Unless Specified, All resources listed here are held in the GEC library. Membership is free. To register, visit http://www.globalfocus.org.nz/edservices/ and go to our Library section. You can also search the rest of our catalogue from there.
The Trafficking Trap
There is nothing new about taking drugs. What is new, however, is the staggeringly vast multi-million dollar black market that has arisen to supply illegal drugs all around the world. And it's not just the trafficking of drugs, that is sweeping the globe, but the trafficking of people, animals and rare plants as well. Everything is up for grabs... no drug too dangerous; no life too sacred.
Global Bits is a 16 page quarterly resource providing young people, youth workers and educators with information and ideas for exploring global issues and how they impact on young people and their communities.
Available online or contact GEC Commmunity Youth to request a hard copy.
Climate Change
Climate change is a hot topic. After much huffing and puffing, and putting off the decision about whether climate change is real or not, most world leaders now agree that the issue does exist. The consequences of fossil fuel use on our climate are unmistakeable. The wasteful way we live today won't work in the future. Innovation, adaptation and education can lead to a more sustainable future.
This issue of Global Issues examines some of the opportunities and challenges associated with climate change. It looks at the different organisations and institutions involved and ways to reduce your own impact on the planet.
Available online or contact GEC Schools to request a hard copy.
The MDGs
July 2007 marks the midway point for the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a series of time bound global development targets. This Global Focus Onepager explains the MDGs and the state of global progress towards reaching them.
Weather
William Burroughs, Bob Crowder; Ted Robertson, Eleanor Vallier-Talbor, Richard Whitaker, 2007, Book
This comprehensive illustrated guide gives the workings and wonders of weather and climate globally and locally. It has the latest information and statistics on global warming and El Nino; a section on internet weather forecasting; fact files about weather phenomena; up-to-the minute images of extreme weather and a field guide profiling weather phenomena explaining when and why they occur.
Available in the GEC Library.
The Tree Hut Treaty - Te Tiriti of te Whare Rakau
Wiremu Potter Grace, 2006, Book
Written by book and film writer Wiremu Potter this bilingual book has been developed to introduce junior and middle school students to the concept of a treaty through the adventures of four young New Zealanders trying to resolve a disagreement over a shared tree hut.
Available in the GEC Library.
An Inconvenient Truth
What do you think about global warming? Do you care enough about the earth's future to get involved? What can you do to deal with a crisis? These and many other important questions are answered in this book. It is not too late to save the planet!
We also have the documentary An Inconvenient Truth on DVD .
Available in the GEC Library.
God's earth our earth : environmental justice
It is intended that this CD ROM will address some of the causes of accelerated global warming by encouraging students to think about ways of protecting the human and natural environment. There is also a focus on changing attitudes and practices of resource use; raising student awareness of their role as stewards of the earth; and concern for future generations. It contains class activities divided into two sections - those suitable for years 0-8 and those for years 9-13.
Available in the GEC Library.
