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Session 1: Introduction and course overview

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Introduction to Environmental

 Accounting

Dr Michael Vardon,

Course coordinator and Visiting Fellow

Fenner School of Environment and Societ,

 Australian !ational "niversitmichael#vardon anu#edu#au 

Can%erra,

&' !ovem%er ( ) Decem%er *'1+

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utline of session• -elcome and introductions

 – Facilities

 – Emergenc .rocedures

 – /esources

• Course facilities

• Course outline, .resenters and

e0.ectations of students

•  Assessment

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Facilities and emergenc .rocedures

• Emergenc .rocedures

• 2raer room 3FS45 1'16

• 7unch, morning and afternoon tea

• -ater 

• 4oilets

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Course resources

• SEEA Central Framewor8

• Course folder and alliance we%site

• Coordinators and .resenters

•  Administrative assistance

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Ice %rea8er • Everone num%er off 31(+6

• Move into our grou.s num%ers

• Find + things everone in the grou. has in

common 3a.art from %eing at this course

and having a head and other %od .arts6

• /e.ort %ac8

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Find a friend

• Everone write down the following

 – Favourite food

 – 7ast film seen

 – A song ou would sing at 8arao8e

 – A %oo8 ou would recommend reading

 – 4he %est holida destination

• "sing this information find someone in the grou.that %est matches the answers 3the answers do

not have to %e e0actl the same6

•

/e.ort %ac8

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Course outline 3see course folder6

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Course .resenters

 Australian <ureau of Statistics

• /oss Ale0ander, Andrew Cadogan(Cow.er, Sarah

Coleman, 2eter Comisari, Sean 7awson, Mar8 7ound,

Steve Ma, 2eter Meadows, =ohn 2ower, 4om -alter,

 Australian !ational "niversit

• 2eter <urnett, <o% Costan>a, Steve Dovers, 2hil

i%%ons, =anette 7indesa, David 7indenmaer, Al%ert

Van Di?8e, Michael Vardon

ther institutions• !eil <ron 3"niverist of Can%erra6, Mar8 Eigenraam

3DE7-26, Carl %st 3"niversit of Mel%ourne6

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E0.ectations of students•

5ou are here to learn – From the .resenters and each other 

 – !ot ?ust 8nowledge %ut the s8ills needed

• E0ce.ting illness, in?ur or other such circumstances ou

will attend all sessions of the course# If ou cannotattend then .lease let us 8now via email or .hone as

soon as .ossi%le

• In order to com.lete the course ou will need to

com.lete all assessment tas8s• 2lease refrain from using la.to.s and other devices

during the course

• Switch mo%ile .hone to silent

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Course assessment

• 2artici.ation in all activities, including – 4wo field tri.s 3Sessions 11B1* and *;B*@6

 – Com.letion of wor8sheets 3continuous6

 –

uestions to .anel• -ritten test 3Session *)6

 – Multi.le choice

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Short answers – Com.letion of diagrams and accounting ta%les

• & grou. tas8s –

-or8ing sessions &, @, 1+, *', *&1'

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rou. 4as8

In grou.s of 3& or 96 select one as.ect of environmental orecosstem accounting and how it can %e used in .olic or

management as well as a .ro.osal for im.lementation# For

e0am.le: this can %e % issue or area:

•

ow environmental accounting can address thesustaina%le develo.ment goals

• ow land and ecosstem accounts can address

%iodiversit conservation

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ow environment accounting can address a .articularissues in a s.ecific countr or area

• ther % negotiation

rou.s will %e formed in Session &, later toda

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4hree rou. Assessment 4as8s

2re.are1# An elevator s.eech# 4his is a * minute .itch to the

chief e0ecutive with the main .oints of the .ro.osal#

Everone should .ractice this %ut onl one .erson will

.resent 3Session &16*# A short written %rief, &(9 .ages including a one .age

e0ecutive summar# Due % ) am -ednesda, )

Decem%er#

&# A1+ minute 2ower2oint .resentation for .resentation tothe grou. 3Session &16

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Course feed%ac8

•  At the conclusion of the course 3session&*6 ou will %e as8ed to .rovide feed%ac8

to hel. us ma8e the course %etter ne0t

time•  Also feel free to let me 8now at an .oint

how ou thin8 things are going

• 2lease 8ee. in mind that a 8e issue withenvironmental accounting is that it draws

on man disci.lines and that what is eas

for some, in new and difficult for others# 1&

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