspects of life are also included.

• Wales Ecological Footprint answers questions about the impact our lifestyles have on the planet, as individuals, household or businesses. The footprint calculates the amount of land and sea that is needed to provide us with the energy, water and minerals that we use daily, and aims to find ways of making life in Wales more sustainable. The website features a 'My Footprint' section (where it is possible to link to a site that calculates individual Footprints), a News section and information about the Footprint as an educational tool.

• SCAN is an environmental education network run by the National Museums and Galleries of Wales and supported by the Countryside Council for Wales. It is a resource for teachers who wanted to give their pupils the opportunity to have their say on environmental matters in the spirit of Agenda 21. SCAN sets up projects that teach pupils about current environmental and sustainable development issues and shows them how they can play an important role in the decisions that affect our futures. Agenda 21 was established in 1992 as a set of guidelines on how countries should protect our planet in the 21st century. The website provides teaching materials and packs, competition details, a listing of schools taking part, curriculum resources and a number of useful links.